Georgia football: 3 simple keys for the Dawgs’ defense in Miami

Georgia football must stop the Michigan run game

As mentioned earlier, Michigan is a run-heavy offense. They average 223.8 yards on the ground and have scored 39 rushing touchdowns. Their rushing yards per game rank No.10 in the country.

Hassan Haskins and Blake Corum are their top backs, and you will be seeing both of these men often on Friday. This duo is Michigan’s version of Nick Chubb and Sony Michel for comparison.

Haskins leads the team with 261 carries,1,288 yards, and 20 touchdowns. Corum has 939 yards and 11 rushing scores on 141 carries. Corum was dealing with an ankle injury towards the end of the season, but both he and Michigan offensive coordinator Josh Gattis says he is back at 100%.

Both Haskins and Corum are two different types of runners. Haskins is more of a power-back who can run well between the tackles. He is the type of running back that can get five-six yards per play and wear out defenses as the game goes on.

Corum is most dangerous when he gets to the outside. He has tremendous breakaway speed and will leave defenders in the dust if he gets just a few steps ahead of them.

Luckily for Georgia, stopping the run has been the defense’s best skill this season. The Dawgs allow an average of 81.7 rushing yards a game. Only three rushing touchdowns have been scored against Georgia all season.

Running the football against the Georgia front seven has not been easy for any team, and Georgia is going to have to continue that dominance to take away Michigan’s greatest strength.