Oklahoma St. May be Georgia's Toughest Season Opener in Program's History

I cant think of another year in Georgia Football history where the Dawgs have opened with an opponent as tough as Oklahoma St. Perhaps maybe Alabama in 1985, a game the Dawgs lost to the Tide on a Labor Day Monday night under the lights between the hedges.

The Cowboys are ranked in the top 10, and their offense is ranked the best in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com. One of the big reasons is QB Zack Robinson. the Sr. signal caller from Littleton, CO broke a plethora of school records last year. Robinson Is already all over the OSU record books with another full season to play. He's second all-time at OSU in passing yards (6,223). He holds the school record for career total offense (7,786) and is third all-time at OSU in touchdown passes with 51 - just four shy of the school record held by Josh Fields. If that's not enough, his 2008 season statistics place him second on the single-season passing yards list with 3,064 and second on touchdown passes list with 25. Based on all this, Robinson should be a Heisman Trophy candidate.

The Cowboys have an explosive running attack in Jr. RB Kendall Hunter. Hunter was the Big 12's leading rusher by more than 30 yards per game last year, and is already No. 11 all-time at OSU with 2,251 rushing yards. Also, the Dawgs will have to deal with Junior All-American WR Dez Bryant. With just two seasons under his belt, Bryant is arguably the best wide receiver in school history. In 2008, he was second in the nation in touchdown receptions with 19, third nationally with 113.9 receiving yards per game, third nationally with 17.94 yards per punt return, and second nationally with 9.69 points per game. He's just a Junior. If he, Robinson and Hunter have the kind of seasons this year they had in 08, OSU has the possibility of winning the Big 12. Georgia Defensive Coordinator Willie Martinez probably isn't getting much sleep thinking about how to stop this multi-powered offense. We cant forget Sr. Offensive Lineman Russell Okung. Okung is one of the nation's top lineman and is expected to go high in the 2010 NFL Draft.

The Georgia defense has its work cut out for them, no question about it. If the Offensive Line of Georgia can protect Joe Cox and block for RBs Caleb King, Richard Samuels and others, the Dawgs might have a chance. I will go out on a limb and say Georgia upsets the Pokes 20-17, but this is just a hunch. In the past, Georgia wins this type of game because Georgia has been more talented, at least on paper. However, this is a daunting task. The game is in Stillwater, the Cowboys desperately want to upset a big name school and take their place among fellow conference and national powerhouses Oklahoma and Texas. Again, this may very well be the toughest opponent the Dawgs have faced in an opener ever, at least in the last 3 decades. Information in this article was gleaned from the Oklahoma St. athletic web site www.okstate.com.