Smart was Alabama’s defensive coordinator last season when Kelly torched the Tide for 341 yards passing, three passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown in a 43-37 victory for the Rebels. A few seconds and 41 yards later, the quarterback had cruised through the middle of the Georgia defense and into the end zone untouched. Ole Miss (2-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) broke a 10-game losing streak in the series dating to 1996.
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“There are a lot of mistakes being made out there”, Smart said.
“We’ve certainly had experiences that we should have learned from”, Freeze said. “You can’t really afford to take one guy out of the game because that’s going to leave another guy open”. The senior is having a breakout year for the Rebels and leads the team with 20 catches for 302 yards and two touchdowns. “He couldn’t come back in the game”, head coach Kirby Smart said. “They will have to grow up”. Kelly has been solid this season and finally had the opportunity to take advantage of a deep receiving corps that simply outplayed an experienced Georgia secondary. Chubb is coming off major left knee reconstruction surgery, and risking further injury seems unnecessary considering the score. He had thrown for 953 yards and 10 touchdowns in the first three games of the season, but costly turnovers against Florida State and Alabama were crucial in those losses.
“I always tell Chad, ‘Look if he gets singled up on anybody, he’s big, he’s strong and he can go high point it, throw it out there and let him make a play”, Werner said.
Georgia Bulldogs first-year coach Kirby Smart has history with MS quarterback Chad Kelly. “You have to win your one-on-ones”, Kelly said. Not Saturday. Ole Miss’ line had three sacks and forced numerous errant throws from true freshman QB Jacob Eason, including a pick-six by Derrick Jones. Kelly found Stringfellow for 44 yards over the middle down to the Crimson Tide 12.
Georgia is pretty good and Ole Miss is no doubt the best 2-loss team in the country.
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Georgia will attempt to right the ship at home next week against SEC East favorite Tennessee.
