KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Greetings from my perch high atop Neyland Stadium. I’m here to chronicle today’s football competition between the No. 6-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (3-1, 2-0 SEC) and the unranked Tennessee Volunteers.

As you may have heard, Tennessee has a really big stadium here on the banks of the Tennessee River. It seats more than 102,000. I would imagine 101,900 of those people will be somewhere below me. The John Ward Press Box, where I am, is at the absolute top. Which is pretty cool. As people who sit in Section 600 at Sanford Stadium can tell you, it actually is a good perspective for watching plays develop. It’s not ideal for knowing exactly who is making said play. But that’s what they make binoculars and P.A. announcers for.

As for what we’ll see today, obviously we’re all interested to find out. Even though there is the perception of a wide talent gap between the two teams, it’s actually somewhat evenly matched when you break it down. The difference, in my opinion, comes in the area offensive skill positions.

The Bulldogs have a gigantic edge when it comes to quarterback play. Georgia’s Aaron Murray will be starting his 46^th consecutive game for Georgia. Not coincidentally, he’ll be breaking the SEC’s all-time record for career passing yards if he gets 100 yards in this game. He should have that by halftime.

Conversely, Justin Worley has not been sharp for the Vols. He leads the SEC in interceptions thrown with 6, averages just 145 yards passing and doesn’t even crack the top 15 in the league in pass efficiency. This disparity is the chief reason I believe the Bulldogs will win the game.

Likewise, I give Georgia the edge at the wide receiver and tight end positions. I’d also give it the edge at running back if both Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall were going to play. Even though he’s on the trip, I don’t expect Gurley (sprained ankle) to play. And I still might give the Bulldogs a slight edge there.

Tennessee, however, probably has the edge on both lines of scrimmage. And the Vols are No. 1 in the nation in interceptions with 11. Georgia obviously has had a tough time in the secondary, made tougher today since starting free safety Tray Matthews did not make the trip. He went home to Newnan this weekend with a strained hamstring.

Everything else is pretty much a wash. The next most intriguing thing to watch for is to see what these new “smoky gray” uniforms Tennessee is going to wear look like.

As former Vols coach Phillip Fulmer told Chattanooga’s David Paschal this week, “if it gets a win, we may be in gray from now on.”