Georgia 56, Central Michigan 17, final

Georgia tailback Knowshon Moreno is creating more magic than Harry Houdini did. Moreno is making the Chippewas miss on the ground. And he just converted a key screen pass out of the end zone for a first down.

Defensive tackle Corvey Irvin fooled us. He's wearing No. 95 for injured teammate Jeff Owens instead of No. 99 on the roster. 

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Georgia's playing a Nickel-type defense, spreading out either 3 or 4 men on the line to defend Central Michigan's spread. So far it's worked. The Chippewas ended the quarter facing a fourth on 1 from their 17. It'll be their second consecutive punt -- unless they decide to gamble. 

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2nd quarter

Caleb King scored on 1-yard run shortlay after Moreno went down with an injury. After the Bulldog defense held Central Michigan to three-and-out, Georgia has the ball and Moreno's back in the game.

Moreno scored on third-and-goal from the 1. But Georgia's goal-line offense is a concern. The Bulldogs have struggled near the end zone. It took King three tries to get in from the 3. Then, it took Moreno three tries to punch it in from the 1. He finally scored on a pitch to the left side. 

With Central Michigan deep in Georgia territory, defensive end Demarcus Dobbs just livened up this wake. The sophomore caught a tipped pass and barrelled 78 yards, with a convoy, down the left sideline for his first touchdown. The crowd is LOUD. The players are dancing. Big MO has swung to the Bulldogs.

So much for Big MO. Central Michigan just shredded Georgia's prevent defense. Joe Bockheim, wide open in the corner of the end zone, caught a 12-yard pass from Dan LeFevour. Note to budding defensive coordinators: Prevent defense never works. If Georgia tries this 3-man line stuff against Florida, the Bulldogs are going to get eaten alive.

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Halftime

Georgia's offense has looked as exciting as grits, sans salt and butter. As exciting as peas and green beans without the fatback. As exciting as .... OK, I'll stop.

Anyway, you get the picture. Maybe coach Richt is keeping it boring on purpose, not wanting to show South Carolina or any other teams any new wrinkles.

I don't have the stats in front of me, but Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford hasn't exactly been burning up the Central Michigan secondary. And the Bulldog offensive line is struggling to open holes for Moreno. There's adjustments to be made in the second half.

The oddsmakers say Georgia should win 23.5 points. Right now, they're not far off. But the Chippewas get the ball first in the second half. The consolation prize is the Bulldog defense has been on today.

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Halftime stats

Stafford 14-for-22 passing, 134 yards, 1 TD

Moreno 14 carries, 65 yards (4.6 average)

King 5 carries, 23 yards (4.6)

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3rd quarter

We have ourselves a ballgame. How huge was that Dobbs interception for a touchdown now? Central Michigan's Dan LeFevour is starting to gain confidence. He hit receiver Jean Pitts in stride for a 32-yard score. Defensive back Prince Miller scorched on the play. Georgia applying no pressure up front either.

The Bulldogs are in disarray. They just got the ball on offense and called timeout before running a snap.

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Moreno for Heisman. Man he can turn it on when he wants. The sophomore tailback took a handoff around the right side, stiff-armed a man at the 30 and got pushed into the end zone. The 52-yard run, his second touchdown of the afternoon, put him at 117 rushing yards so far. 

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Stafford finally looked good on the deep ball. He hit Mohamed Massaquoi in stride on a 54-yard bomb. How much of that is South Carolina going to see next week?

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Holy Superman! On a 29-yard run, Moreno hurdled Central Michigan safety Vince Agnew like he was trying out for a spot on the 2012 U.S. Olympic team. My God, a sophomore! The cable channels will be replaying that one again and again.

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4th quarter

Sanford Stadium is rockin' and rollin'. Moreno just scored on another run, his third touchdown of the day. He has 168 yards on 18 carries. Moreno for Heisman.

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The backups are in. Quarterback Joe Cox engineered a long drive capped by a 1-yard Richard Samuel touchdown, his first career score.

Wonder if this blowout will resonate with the AP voters?