Georgia passed their first SEC test of the season at Arkansas with flying colors after handing the Razorbacks a 45-17 defeat. For some Arkansas fans though the final score was hardly the most upsetting thing coming out of this game.
One Arkansas reporter specifically was extremely upset at Georgia for running defensive line drills on the field during a timeout. The explanation Georgia provided after the game made it even worse in his eyes because UGA said "we're not getting enough work" during the game.
I don’t care what the situation is… There is zero excuse for an opposing coach to say this about you because you played so poorly. pic.twitter.com/r6sVdANzB3
— Kyle Sutherland (@k_sutherlandAR) September 20, 2026
Arkansas overreacted to Georgia's defensive drills during a timeout
On the surface it does make sense why someone from Arkansas to be offended by this. No team runs drills during timeouts and then later say they had to do this because their opponent didn't challenge them enough. That however isn't what Georgia was doing at all.
Soon after this went viral on social media Jeff Sentell, a Georgia insider, shared a video from last year's game at Tennessee. This was one of Georgia's most competitive games last season and their defense was still doing drills during a timeout. Instead of this being a shot at Arkansas this actually is just a standard procedure in Athens.
Wanted to come back to this from last Saturday in Knoxville. This was during a TV timeout LATE in the fourth quarter.
— Jeff Sentell (@jeffsentell) September 19, 2025
The Georgia defensive line saw that stoppage of play as an opportunity to keep working. pic.twitter.com/4nzjxPTVg5
The postgame comments weren't a shot at Arkansas either. Sure it seemed like Georgia was saying Arkansas wasn't challenging them enough during the game, but UGA was actually saying they want to get extra work in on a game day regardless of who they're playing.
Arkansas didn't challenge Georgia enough during this game, no one can deny that, but if Georgia is doing drills in a high profile game like they did against Tennessee last season then there's no reason anyone in Fayetteville should be upset about what they did on Saturday.
What's next for the Georgia football program?
Georgia is going to need all the extra reps they can get because up next they have their first big game of the season against Oklahoma. The Sooners are struggling a bit after losing to Michigan in week two and barely surviving New Mexico's upset bid last week, but they are still a team with more talent than Georgia has seen yet this year.
Georgia is a big favorite over the Sooners, but that doesn't mean this game will be easy. The Sooners have one of the top defenses in the country this year, and for an offense still looking for a true threat in the passing game that could be concerning. Georgia's also a bit banged up coming out of the Arkansas game. Nate Frazier specifically had the most worrisome injury, but even though Kirby Smart shared a positive update after the game who knows if he'll be 100 percent by this weekend.
Oklahoma may not be as difficult of a game on paper as it seemed at the start of the season, but this won't be an easy game for Georgia to win by any means.
Kickoff between Georgia and Oklahoma is scheduled for 3:30 pm EST on Saturday, Sept. 26.
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