No. 10 Georgia looks to bounce back against Vols

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -Mark Richt studied Tennessee's game film and its record for two weeks. The Georgia coach says the two don't match.

Tennessee is 2-3 overall and 0-2 in the Southeastern Conference going into Saturday's game against No. 10 Georgia.

The Vols lead the SEC in defense and have depth at tailback led by senior Arian Foster, who could become the school's all-time leading rusher.

Richt's message to reporters this week was the same as his stern reminder to his players: Tennessee is "an outstanding football team," no matter the record, which includes an overtime loss at UCLA and a 14-12 loss at Auburn.

"They very easily could be 4-1 and could be a top 15, top 10 team right now," Richt said.

Tennessee has won two straight against Georgia and three of four. The streak includes two straight wins for the Vols at Sanford Stadium.

Georgia tailback Knowshon Moreno said the players listened to Richt's warning.

"You can't look at their record," Moreno said. "They're going to play like they're 5-0, and that's how you have to approach this."

Georgia's 35-14 loss in Knoxville was a low point to its 2007 season. The Bulldogs recovered to win their final seven games and finish No. 2 in the nation.

The Bulldogs were No. 1 in the preseason poll and stretched the winning streak to 11 games with a 4-0 start this season before a 41-30 home loss to Alabama on Sept. 27.

Tennessee, which beat the Bulldogs 51-33 in Athens in 2006, had an off-week before last year's win over Georgia.

Quarterback Matthew Stafford said he hopes Georgia takes advantage of having an open date last week.

"I think we've gotten their best both times we have played them, and we just haven't come out to play," Stafford said. "I think last year we weren't ready at all and we didn't play physical on the line of scrimmage. They put a bunch of points up on us early and we didn't do anything about it."