Kirk Herbstreit on what will be the difference in Clemson-Georgia

ESPN personality Kirk Herbstreit believes Saturday’s matchup between Clemson and Georgia will be decided in the final quarter. Herbstreit said during the College GameDay press conference in Charlotte he thinks one team will make a costly mistake.

“I think it’s low 30s, high 20s kind of game,” he said. “I think it’s a four-quarter game. I think it’s not so much the dynamic playmaker, it’s gonna be a disastrous play that’s gonna cost somebody this game. It’s gonna be a quarterback throws a pick-six. It’s gonna be a sack and a fumble. Somebody scoops it up and seals the victory. I just don’t see either team blowing the other one out.”

Clemson and Georgia are set to meet for the first time since 2014. The Bulldogs have won six of the past seven contests and are 42-18-4 in the series all-time.

Both teams enter the season with College Football Playoff aspirations. Although a loss here doesn’t necessarily knock them out of that conversation, a victory would go a long way toward building a resume.

Both teams enter with star-studded rosters. No. 5 Georgia boasts running back Zamir White and quarterback JT Daniels. Although No. 3 Clemson loses quarterback Trevor Lawrence to the NFL, the Tigers are confident in new starter D.J. Uiagalelei.

Despite the talent on both rosters, Herbstreit expects the game to start slow.

“We all get caught up in all these guys and they’re gonna make big plays with their arm,” Herbstreit said. “But if you watch the Ohio State game last night, you watch any of these games early, even going back last week to Nebraska-Illinois, you’re coming outta camp, you don’t get preseason football in college. … so you really don’t get a chance to work the kinks out.

“Now you’re playing a top-five opponent, so somebody’s going to make mistakes. And to me, in this big of a game, on this big of a stage, somebody’s going to make a mistake in the fourth quarter and that’s going to cost their team the game.”

Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. EST in Charlotte. Is Kirk Herbstreit right or will Clemson and Georgia stay composed in the game’s most critical moments?