Saturday’s marquee matchup between No. 17 Alabama and No. 5 Georgia could come down to small margins. Last year, the Crimson Tide edged the Bulldogs, 41-34, in one of college football’s games of the season. This year, Georgia enters the game as a 2.5-point favorite.
Matchups and schemes will be scrutinized throughout the week. However, when it comes to deciding a winner on Saturday, discipline will also be key.
That could be a problem for an Alabama team that currently ranks tied for 83rd nationally, averaging 6.7 penalties per game this season. It’s especially concerning, considering Georgia is tied for fifth in the category, committing just 3.3 fouls per game.
Tony Tsoukalas is a staff writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine with more than a dozen years of sports writing experience. Tsoukalas, a graduate of Alabama, has covered the Crimson Tide since 2016, previously working for the Anniston Star, Bama Central and Rivals. He won first place in the 2024 Associated Press Sports Editors contest in the Division D Beat Writing category. Along with team coverage, Tsoukalas provides a weekly column featuring his take on Alabama athletics. Follow him on X at Tony_Tsoukalas
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