Getting dominated on both lines, even for just a half, by an FCS program would be a major red flag with the Tide looming if it weren’t for the fact that the Dawgs pretty obviously weren’t completely focused, and won’t lack for inspiration in getting more fired up for Alabama than they did for Southern. While quarterback Greyson Lambert and stars Nick Chubb, Sony Michel and Malcolm Mitchell appeared to have shown up ready to play, the Dawgs’ vaunted veteran offensive line got off to a slow start opening up holes for the running game and Jeremy Pruitt’s defense had trouble getting off the field on third and fourth down, allowing the Jags to keep a couple of drives alive, including eating up more than half of the second quarter with their lone scoring drive.Īdd in the fact that, in the first half, Brian Schottenheimer had reverted to pretty conservative playcalling (after opening things up the previous week against South Carolina) and you have the not-very-overwhelming 20-6 halftime score that Southern’s legendary Human Jukebox band impressively spelled out at halftime. (Cal Powell / UGA)Īnd there’s one thing we can be sure of: Bama will present a considerably tougher challenge than Georgia has faced so far in racking up a 4-0 record.Īs rainy day games against cupcake opponents go, Saturday’s was mostly satisfying once you got past a first half in which some elements of the Georgia team looked a bit somnambulant. Sony Michel and Nick Chubb look like the nation’s best running back tandem.
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