Georgia Football: 3 takeaways from runaway victory over Murray State
By Dante Pryor
Georgia football was able to overcome a tough early start against Murray State to run away with a win. What’d we learn from the blowout?
On a day that former Georgia Bulldogs head coach and athletic director Vince Dooley had the field at Sanford Stadium named after him, the Bulldogs dominated the Murray State Racers 63-17 in an early afternoon tilt in Athens.
Usually we don’t learn much when elite teams take on FCS teams, and that was no different here, but when the superior team dominates it is a good indicator of their mindset.
Georgia’s mantra this year is National Championship or bust. They played like it today. The Bulldogs didn’t fool around; their starters dominated early, and their second unit continued the onslaught.
Although it was over early, there were some takeaways from Georgia’s dominating performance.
3. Georgia is big
They run 320, 336, 336, 330 and 325 pounds. That’s the weight of the Georgia Bulldogs’ offensive linemen. If you only saw the box score of last week’s 30-6 win versus the Vanderbilt Commodores, then you didn’t get the full picture of how dominant Georgia was last weekend. The Bulldogs gained 425 yards on the ground last week, and the game was never in doubt.
This might be sort of crazy to say, but the strength of the Bulldogs is their offensive line. They use their size to lean on opposing defenses.
When you can run the way they ran last week, and again this week it is going to be difficult to stop them offensively. The Bulldogs had no issue running the ball today running for 269 yards and four touchdowns against an undersized, outclassed defensive line.
2. The Bulldogs are fast
The Racers could not live up to their name managing only 27 rushing yards on 23 carries. Not only were the defensive linemen stout, the linebackers tracked down every wide, stretch run Murray State tried all game. The Georgia linebackers tracked down Murray State runners from the back side all game long.
The Bulldogs have speed to burn on offense as well. Any skill player that got in the open field did not get caught from behind in this game. DeAndre Swift averaged 11 yards per carry in this game, and the Bulldogs average 6.7 as a team.
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1. The Bulldogs are incredibly deep
Take the success against an FCS team any way you would like, but Georgia’s second string was as dominant as their starters. There wasn’t much drop off even with the third-string. The Bulldogs go three-deep at running back, four deep at receiver, and five deep along their defensive line. This depth is proof that Kirby Smart has recruited well in Athens.