Georgia doesn’t often enter a season overlooked. Two National Championships in the last four years tend to eliminate that possibility. But for all of Kirby Smart’s success, there’s still one opponent that has consistently served as the Bulldogs’ measuring stick and often their stumbling block.
That opponent, of course, is Alabama.
When the Crimson Tide come to Athens this weekend, the story won’t just be about two top 20 teams colliding in late September, It’ll be about whether Georgia can finally take ownership of the SEC’s most important matchup of the last decade.