Georgia football handled its business on Senior Day as the Dawgs bulldozed Charleston Southern and improved to 11-0 on the season.
Playing an FCS school can sometimes be tricky for teams, but not this focused Bulldog group — they put the game away early and allowed their backups to have some fun.
There was no hesitation or sluggishness on Saturday. Georgia came out ready to deliver another tail whupping.
It wasn’t a perfect game for Georgia, but they did more than enough to earn win No.11 on the season.
Georgia football creamed the Bucs, avoiding a disaster that gives them all A’s on their report card.
The Dawgs needed to play as one unit on Saturday to allow the starters to rest, and they did. Despite giving up seven points and a few turnovers, Georgia had a fantastic day.
Georgia gets an A+ for their Week 12 performance because they made a statement and showed the world nothing will distract them.
Senior Day can sometimes pull players away from focusing on winning, but not this group. The Dawgs’ defense produced 10 three-and-outs on the game while the offense scored on explosive play after explosive play.
Georgia did whatever they wanted to on both sides of the ball, which provided one of the most memorable moments all season — Jordan Davis earning a rushing touchdown.
Who would have ever thought the big man would line up as a running back and get to score? If you had that one on your bingo card, you deserve extra points.
Georgia refuses to get distracted, and that is what makes them such a great team. They know what has to happen for them to accomplish their goals, and so far, nothing has stood in their way.
The Dawgs quarterbacks could have played with a little more crispness, but for the most part, they shined. Georgia’s defense did well, producing at least 22 havoc plays and seeing a season-high nine pass breakups.
Jake Camarda did an excellent job punting the ball when he had to, averaging 48 yards a kick, and those punt returners averaged 16 yards a return.
Georgia aced every element on Saturday, even with those turnovers. Sometimes teams get lucky and Charleston Southern did with those interceptions and that fumble recovery touchdown.
We usually break down each position for the report cards, but it seemed only fitting to give a straightforward grade with this team’s performance on Saturday and how they played as one.
This team gets an A+ because they refused to let Charleston Southern into the game, and they produced on both sides of the ball with their starters sitting out for a half.
There wasn’t a need to break it all down because they all played well. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart should be proud of his guys for the way they handled this FCS opponent because sometimes teams who have all the momentum in the world sleep on lesser opponents, but the Dawgs didn’t.
Mini national championship No.11 is complete. Now the Dawgs have one more before heading into the postseason and possibly doing something incredible. This season has already produced so many memorable moments, but the best part of it will be here before we all know it.
Georgia football passed test 11 with flying colors and will now look to the final regular-season test against their in-state rivals Georgia Tech. The Dawgs need to remain focused and get ready to steamroll the Yellow Jackets.