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Georgia football need to prepare for trick plays

Coach Jim Harbaugh and his Wolverines are not afraid to do whatever it takes to win, even if it means pulling out a few trick plays on offense. They have proven to be very effective at it.

According to Pro Football Focus, Michigan leads all college football with +28.8 expected points added from trick plays. In the Big 10 Championship against Iowa, the Wolverines pulled off a brilliant double pass for a 75-yard touchdown.

Earlier in the year, Michigan pulled another rabbit out of Harbaugh’s khakis on a kickoff return, leading to an 80-yard touchdown.

Trick plays are hard to defend because, well, it’s a trick. You don’t often see them coming, and they can take a defense by surprise.

This game has a lot of stakes for both teams. We talk about Georgia’s long national championship drought, but Michigan is currently facing one of their own. The Wolverines have not won it all since 1997.

If there is a program just as hungry for a national title as Georgia is, it’s Michigan. You better believe they will get creative to score points to ensure a victory in this game.

Studying the film and preparing in practice for a potential trick play will help the Georgia defense as it prepares for Michigan.

If everything plays out as expected, this could go down as a classic CFP semifinal game between two blue-blood college football programs. The Georgia defense will look to add their stamp in this 2021 finale.