On the precipice of another tilt with powerhouse Georgia, the ASU football team is sitting right where it wants to be: 2-0.

And after the Sun Devils stride out of the tunnel in Athens next Saturday in front of rabid crowd — by the way, their fans actually go to the game — a lot of questions are going to be answered.

It is hard to determine exactly where the Sun Devils stack up against the rest of the country, even after they outscored the first two cupcakes on the schedule 88-17.

But the initial games provided an indication that the program is certainly heading in the right direction.

First, ASU is actually moving the ball this year, due in part to the return of the running game.

Senior Dimitri Nance surfaced as the featured running back, after splitting time fairly evenly with four other ball carriers against Idaho State.

Nance scored two touchdowns while racking up 82 yards on 17 carries and proved he can pass protect better than any running back on the team against a Lousiana-Monroe squad that sent a variety of different blitzes.

The passing game made an appearance on Saturday night as well.

Senior wide receiver Kyle Williams calmed the collective worries of Sun Devil fans after an uncharacteristically poor performance in the first game.

Williams went off against the Warhawks with 129 yards on eight receptions, showing that he is one of the most dangerous slot receivers in the country.

And the guy throwing him the ball continues to show why he was worth the wait.

Senior quarterback Danny Sullivan never wavered in his confidence of his receivers, and they came through for him on Saturday night.

Senior wide receiver Chris McGaha made a highlight-reel grab to secure Sullivan’s first touchdown of the young season.

A major reason for all of this success on offense is because the much-maligned offensive line is protecting much better than the squad that gave up 34 sacks last year.

The only problem the offense has really had this year is scoring in the red zone, something it needs to fix if it wants a shot at knocking off UGA.

Special teams have had no problem cleaning up that problem, though.

The collaborative efforts of junior Thomas Weber and freshman Bobby Wenzig have netted six of seven field goals through two games.

Also on special teams, junior Omar Bolden exploded into the return role with a touchdown on the opening kick against ULM.

And junior Trevor Hankins made his case to take over the punting duties — his performance has kept Weber from having to perform double duty.

Hankins drilled punts all night against the Warhawks, booming one of them for 57 yards.

He pinned ULM deep in its own territory every opportunity he had and made it easy for the defense to do what it does best: stifle teams.

Undoubtedly, the “D” is what makes this team tick.

It is deep at virtually every position, and a nightmare for offensive coordinators.

So, where does this leave ASU for next week’s game in the heart of SEC country?

Well, at least the Sun Devils don’t have to worry about containing Knowshon Moreno.

But really, though, the Bulldogs have not really showed much of a defense thus far.

And if the Sun Devils can stop UGA senior quarterback Joe Cox from another five-touchdown outing like he had against Arkansas, ASU could be within range of a signature win in the Dennis Erickson era.

Reach Erik at emschimm@asu.edu.