After losing a close one in Week 1 at Clemson, quarterback <\/b>Aaron Murray took care of business by leading No. 9 Georgia to a big win in Week 2 to pull the Bulldogs even on the year.<\/p>\n
The senior turned in one of his best performances of his career throwing from for 309 yards and four touchdowns as Georgia defeated the Gamecocks, 41-30.<\/p>\n
Murray and Co. will continue their two-game home stand this weekend against the North Texas Mean Green who improved to 2-1 after a come-from-behind victory over Ball State 34-27 on Saturday.<\/p>\n
North Texas (2-1) vs. No. 9 Georgia (1-1)<\/b>
\nDate: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013<\/b>
\nTime: 12:21 p.m. EST<\/b>
\nVenue: \u00a0 Sanford Stadium <\/b>
\nCity: Athens<\/b>
\nO\/U Odds: 67<\/b>
\nSpread: Georgia -32 1\/2 <\/b><\/p>\n
Mean Green quarterback Derek Thompson\u00a0threw for 274 yards and rushed 72 yards to lead North Texas, after the team fell behind 20-3 in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
Defensively, the Mean Green regained its composure holding Ball State to just seven points for the remainder of the game.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, the Gamecocks and Bulldogs traded touchdowns in the two minutes of Saturday’s game with Todd Gurley powering in from the two-yard line and South Carolina evening the score again on Conner Shaw’s 30-yard TD pass with just 13 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n
Georgia’s struggling defense came up with a big stop late in the game preventing the Gamecocks from powering into the end zone on fourth down.<\/p>\n
The teams combined for 990 yards , not good for a team like Georgia’s, which cannot\u00a0 afford another defeat this season if it wants to remain a serious contender for a national title. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs did make it for the defense’s lapses with a dazzling offensive display though, with Murray and Gurley putting on a clinic.<\/p>\n
Gurley finished the day rushing for 136 yards on 30 carries and scoring two touchdowns, while Murray completed 17-of-23 passes for 309 yards and a whopping four touchdowns including the go-ahead score on an 8-yard toss to Gurley late in the third.<\/p>\n
Receiver Justin Scott Wesley led the receiving corps, hauling in three passes from 116 yards, including an 85-yarder in the fourth to ice the game.<\/p>\n
As far as I am concerned this one is not as lopsided as the odds makers have projected.<\/p>\n
While the Georgia offense has proven it can put up points, the defense has had too many lapses to make me fill confident that they can maintain a nearly five-touchdown spread for an entire game, not to mention that the Mean Green have proven they can score as well, averaging nearly 32 PPG.<\/p>\n
Georgia 45, North Texas 31<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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