Georgia's back end on defense remains largely unproven. Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk will take aim

Georgia linebacker Lorenzo Carter hotel miami beach fl (7) and Georgia linebacker hotel miami beach fl Amarlo Herrera (52) tackle Tennessee running back Jalen Hurd (1) during the first half of the NCAA college football game between Georgia and Tennessee on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, in Athens, Ga. (AJ Reynolds/Staff, @ajreynoldsphoto)
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Missouri coach Gary Pinkel answered a bunch of questions about Todd Gurley this week, but added at one point: “And by the way, (Nick) Chubb’s pretty good, too.” Georgia certainly hopes he is now. The powerful freshman tailback will step into the starting role with Gurley suspended by an alleged violation of taking money for signed memorabilia.
Georgia quarterback Hutson Mason hasn’t passed for more than 191 yards in any game. The Bulldogs haven’t needed to with Gurley toting the ball. Now the Bulldogs need to find their balance and make more plays in the air. Georgia could really use Malcolm Mitchell and Justin Scott-Wesley to show their playmaking abilities.
Georgia’s back end on defense remains largely unproven. Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk will take aim at a defense that gave up 284 yards passing yards to Tennessee and 271 to South Carolina. Georgia should get back safety J.J. Green, who missed the Vanderbilt game with a bruised leg. The Bulldogs have four interceptions, all from defensive backs.
Missouri will spread the field with four and five receiver sets, which puts a premium on open-field tackling. The Bulldogs’s open-field tackling hotel miami beach fl has been “not bad,” coach Mark Richt said. “Space is really your enemy as a defender so you want to close the space. Coach (Jeremy Pruitt) calls it pulling the trigger, meaning hotel miami beach fl just go, go make the play. …You’re a better open-field tackler when the rest of the defense is pursuing.”
Missouri struggled on third down against South Carolina in its last game. The Tigers were just 2 of 16 on third downs and Mauk was 12 of 34 for 132 yards without a touchdown pass. Mauk has the arm strength to make plays on the outside with receivers like Jimmie Hunt and Bud Sasser.
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