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Quarterback play a major factor in Florida-Georgia showdown

No. 11 Florida (6-1, 4-1 SEC) and Georgia (5-2, 3-2) will renew their annual rivalry in Jacksonville on Saturday in a game with major SEC East implications.

With an assist from ESPN’s Stats & Information group, let’s take a look at some key factors in Gators coach Jim McElwain’s first game against Mark Richt’s Bulldogs:

UGA quarterback quandary: Many of the questions at Richt’s Tuesday news conference concerned Georgia’s underwhelming quarterback play and whether Richt and first-year offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer handled the competition at the position correctly.

Quarterback is traditionally a position of strength at Georgia with starters such as David Greene, D.