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Vanderbilt’s run defense the key to any upset hopes against Georgia

With Vanderbilt running back Ralph Webb’s effectiveness for Saturday’s game at Georgia unknown because of an ankle injury suffered last week at Kentucky, the best hope for a Commodores victory this week could lie on the shoulders of a quarterback — and not their own.

Vanderbilt ranks 13th in the SEC and 120th nationally in scoring at just 19 points per game, so the Commodores need to keep the game low-scoring. That’s especially true with Webb’s ailing ankle; he accounts for almost 42 percent of their total offense (746 of their 1,797 total yards).

Step one for Vanderbilt (2-4 overall, 0-3 in the SEC) to have any chances of winning in Athens: They have to hope that Georgia true freshman quarterback Jacob Eason plays like a true freshman.