Georgia 45, Georgia Southern 21, final

Georgia looks like a well-oiled machine. The defense has stifled Georgia Southern on its first two drives. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs offense has looked good for the most part.

Matthew Stafford found freshman A.J. Green on a 36-yard post pattern, setting up Knowshon Moreno's 2-yard touchdown run. Later, Blair Walsh drilled a 52-yard field goal that would've been good from 62. 

Georgia Southern just put together its best drive of the game, advancing to the Georgia 9. But on third and 3, Jarius Wynn and Roderick Battle sacked Eagles quarterback Antonio Henton. Then, Jesse Hartley missed a 36-yard field goal attempt.

Georgia coach Mark Richt inserted Joe Cox into the game at quarterback for the team's third drive. It appears Richt just wants to get Cox some playing time. Stafford is on the sideline. True freshman Richard Samuel just entered the game at tailback to spell Moreno. On his first carry, Samuel fumbled the handoff and the Eagles recovered.

2nd quarter

Linebacker Dannell Ellerbe snuffed out a potential Georgia Southern scoring drive with an interception in the end zone. The Eagles were on the 1, but an illegal procedure penalty pushed them back to the 6. The mistake led to Georgia Southern's second failed red-zone opportunity.

Georgia made the Eagles pay for their mistake. Stafford hit split end Kris Durham on a 61-yard bomb, giving the Bulldogs a 17-point lead.

Georgia Southern red-shirt freshman Darrell Norman is listed as a flanker on his team's roster. But he's emerged as the Eagles' main rusher, gaining 19 yards on five carries in the first quarter.

Tim Camp, a Harlem native, is Georgia Southern's leading receiver with 26 yards on two carries. 

Just before halftime, Stafford gave a hand signal behind his back to Moreno, who went in from the 3 to stake the Bulldogs to a 24-0 lead.

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Third quarter 

Georgia's defense still is harassing  the Eagles. The Bulldogs went up 31-0 on Moreno's 24-yard run, but he left the field holding the back of his leg. It's likely either a cramp or hamstring injury.

Red-shirt freshman tailback Caleb King's now in the game for Georgia. He just broke off a 27-yard run. He added another 9-yard run. The Bulldogs are on the 5. Stafford faked to King and found Demiko Goodman in the back of the end zone. 38-0.

Norman set up Georgia Southern's first score with a 26-yard run off a broken play, moving the Eagles to the 1. On the ensuing play, quarterback Lee Chapple faked to Norman and crashed into the end zone.

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Entering the fourth quarter, Georgia's locked up a win and done everything it's needed to do so far. The running game's looked solid. The passing game's looked solid. Ditto for the defense. The final quarter will be about the Bulldogs getting second- and third-stringers playing time.

Georgia Southern's Camp and Norman continue to play significant minutes. Maybe one, or both, will score a touchdown. 

The Eagles scored again on Samair Baker's 3-yard run. The unlucky Norman got a first down carry inside the 5 but got stuffed by Augusta's Corvey Irvin. Two plays later, Baker punched it in. 

Highly-touted freshman receiver A.J. Green just made an incredible diving catch in the end zone on a 4-yard out pattern pass from Joe Cox. At 7:46, Green scored his first of what is expected to be many touchdowns in his Bulldog career.