At 4-4, Georgia's bowl eligibility suddenly isn't a certainty

The Bulldogs' offensive misery reached new lows in Saturday's 24-10 loss to Florida. They rushed for only 21 yards, totaled 164 yards in offense, finished the game with 10 non-scoring possessions and went three-and-out or four-and-out nine times. As I wrote in a column, even rebuilding projects shouldn't look this bad. To read the column on MyAJC, click here.

And here's a question we never expected to be asking at the eight-game mark: Will Georgia even go to a bowl game?

The Dogs are 4-4 (including a narrow win over expected FCS fodder Nicholls State). That means they need to at least split their final four games to become bowl eligible (unless there aren't enough six-win teams to fill all of the games).

Two wins aren't a certainty, given the backdrop. A look at the remaining four opponents:

• At Kentucky: The Wildcats have won three straight (Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Missouri) are 4-2 in the SEC (5-3 overall). This will be a night game. Fans will be loud and excited, in part because the basketball season hasn't started yet. Not only is this game not a gimme, as most would've projected, Georgia might be an underdog.

• Auburn, home: The Tigers were 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the SEC going into Saturday's game at Ole Miss. They won four straight after a 1-2 start and almost certainly will be favored in Athens.

• Louisiana-Lafayette, home: Georgia will be favored and should win. But after FCS entry Nicholls State came into Athens and nearly won (the Dogs pulled out a 26-24 win in Week 2), are you going to assume anything? For what it's worth: The Ragin' Cajuns are 3-4 (2-2 in the Sun Belt).

• Georgia Tech, home: The Dogs likely will be favored but the Jackets have a better record (5-3), with games remaining at North Carolina, at Virginia Tech and home against Virginia. It's a rivalry game. Weird things happen.

How many wins do you see there? One? Two? Three?

It's probably best not to assume anything right now.

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