Georgia Bulldogs

How the game was won: Michigan State's Anthony Rashad White blocked a Blair Walsh field goal in the third overtime, sealing the Spartans' 33-30 win over Georgia. After neither team scored in the first overtime, they traded field goals in the second, and the Spartans hit a field goal in the third. Georgia rode a dominant defensive effort to a 16-0 halftime lead, only to have two Aaron Murray interceptions in the third quarter spark a Michigan State comeback. The teams traded the lead in the fourth quarter before a Michigan State touchdown in the last minute sent the game to overtime at 27-27.

Turning point: Georgia seemed well on its way to a victory when Murray threw an interception that Darqueze Dennard returned 38 yards for a touchdown that cut Georgia's lead to 16-14 late in the third quarter.

Stat of the game: 205. Georgia receiver Tavarres King not only had a career day against Michigan State, he had the best performance of any Bulldogs receiver in program history. The junior caught six passes for 205 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown catch.

Player of the game: Brandon Boykin. The senior cornerback scored on offense, defense and special teams Monday. He recorded a safety on Michigan State receiver Keshawn Martin on the Spartans' first offensive play, returned a punt for a 92-yard touchdown in the second quarter and caught a 13-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter that gave Georgia a 27-20 lead.

Record performance: Blair Walsh broke former Georgia kicker Billy Bennett's SEC career scoring record with eight points against Michigan State. The senior went 2-for-4 on field goals -- although he missed twice in overtime -- and kicked two extra points to finish his career with 412 points, three more than Bennett's previous record.

Turning point: Georgia and Michigan State's defenses controlled the early going before Georgia finally broke through with an 80-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Murray to Tavarres King -- to that point the longest play in Outback Bowl history -- that put Georgia up 9-0 late in the second quarter.

Stat of the half: 8-0. Brandon Boykin accounted for half of Georgia's 16 points in the first half. The senior cornerback tackled Spartans receiver Keshawn Martin for a safety on MSU's very first offensive play. He later returned a punt 92 yards for a touchdown -- replacing King's long touchdown catch as the longest play in Outback Bowl history.

What Georgia needs to do, what Michigan State needs to do: Georgia's defense has dominated thus far and the Bulldogs will win as long as that continues. The Bulldogs have allowed only 72 yards and two first downs. The Spartans desperately need to find an offensive spark. Their defense mostly played a strong first half, but the offense has done next to nothing.

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Georgia (11-2, 7-1 SEC) vs. Nebraska (10-3, 7-1 Big Ten)

Who to watch: Considering that the two defenses in the Capital One Bowl rank 95th (Nebraska at 194.9 rushing yards allowed per game) and 77th (Georgia, 177.8 ypg) against the run, we recommend that you keep an eye on the respective teams’ running threats.

The run is particularly important for Nebraska, which ranks eighth nationally in rushing offense at 254.5 yards per game. Quarterback Taylor Martinez (175 attempts, 973 yards, 10 TDs) and running backs Ameer Abdullah (219-1,089, 8 TDs) and Rex Burkhead (74-535, 4 TDs) present a major threat for a Bulldogs defense that has surrendered 300-plus rushing yards in three straight games.

Georgia’s offense is more balanced than Nebraska’s -- the Bulldogs average 274.2 passing yards and 184.2 rushing yards per game -- but offensive coordinator Mike Bobo will no doubt try to set up his passing game with his dynamite one-two punch of freshman tailbacks, Todd Gurley (199-1,260, 16 TDs) and Keith Marshall (109-723, 8 TDs). Marshall has two touchdown runs of 70-plus yards this season, providing the home run threat out of the backfield that the Bulldogs have lacked for several years.

What to Watch: Georgia’s defensive front against Nebraska’s offensive line. The Cornhuskers have a pair of All-Big Ten offensive linemen in guard Spencer Long and tackle Jeremiah Sirles, but center Justin Jackson is out with an injured ankle. Their backup center, either Mark Pelini or Cole Pensick, will not have to go up against Georgia’s senior All-SEC noseguard, John Jenkins, who will miss the game after being declared academically ineligible last week. But they’ll hardly get much of a break in having to block 6-foot-6, 355-pound nose Kwame Geathers, who will replace Jenkins in the starting lineup.

Nonetheless, after getting shredded by Alabama’s powerful running game, Georgia’s defensive line will be subject to close observation against Nebraska’s talented runners.

Why watch? The Capital One Bowl is traditionally one of the highest-profile non-BCS bowl games, and this one fits the bill. No. 7 Georgia came within 5 yards of upsetting Alabama and playing for the BCS title. No. 16 Nebraska could have played in the Rose Bowl before laying an egg against Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game.

Surprisingly enough, though, these teams have played only once before despite their positions as two of the winningest programs in college football history. Nebraska’s 45-6 win over the Bulldogs in the 1969 Sun Bowl still ranks as the worst bowl loss in Georgia history.

Prediction: Nebraska is going to score, but can it score enough to keep up with Georgia? The Cornhuskers have played six games against teams that rank in the nation’s top 50 in scoring offense. They went 3-3 in those games and allowed an average of 39.5 points per game. And here’s the kicker: Georgia boasts the highest-scoring offense Nebraska has faced this season, as the Bulldogs rank 19th nationally in scoring at 37.2 points per game. Georgia 38, Nebraska 24.