Final: Georgia 45, Clemson 21.

[jbcarol]

Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  13h
As they open the season tomorrow, Georgia and Clemson's strengths and weaknesses are about to collide.
http://www.macon.com/2014/08/29/3275923/georgia-clemsons-strength-and.html ...

Clemson's confidence rests in its offensive coordinator, Chad Morris, and the hope that one of the respected playcallers in college football does not need a slew of returning veterans. Last year, Morris' offense was dominant, except for one game, when his unit was bested by Florida State's defense, coached by the same man who now heads Georgia's defense.

Jeremy Pruitt has focused mostly on the secondary, Georgia's main weakness last year and Pruitt's position group. But his changes will not be limited to there.

Keep an eye on whether Leonard Floyd, normally an edge-rusher, ends up playing some at inside linebacker, drawing snaps away from Ramik Wilson, last year's All-SEC first-teamer. Lorenzo Carter, a highly touted freshman, could then get snaps at outside linebacker.

This has been hinted at late in the preseason, with inside linebackers coach Mike Ekeler saying the coaching staff "moved some guys around" and head coach Mark Richt saying Floyd "got a little taste of it in there," meaning inside linebacker.

There will be other packages employed.

"He's got some stuff where we've got one D-lineman in, two D-linemen in, all outside backers in," Georgia outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins said. "It's crazy what he's got in store for us."

Georgia's aim is to have its front seven dominate Clemson's offensive line and for the outside linebackers to rattle new starting quarterback Cole Stoudt. The hope will be to mitigate problems in Georgia's secondary and maybe force some turnovers.

The target area for Georgia is to keep Clemson around 20 points.

Vegas says: UGa 31  Clemson 24

[jbcarol]

Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  45m
Gameday. Something to watch: Chance of thunderstorms at kickoff at 5:30, and during the game. Temps in the low 80s most of the game.

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Michael Carvell @Carvell_AJC  ·  10h
Expect Clemson to try to catch #UGA by surprise with an offense that resembles Auburn's from last year

[jbcarol]

Clemson 7  UGa 0  10:46 1st

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Clemson 7  UGa 7  6:20 1st

Gurley TD run

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Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  2m
Gurley hasn't seen the field this drive. Betting it's long-term strategy to keep him fresh for the fourth quarter.

[jbcarol]

Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  7s
Turnover: Replay has ruled that Michael Bennett fumbled after catch, and Clemson takes over at its own 9.

[jbcarol]

Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  3s
Another 3-and-out forced by Georgia defense, pinning Clemson at its 4. Herrera credited with sack, Floyd and Swann also blitzed.

[jbcarol]

Clemson 7  UGa 7  1:35 1st

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Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  32s
Clemson going to freshman QB Deshaun Watson here.

Watson is from Gainesville, was recruited a bit by Georgia.

Big third-down conversation for Watson and Clemson there. Beat Swann on the left side.

[jbcarol]

Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  54s
Georgia elects to punt, fourth-and-inches from its 39. Scattered boos. Michel with carries on second and third down, Gurley on sideline.

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Clemson 14  UGa 14  11:50 2nd

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Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  16s
Pruitt with an absolute tongue-lashing for Devin Bowman after that PI call. Pruitt's secondary struggling right now. Badly.

[jbcarol]

Touchdown Clemson

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Clemson 21  UGa 14  7:28 2nd

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Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  26s
Touchdown, Georgia: Todd Gurley with a 103-yard kickoff return. And we are tied again.

[jbcarol]

Clemson 21  UGa 21  7:15 2nd

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Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  19s
Todd Gurley has returned eight kickoffs in his career. Two have been for touchdowns: Both from 100-plus yards. His avg. is 42.89per return.

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Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  · 
What a play by Aaron Davis: The redshirt freshman walk-on flies at the ball and intercepts it. Huge play for the secondary and Georgia.

[jbcarol]

Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  1m
Three-and-out for Georgia, as Keith Marshall drops third-down short pass. Probably would've been tackled short of first down anyway.

[jbcarol]

Mason  9/13  57 yds

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Gurley 4 car. 44 yds,  1 KOR, 100+ TD

[jbcarol]

Old Spice^TM Red Zone^R Alert:

Clemson is in the red zone.

[jbcarol]

Clemson 21  UGa 21  :48 2nd

Tigers missed a FG after Richt called time out to ice him.

[jbcarol]

Halftime in Athens

Clemson 21  UGa 21

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Richt: They are doing a good job defensively with pressure... we have to protect our passer a little better.

[jbcarol]

Old Spice^TM Red Zone^R Alert:

UGa is in the red zone.

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Clemson 21  UGa 24  11:13 3rd

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Clemson punts

UGa has it near their 33

Clemson 21  UGa 24  2:13 3rd

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Clem 21  UGa 31  10:26 4th

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Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  5m
Touchdown, Georgia: Todd Gurley for 18 yards, and Georgia has the first two-possession lead of this game, with 10:26 left.

[jbcarol]

Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  10s
That's five straight punts for Clemson, only one first down the entire half.

[Atlhogfan1]

UGa is beginning to run over Clemson. 

[jbcarol]

Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  39s
Touchdown, Georgia: Nick Chubb breaks tackles down the right sideline for a 47-yard TD, and Georgia now safely leads, 38-21, with 8:53 left.

[jbcarol]

UGa is beginning to run over Clemson. 

Worn the Tigers down.

[PonderinHog]

Worn the Tigers down.

Sounds familiar.

[jbcarol]

Now Gurley takes one to the house

[jbcarol]

198 total rushing yards for Gurley

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Clem 21  UGa 45  7:34 4th

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Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  33s
Final: Georgia 45, Clemson 21. An absolute dominance in second half for Bulldogs, led by Gurley and defense.

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Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  10m
Todd Gurley's 293 all-purpose yards is a school record, per UGA. That's also a career-high 198 rushing yards for Gurley.

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AJC UGA @ChipTowersAJC  ·  24m
With Herschel looking on, Todd Gurley runs over Clemson for Georgia ...

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Seth Emerson @SethEmerson  ·  7h
My game story from Georgia's 45-21 win over Clemson, propelled by Todd Gurley's fresh legs and a resurgent defense.
http://www.macon.com/2014/08/30/3277852/gurley-leads-georgia-past-clemson.html ...

The crowd around Todd Gurley had finally receded enough that he could steal a look behind him and see the slogan written on the board: "Legs feed the wolf."

"I have no idea what it means," Gurley said.

It was a quote from the movie "Miracle," and was meant as inspiration for Georgia's tight ends. But it was hard not to connect it to what Gurley had just done to lead No. 12 Georgia to a 45-21 season-opening win over No. 16 Clemson.

Gurley set a school record with 293 total yards, and had a career-high 198 rushing yards. He had four touchdowns, using fresh legs in the fourth quarter to run over a gassed Clemson defense.

"I think he's the best player in America," Georgia head coach Mark Richt said. "Or at least one of them. You've gotta have teammates that help you do it. But he's one of the best in America."

That might have been enough for Georgia. But on top of it the Bulldogs revamped defense, shaky in the first, was suddenly dominant. Throw in a surprisingly helpful special teams – again, propelled by Gurley – and No. 12 Georgia ran away in a game that was tied at halftime...

[jbcarol]

AL.com sports @aldotcomSports  ·  14m
Georgia's Todd Gurley named Walter Camp offensive player of the week | http://AL.com  http://ow.ly/AWsUm

[jbcarol]

MONDAY REWIND

1. No. 12 Georgia's 45-21 win over No. 16 Clemson was impressive. It's being compared to the 2007 "Blackout Game" against Auburn and I think that's a pretty good parallel.

2. Obviously Georgia established an identity against the Tigers. They look like they're going to be a run-first team that's going to get after the quarterback on defense and play strong special teams. Sounds like a winning formula.

Tailback Todd Gurley — who set a UGA record with 293 all-purpose yards — was named the Walter Camp national player week (sic) ... Together with freshman tailbacks Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, Georgia rushed for 338 yards in the game.

Thanks to Maxey's lead blocking and some second-half adjustments by offensive coordinator Mike Bobo and running game coordinator Will Friend, Georgia went back to its tried-and-true toss sweep. With Maxey and center David Andrews, who started pulling out in front of the play, the Bulldogs were able to bowl over the Tigers' ballyhooed defense.

If Georgia can't follow up Saturday's resounding victory over Clemson with a win over South Carolina at Williams-Brice, its good work this past Saturday will be all but forgotten...

[DeltaBoy]

The Dawgs looked solid.