This game shouldn’t have been so close. Knowshon Moreno and the Georgia Bulldogs held off the Kentucky Wildcats 42-38. What an exciting game though. Even though it was close, we all love watching high scoring games.

Knowshon Moreno led the way with 3 rushing touchdowns from 22 carries (123 yards rushing, 40 yards receiving). I was pretty darn close to my stat prediction. I pegged Knowshon at 156 yards, and he had 163.

On a sad note though, the Florida Gators clinched the SEC East with their win over Vandy.

Below is a video of Knowshon’s first touchdown of the day. It put Georgia up 14-0.

Knowshon Moreno is pissed. And the entire Georgia Bulldog nation is upset with their performance last week against Florida. It’s time for some revenge. It’s time for Knowshon to show us is/was a Heisman candidate. Richt needs to get back to giving him the rock 25 times if he wants success.

One concern some people have is why Knowshon seems to come out of the game so much, and why it seems like he is the one taking himself out. What college kid pulls himself from the game? Well, the AJC had a quote from Moreno trying to explain it.

“I don’t think just because I’m out that’s why we’re making mistakes,” Moreno said. “What we’re doing is just keeping everyone fresh. It doesn’t matter what part of the field we’re on. I guess some of the times we’re in the red zone. [But] if I’m not going to be 100 percent and can’t give my all 100, then why be in there when Caleb is in there and he can do the same job that I can do?”

Well, I don’t think Caleb can do the same job as Knowshon, but that’s beside the point.

The point is, the Dawgs need a win badly this weekend against Kentucky. They need one of those 56-3 type wins. The best way for the Dawgs to lay a beatdown is through Knowshon Moreno. How does 156 yards on 25 carries plus 3 touchdowns sound?

 Well, the Georgia Bulldog season is all but lost thanks to the beatdown the Gators gave them on Saturday (49-10). The Dawgs were able to move up and down the field better then the Gators in the first half, they just couldn’t capitalize on it. Turnovers cost them the game.

“Every game you lose is disappointing,” Moreno said. “We’ve just got to move on. You just can’t win when you have these turnovers.”

Knowshon Moreno couldn’t get things going. I can recall only one play where Knowshon looked like Knowshon. He hurdled a Gator player on his way to an 18 yard gain. By the end of the game, Knowshon had rushed the ball 17 times for 65 yards. The Gators must have watched a lot of film, because they knew exactly how to stop him.

I would post a highlight video, but all the ones I found on Youtube are Gator-centric. Maybe that’s because the Dawgs didn’t really have many plays to celebrate from.

We are just 1 day away from the annual Florida vs. Georgia game. I’m excited and I know the Dawgs are looking to build a win streak over Florida, something they haven’t been able to do for years. Georgia has a very talented team, led by my favorite player Knowshon Moreno.

I already told you earlier this week that the Gators will do everything in their power to key in on and stop Knowshon. He absolutely tore them a new one last year, and the Gators won’t forget it.

The key for the Dawgs will be to get Knowshon going early, to deplete the high emotions the Gators will have. If they can get up early, there is no way the Gators can come back and win. Georgia can go toe to toe with any offense in the country.

The Dawgs just need to get Knowshon Moreno the rock. If they don’t want to run him 25 times, then they’ll need to get him involved in the passing game. The Bulldogs may be 6 point underdogs, but I think they’ll take this one home in a close game, something like 31-30. Knowshon will have 22 carries for 160 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Ever since I posted something a few weeks about about Knowhon Moreno slacking during SEC Competition he has been on an absolute tear! I wonder if he read my post and got all pissed off?

The Georgia Bulldogs steamrolled LSU on Saturday 52-38. Knowhon Moreno led the way with 163 rushing yards on 21 carries (7.8 ypc) and a touchdown. His longest run of the game was 68 yards.

“I didn’t hear anything but somebody behind me trying to catch me,” Moreno said. “I was just running hard, trying to get an important score.”

The Dawgs got up to an early 21-7 lead and were able to build on that throughout the game. LSU had no chance stopping the high powered running attack of Georgia. The Dawgs are finally playing the like Georgia everyone expected them to be during the offseason.

Knowshon Moreno and the No. 7 Georgia Bulldogs will have their hands full this weekend when they travel down to Baton Rouge for a game against the No. 13 LSU Tigers. This is Georgia’s chance to make a statement. With Florida coming up next week, back to back wins over the Tigers and Gators could propel them to near the top of the BCS poll.

Knowshon Moreno is coming off a huge 172 yard performance against Vandy last week. He’s never played against LSU, so I don’t have a previous game to look back on. But I think Knowshon will be able to have a field day against them. Florida was able to run all over the Tigers, and I expect the Dawgs to try and do the same.

Below is an excerpt of a couple of things some LSU defenders were saying about Knowshon.

 ”He follows his block and takes his time; when he sees a seam, he bursts into the seam,” said LSU linebacker Darry Beckwith, who will have numerous opportunities to tackle Moreno when No. 11 LSU hosts the No. 9 Bulldogs on Saturday. “I think that’s what makes him a great back.”

Defensive end Kirston Pittman has another description for Moreno’s ability.

“He does a great job of running behind his pads,” Pittman said. “He waits for his blocker to get in front of him. If he sees a blocker pulling in front of him, he’ll slow down and let the blocker pick up the block and hit the hole. That’s one of his great assets.”

I think the Dawgs win this game 41-31.

The University of Georgia Bulldogs may not have dominated Vandy like a great team should have, but the Dawgs will take the 4-14 victory over an SEC team. Last week I talked about how Knowshon Moreno has struggled some in SEC play. Saturday he found his rythm and made some big plays.

Knowshon finished the game with 172 yards on 23 carries plus a score. He also added 10 yards receiving from 1 catch. Generally when you see a RB with 170+ yards that usually means they busted a 50 or 60 yarder. Not for Knowshon though. His longest run of the game was only 22 yards. He was consistently pounding the ball for positive yards.

One note of concern is that Knowshon may have been banged up again during the game. The AJC noted in their game review that Knowshon was taking himself out of the game in crucial situations.

“We leave it up to Knowshon,” said Richt, seeking to describe Georgia’s substitution policy. “He takes himself out. When he’s standing by the [running backs] coach, he’s ready to go back in. When it’s a new series, he’s ready unless he’s injured.”

So why, with 2:08 left in a seven-point game, did the first call go to the freshman King, who lost 6 yards? Richt really couldn’t say.

So something may be going on. If any of you readers have insight on this situation, please post a comment and let me know.

The No. 22 Vanderbilt Commodores are headed to Athens to face off with their SEC East rivals the No. 10 ranked Georgia Bulldogs. Knowshon Moreno has a small history against Vandy. In 2007, he went for 157 yards rushing against them.

As I noted in yesterday’s article, Knowshon has been slowed during SEC play so far in 2008. If there was ever to be a bounce back game, it needs to be against Vandy.  The Commodores have a couple of big guys anchoring the middle of their defensive line. If Richt wants to get the Dawg ground game going, he’ll need to push it outside.

“I think Knowshon has run every bit as good as he has ever run it is just about getting him to a certain point where he can get some space.”

I predict Georgia to win this game pretty easily. If they can get up by two scores early, it will really help the running game. Knowshon Moreno is capable of going 150+, but I see him getting something like 115 yards and two touchdowns.

For the first time in 2008, Knowshon Moreno was held scoreless. Can you imagine a game where Knowshon gets 27 carries (a season high) and doesn’t find the endzone? It may hurt his Heisman chances a little, but the fact that UGA still won the ballgame will counter it. The Bulldogs beat the Vols 26-14.

Knowshon’s final stat line was: 27 carries for 101 yards, plus 1 reception for 14 yards.

In a postgame interview, Knowshon was asked how his team was able to bounceback after that crushing defeat against Alabama two weeks ago. “Alabama didn’t give us a new perspective on the season, but guys had to refocus,” said Moreno, the Dawgs’ star tailback. “It takes a special team to refocus after loss like that and come back and win against a good opponent.”

One thing to note from the game on Saturday is Knowshon Moreno took a big hit in the fourth quarter from Tennessee safety Eric Berry. Moreno pulled himself from the game and didn’t return. I doubt it was anything too serious. I will keep you updated on his status throughout the week.

The battered Tennessee Volunteers are headed to Athens this weekend to play the Georgia Bulldogs. I think the Dawgs are favored by around 12 or so, but I expect them to win by a lot more then that.

Helping Knowshon Moreno and the Bulldogs to victory is the return of star fullback Brannan Southerland. “It’s definitely good to get him back,” tailback Knowshon Moreno said. “He’s a big boy, he’s a veteran and it’s definitely going to help just to get the fullbacks back together.”

He’s a mauler and was responsible for opening up those large rushing lanes for Knowshon in 2007. Last year, Knowshon only had 13 carries against the Bulldogs and gained only 30 yards on the ground. If the Dawgs want to win this one, they’ll need a bigger game out of him. The AJC said:

We’re only halfway through the season but already you can see the Heisman Trophy story lines starting to form. The media is starting to fall in love with the Big 12 quarterbacks and that’s understandable because they, especially Chase Daniel of Missouri, are all playing lights out. Georgia’s Knowshon Moreno struggled against Alabama (34 yards on nine carries) but everybody is going to struggle to run against the Alabama defense this year. Georgia was off last week while the other guys were piling up big stats. Despite having a tender elbow, Moreno needs to shine against Tennessee on national television and get back into the minds of the Heisman voters. More importantly, a big day by Moreno gives Georgia the best chance to win.

I predict Knowshon Moreno getting 18 carries for 104 yards, 2 receptions for 30 yards and 2 touchdowns. If he’s not wearing the elbow brace he could go even bigger.