Georgia Football: 3 takeaways from Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate blowout

3. Bulldogs have too many backfield weapons to be contained

Georgia Tech is the team renowned for their rushing attack, with the Yellow Jackets entering the final weekend of November ranked first in the FBS with an average of 353 yards on the ground per game. The Bulldogs shut down Paul Johnson’s team on the ground, giving up only 128 rushing yards thanks to one of the nation’s best front sevens.

The Yellow Jackets also ranked in the top 40 in the country in rushing defense, as they conceded an average of fewer than 140 yards to opponents through the first 11 games of the year. Georgia had racked up more yardage on the ground before halftime against Georgia Tech, as they were able to throw several talented running backs at the Yellow Jackets defense.

D’Andre Swift racked up 105 yards and a touchdown on the ground in his 14 attempts. Elijah Holyfield notched 79 rushing yards and a score on nine carries. Jayson Stanley added 35 yards on his two chances with the football. As a team, the Bulldogs finished with 286 total yards and two touchdowns while averaging seven yards per carry as a group. There was simply too much talent for the Yellow Jackets to contain all the threats on Saturday in Athens.