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In what was supposed to be the game of the year in college football, No. 1 Georgia left no doubt who is the best team in the country with a dominating 27-13 defeat of No. 3 Tennessee.
The matchup was billed as a showdown between the Volunteers’ explosive offense that entered leading the nation in points and yards per game and the elite defense of the Bulldogs that ranks among the best in the country.
It wasn’t close.
The Georgia defense held the Volunteers, who were averaging 49.4 points and 553 yards per game, without a touchdown until there was less than five minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Harassed by a ferocious pass rush and limited by close coverage from the Bulldogs secondary, Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker, one of the leading Heisman Trophy candidates, was just 23-of-33 passing for 195 yards with an interception.
