College Game of the Week

LSU (4-0) at Georgia (3-1), 3:30 EST, Saturday, October 3, CBS. Line: Georgia -3

The Tigers of LSU have finally worked their way into the top 5, but that might be totally by default and name recognition. LSU hasn't played all that well and needed a goal-line stand just to escape an upset at Mississippi St. last Saturday. Will they be the latest of the top-5 teams to take a hit? Maybe, but with a win between the hedges on Saturday, LSU could be set up for the game of the year when Florida travels to Death Valley next week.

Georgia hasn't been the model of consistency either. They lost to Oklahoma State in the opener, needed a late defensive stop to get by South Carolina, barely held on against Arkansas, and needed a late field goal to beat Arizona State.

Georgia's offense has been a positive, with senior Joe Cox completing 60 percent of his passes for 980 yards and nine touchdowns. The defense however, is as bad as it's been in a long time, allowing almost 30 points per game, 74 first downs, and ten passing touchdowns. This just isn't the same Georgia defense we're used to.

For LSU, it's the complete opposite. With all the supposed NFL talent and great recruits, this offense should be producing at a high level, it's simply not happening. he passing game has been somewhat efficient, but the offense as a whole seems to be relying on the defense to win the game, which happened on Saturday. LSU has had somewhat of an easy schedule and hasn't had the offensive fire-power needed to put teams away. Georgia's offense meanwhile has been on a roll, averaging more than 30 points per game and 357 yards per game. If Georgia's offense gets rolling, they're going to be hard to stop.

Two players to keep an eye on will be LSU senior WR Brandon LaFell and Georgia sophomore wideout A.J. Green. Coming into the season, LaFell was the more highly-touted NFL prospect of the two, Green has been better though. The sophomore standout has 25 catches for 428 yards and four scores, including eight grabs for 153 yards and a score against Arizona State last week.

I look for LSU's defense to set up the offense for some much-needed points, but Georgia's offense will just be too much for LSU in front of a home crowd of more than 92,000 at Sanford Stadium. I like Georgia in a close one 28-24.