Respect for Jalen Carter, Ohio State as underdogs and more we learned about Georgia football-Ohio State

Georgia and Ohio State are playing in the College Football Playoff game. Georgia's Jalen Carter is a disruptive player who can change the game inside. Ohio's CJ Stroud is an elite quarterback who is also a Heisman Trophy finalist. Chris Smith was a unanimous First Team All-American. Marvin Harrison Jr. was also an All American. Brock Bowers won the Mackey Award. Paris Johnson Jr is considered the top offensive tackle prospect in upcoming NFL draft. The game will be played in Atlanta. It will take place in front of a national audience.

Ohio State is a 6.5-point underdog against Georgia. The Buckeyes lost to Michigan 45-23. This is Georgia's third game this season in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It is being treated like a Georgia home game. Ohio State will be without TreVeyon Henderson, their second-leading rusher. Running back Miyan Williams had a good practice on Monday. He had just eight carries in the game against Michigan. He is Ohio's leading rusher, but he had been dealing with a leg injury. Georgia beat Oregon 49-3 in Week 1 and took down LSU in SEC championship game 50-30.

Georgia and Ohio State are playing the second College Football Playoff game on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. Georgia's defense is looking forward to the game after losing to LSU. Ohio's offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson points out that LSU's score forced Georgia to play from behind. Georgia gave up 30 points and a season-high 502 passing yards. The defense knows it has to improve against Ohio. It's sure the Buckeyes will have a plan for stopping it.