Anyone else happy that one is over?
Georgia beat Kentucky Saturday by an underwhelming score of 14-3 to advance to 4-1 on the year.
Though the Dawgs had control of it from the start, this was a really poor display of Georgia football.
Again, Stetson Bennett proved he is not the answer. Bennett was 9/13 for 131 yards, 0 touchdowns and two interceptions.
Zamir White, however, played great, rushing for 136 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries. That was his first 100 yard game of his career.
Defensively, the Dawgs played well, holding Kentucky to 3 points. The Wildcats did, though, put together a long 10 minute drive in the second quarter that sucked all the life out of the game.
Players were dropping like flies all day, unfortunately. Wide receiver George Pickens and running back Kenny McIntosh did not dress for the game. Defensive linemen Julian Rochester and Jordan Davis left early. Linebackers Quay Walker and Monty Rice are banged up. And defensive back Lewis Cine is hurting.
With a high-powered Florida offense on the schedule next week, the Dawgs are in trouble if these guys cannot go.
Georgia, which has controlled the series against Florida the past few years, is in serious danger of losing to the Gators next weekend if this offense cannot get its act together. Bennett just is not good enough to win in a shootout, and no matter how good the Georgia defense is, Florida is still going to put up points.
UGA will need to run the ball, and not abandon the run game. Keep the ball, don’t make Bennett win it with his arm. Two weeks ago against Alabama, Bennett’s height hurt him, resulting in a number of batted passes at the line of scrimmage. Today against Kentucky, that trend continued as Bennett was picked off on first and goal after throwing the ball into the hand of a Kentucky defensive lineman.
Georgia will need to figure things out if it wants to leave Jacksonville with a win and a shot at competing for the SEC Championship Game.