Georgia football: what went wrong and right in the ugly loss to LSU
What went right
The running game was awesome
I’ve praised the running game a lot in this story already, now lets look at the numbers. 113 rushing yards on 30 carries looks mediocre. That number is skewed by the fake field goal, and Fromm taking sacks. D’Andre Swift and Elijah Holyfield combined for 128 yards on 19 carries. That’s an average of 6.74 yards per carry. The duo also accounted for 28 receiving yards. They were both on a roll, and yet, we neglected them. Just like, you guessed it, 2016.
Defense recovering from big plays
Earlier I mentioned how 229 of LSU’s 475 yards came on just five plays. That means that the other 246 yards were accumulated on 81 snaps. When LSU wasn’t hitting big plays, they averaged only 3.04 yards per play.
86 is a ridiculous amount of snaps to play on defense. That’s the fault of the offense. They have to keep the defense off the field with first downs and prolonged drives. But Fromm, Cheney and the Georgia offense didn’t help their defense at all.
How did the defense respond to LSU’s long plays and a pair of turnovers? They forced five field goals! Even with the end zone right against their backs following an interceptions and a fumble, the defense hunkered down and forced the Tigers to settle for three points.
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What more could the fans and coaches ask out of the defense, besides not allowing big plays? I hate to go back to 2016, but that’s what yesterday’s game felt like. The defense doing their job to limit points, and the offense not helping out at all.