Georgia-Arizona State Preview

by Jeff Dantzler

For a second straight week, Georgia faces a foe that has had the Bulldogs in their cross-hairs for an extended period of time. While the Bulldogs have been slugging it out with Oklahoma State, South Carolina and Arkansas, it’s been easy pickings for Arizona State. The Sun Devils crushed Idaho State 50-3, took an open date and this past Saturday downed Louisiana-Monroe. Arizona State posted an impressive 10-3 record in 2007 and looked to be Southern Cal’s top challenger in the Pac-10 in 2008. But the Sun Devils got upset by Nevada, lost to Georgia and had the season get away, slumping to 5-7. Dennis Erickson, who has coached in the NFL and led Miami to a pair of national titles, has pointed to an improved defense as the key to Arizona...