Overview
- The Sugar Bowl serves as a College Football Playoff quarterfinal in New Orleans on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. ET, matching Georgia against Ole Miss.
- Georgia is roughly a 6.5-point favorite after allowing 11.7 points per game over its last six contests and closing with a 28-7 win over Alabama.
- Ole Miss adjusts to staff changes with Lane Kiffin leaving for LSU as Pete Golding leads the team and Charlie Weis Jr. handles play-calling following a first-round win over Tulane.
- Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton torched Ole Miss for 289 yards and four touchdowns on Oct. 18, though recent weeks featured heavy short passing and limited explosiveness.
- Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has improved since the first meeting with an 11-to-2 TD-INT ratio and a 69.8% completion rate, yet several analysts still anticipate a decisive Georgia win.