{"id":84415,"date":"2025-12-30T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=84415"},"modified":"2025-12-29T21:23:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T02:23:26","slug":"allstate-sugar-bowl-prediction-georgia-vs-ole-miss-ii-on-tap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2025\/12\/30\/allstate-sugar-bowl-prediction-georgia-vs-ole-miss-ii-on-tap\/","title":{"rendered":"Allstate Sugar Bowl Prediction: Georgia vs Ole Miss II on Tap"},"content":{"rendered":"
The College Football Playoff saves the best game for last. Well, I guess that depends on your perspective, but the SEC did send five teams to the Playoff this year. Depending on how it goes in Pasadena, Georgia, or Ole Miss could be the only one left from the conference in which it just means more. The Allstate Sugar Bowl will be the second meeting of the year between these two teams. The October clash was a barn burner that saw Ole Miss\u2019s failure to convert three fourth-quarter drives proving the difference in Georgia\u2019s 43-35 win.<\/div>\n
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This will be the second straight trip to New Orleans for Georgia in the CFB Playoff quarterfinals. Last year\u2019s matchup against Notre Dame was rather forgettable. Gunnar Stockton made his first career start, and the offense could get nothing going against the Irish. A 57-second span between the end of the second quarter and the start of the third quarter put the game out of reach for Georgia. For Kirby Smart, that was last year. The 2025 Georgia team is new and different. This has passed their test on the road in Tennessee and at home against two of the three at Ole Miss and Texas, and won a second straight SEC Championship.<\/div>\n
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Let\u2019s take a look at what Georgia fans can expect from Ole Miss and Georgia as they prepare for Thursday\u2019s game.<\/div>\n

Allstate Sugar Bowl Prediction: SEC Clash in New Orleans<\/h2>\n

2025 Game Details<\/h3>\n
Matchup:<\/strong> Georgia vs. Ole Miss
\nHistory:<\/strong> Georgia leads the series 34-13-1.
\nLast Meeting:<\/strong> The Dawgs defeated the Rebels 43-35 in Athens in October.
\nDate and Time:<\/strong> Thursday, Jan. 1st | 7:00 PM EST
\nLocation:<\/strong> Caesars Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana
\nTelevision:<\/strong> ABC
\nSpread:<\/strong> #GoDawgs \u2013 6.5<\/div>\n

What to Expect from Ole Miss<\/h3>\n
The Rebels were famously jilted at the CFB Playoff altar when Lane decided to take his talents to Baton Rouge. As shocking as it was to see a coach with multiple 10-win seasons and on the verge of a historic run for a program that has largely played outside the upper echelon of the SEC, the Rebels haven\u2019t blinked. Sure, it hurt to lose Lane. He is a cult persona of college football. His schtick played well as the thorn in the SEC and CFB\u2019s side. This is now Pete Golding\u2019s team. He is not Lane, but we found out in an early press conference that he has just as much edge, but with different packaging. \u201cI\u2019m not changing who I am. I ain\u2019t changing what the hell I wear. I\u2019m not going to yoga. I ain\u2019t doing any of that shit. I am who I am. We\u2019re going to roll.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The key to Ole Miss rolling in the Allstate Sugar Bowl will be the health of running back Kewan Lacy<\/a>. Lacy is one of the most dynamic backs in the conference and will help take some of the pressure off Rebel quarterback Trinidad Chambliss<\/a>. The Missouri transfer set an Ole Miss single-season record with 21 rushing touchdowns and over 1,300 yards, earning First Team All-SEC honors. He was banged up with an upper-body injury in the first round matchup against Tulane.<\/div>\n

What to Expect from Georgia<\/h3>\n
Young Sightings: Colbie Young<\/a> has been out with an injury since the first quarter of the Ole Miss game. The Georgia receiver has been seen taking reps in practice this week. Young was a favorite target of Gunner Stockton this year. He was a key in helping Georgia stretch the field on offense. Young has 23 receptions for 336 yards and 1 touchdown in seven games, good for a cool 14.6 yards per catch.<\/div>\n
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Stockton on Round 2s: As we mentioned earlier, Stockton will appear in his second straight Allstate Sugar Bowl. Judging from his comments this week, the Dawgs QB1 is locked in. \u201cI\u2019ve had a best taste in my mouth to be honest ever since. I don\u2019t handle losses too well.\u201d This will also be the second time that Stockton will play against Ole Miss this year. OC Mike Bobo had high praise for his quarterback\u2019s first matchup against the Rebels. \u201cWe had a mantra in that game that we\u2019re going to go out and play free, and I thought he went out there and played free\u2026 Whether he has a good play or a bad play, Gunner is kind of the same.\u201d Stockton played out in the second half and was a big reason why Georgia was able to overcome the double-digit comeback in the fourth quarter.<\/div>\n

Limit Distractions: Tight End Oscar Delp shared how the team may have had their own challenges with distractions before last year\u2019s game with Notre Dame and how that shouldn\u2019t be a problem this year. “There\u2019s some things we might have done last year, and players might have done where we might have distracted ourselves, and I think Coach Smart has a plan to help us with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allstate Sugar Bowl Prediction<\/h3>\n
This game will be a battle. These are two of the top teams in the SEC. The crowd may tip in the scales of Ole Miss, with the Rebels being just five and a half hours away. Georgia has continued to answer the bell on offense and defense. Along with Ohio State and Oregon, is one of three teams with the tools to win it all. Lacy\u2019s status will be key to keeping Ole Miss in the game. If he is out, then Georgia may turn this one sideways. Even with Lacy in the game, Georgia will find the stops necessary to punch their ticket and meet O-H-I-O in the Fiesta Bowl on January 8th.<\/div>\n

Georgia 38\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOle Miss 17\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Main Photo: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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