Having won back-to-back national titles in 2021 and ’22, Georgia is the new barometer which every other program is judged.

Could Texas be the new Georgia?

“I’m not really worried about being the new anybody,” linebacker David Gbenda said. “We’re worried about just winning the national championship and continuing to chase the gold and keep playing good football like we’ve been playing.”

Gbenda and the top-ranked Longhorns (6-0, 2-0 SEC) will get their measuring-stick test on Saturday against the fifth-ranked Bulldogs (5-1, 3-1 at Royal-Memorial Stadium. It’s easily the biggest home game in Texas history.

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“I don’t really worry too much about the rankings,” Gbenda said. “I just look at it as, OK, this is another opponent in our way. What are they going to do to try to beat us? How are we going to have to handle them and what we’re going to have to do to beat them.”

We asked Georgia Bulldogs experts Kelsey Kramer and Travis May to weigh in on three key questions about this weekend’s matchup.

Georgia is known for their run game, but the Dawgs rank 13th in the SEC in rushing. What’s happening in the backfield?

It all starts up front. Georgia has been inconsistent in blocking for their running backs. They have the running back talent, especially in Trevor Etienne who is a bulldozer, and then there is speedy freshman running back Nate Frazier who has picked up some nice gains for the Bulldogs when the opportunity presents itself. But their blocking has to get better before we see a burst in their rushing attack and it doesn’t help that their star guard Tate Rutledge is injured. Georgia’s lackluster run game also has to do with the defenses they’ve faced this year that have simply been very good against the run and overall forcing the Bulldogs' offense off the field. Additionally, Georgia is still very much a pass-first offense with potential Heisman candidate Carson Beck under center.

Texas may be without WR Isaiah Bond (ankle). Who should Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers go after in the Georgia secondary?

Quinn Ewers won’t have a problem throwing it deep against Georgia. Overall, Georgia’s secondary has been far from consistent and is allowing 7.12 passing yards per attempt halfway through the season. Ewers could have a lot of success looking Daylen Everett’s way no matter who he is covering. Everett has given up 21 of 24 passes for 287 yards and a touchdown so far this season for an overall 130.4 passer rating allowed.

What’s happening with Georgia’s pass rush? Why do the Bulldogs have only 11 sacks? Where’s the vaunted Kirby Smart defense?

Smart didn't seem too stressed about the pass rush when asked about it this week. “I don’t know stats, I look at it game to game,” Smart said Monday. Maybe he should start looking at the stats. Georgia ranks outside the Top 10 in the SEC in pass rush pressures. Only three players have even 10 pressures all season long. Jalon Walker is the only real consistent threat that has been brought pressure every week. Mykel Williams needs to get back fully healthy as the team’s best edge rusher. Warren Brinson is looking almost back to 100% as the team’s disruptive force on the interior. If those two (and others) don't step up soon, Georgia's pass rush will remain worse than it's been in Kirby Smart’s entire tenure.