Georgia vs. Alabama
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Georgia -7 vs Alabama
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There are so many angles that could be mentioned in this early-season SEC game of the year between unbeaten Alabama and Georgia… but let’s stick to one for today: Each team’s star freshman receiver.
That would be Alabama’s Julio Jones and Georgia’s A.J. Green, who were ranked the nation’s top two wide-receiver prospects by Rivals.com and Scout.com in their senior years of high school.
Both wear the No. 8. Both are 6-foot-4. Jones has been compared to Randy Moss, Green to Terrell Owens.
“They’re two different type of receivers,” Alabama safety Rashad Johnson said. “I think Julio is more physical and probably a lot harder to tackle. This guy (Green) does a great job when the ball is up in the air. He goes up and gets it.”
So you see that these guys aren’t your typical freshmen, as both are already integral to his team’s offense. Boosted by a big first half last Saturday night at Arizona State - seven catches for 150 yards - Green leads the Bulldogs and the SEC in receiving yards with 300.
“It’s kind of surprising to have the big impact that I’ve had already, especially not knowing the system that well,” Green said. “Now, I’ve got a lot of confidence that I can go out there and play.”
Meanwhile, on a team that emphasizes the run over the pass, Jones leads Alabama in receiving yards with 132 and touchdown catches with three.
“Honestly, I went back about five classes and have not seen two wide receivers be this ready, this good and capable of an impact this early,” said Tom Luginbill, the national recruiting director for ESPN Scouts.
If Alabama is to avenge last year’s overtime loss to the Bulldogs, Saban said “a real key to the game” will be preventing Green and Georgia senior receiver Mohamed Massaquoi from making big plays.
“We have a tremendous amount of respect for those two players and the quarterback [Matthew Stafford],” Saban said. “They have shown a real capacity to make big plays downfield. That’s going to be a challenge for us. We’re going to have to jam them and keep them cut off.”
It’s not a stretch to say that whichever No. 8 has the bigger night Saturday, his team will emerge the victor.
Georgia is currently a 6.5-point home favorite on WagerWeb.com.
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