It’s No. 23 Ole Miss vs. No. 12 Georgia this Saturday in Oxford.

Kickoff time: 11 a.m.

TV channel: ESPN

Odds: Ole Miss -7

Preview

Ole Miss’ string of top-25 opponents will continue Saturday when the Rebels welcome No. 12 Georgia to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (11 a.m., ESPN). The only break in the season’s first month came in Ole Miss’ lone win so far over FCS foe Wofford on Sept. 10 while losses to No. 13 Florida State and No. 1 Alabama were more bitter to swallow after the Rebels led by 20-plus points late in the first half against each.

But the Rebels (1-2, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) don’t have time to dwell on what could’ve been.

“We’ll be excited as coaches to get them in here (Sunday), put this one in the trash and get ready for Georgia,” Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said following the 48-43 loss to the Crimson Tide on Saturday.

Georgia (3-0, 1-0) survived a scare from Missouri over the weekend to stay unbeaten and will look familiar to what Ole Miss has already seen from the Tide and Seminoles. The defense will face another true freshman quarterback in Jacob Eason, who tossed the game-winning touchdown in Georgia’s 28-27 win over the Tigers, and another strong running attack led by Nick Chubb, who’s second in the league with 365 rushing yards after coming back from last season’s gruesome knee injury.

The Rebels allowed 334 yards on the ground to Alabama. Ole Miss was missing defensive ends Fadol Brown (foot) and Victor Evans (concussion), though defensive coordinator Dave Wommack said fundamental breakdowns contributed just as much to Ole Miss’ struggles as depleted depth up front.

“We have to be smarter about our fits across the board — linebackers, secondary and so forth,” Wommack said. “We’ve got work to do.”

Turnovers have been a problem for the offense against FBS competition, two of which directly resulted in touchdowns for Alabama. Ole Miss combined to cough it up six times against Florida State and Alabama, leaving the Rebels trying to clean it up in the future.

“The SEC is a grind,” tight end Evan Engram said. “Every team goes through it, so anything can happen. We’ve got to play for ourselves, take every game like it’s a championship game and win out and see what happens.”