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Watch: All seven of Georgia’s sacks in win over Clemson

Watch again all seven of Georgia’s sacks in win over Clemson

Georgia’s 10-3 win over Clemson on Saturday night was nothing short impressive for Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs.

It was maybe the most dominant defensive performance in the history of Georgia football, holding Clemson to just 2 rushing yards and 180 total yards of offense.

The most impressive part of the win, and the storyline following the game was the seven sacks that the defense recorded against Clemson and quarterback DJ Uiagalelei.

Georgia players who recorded a sack:

ILB Nakobe Dean (2)

OLB Adam Anderson (1)

OLB Nolan Smith (1)

DL Jordan Davis (1)

DL Travon Walker (1)

DL Jalen Carter (1)

Hump Day got you feeling down? Lift your spirits by re-watching all seven of the Dawgs’ sacks from Saturday night’s win.

Pair of Georgia Bulldogs named SEC Players of the Week

Pair of Georgia Bulldogs named SEC Players of the Week

A pair of Georgia Bulldogs have been recognized as SEC Players of the Week for their performance against Clemson.

Defensive back Christopher Smith has been named the SEC’s Defensive Player of the Week and defensive lineman Jordan Davis was honored as the league’s best defensive lineman of the weekend.

Smith was responsible for the lone touchdown in Georgia’s 10-3 win over Clemson on Saturday.

Late in the second quarter, with the game tied at 0-0, Smith stepped in between the ball and receiver on a slant route and took an interception 74 yards to the house.

Davis also had a monster performance. The whole nation is talking about the 6-foot-6, 340 pound monster that is Davis. He was incredible on Saturday, recording 3 tackles, 1 sack and 2 tackles for a loss.

Watch: Trevor Lawrence loses bet with former UGA WR, forced to wear Georgia gear

Watch: Trevor Lawrence loses bet with Terry Godwin, forced to wear Georgia gear

Former Georgia wide receiver and former Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence apparently had a friendly wager going for Saturday night’s matchup between the Bulldogs and the Tigers.

After Georgia’s dominant defensive showing, which helped UGA to a 10-3 victory, the Jacksonville Jaguars teammates shared a laugh as Lawrence, the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL draft, showed up to the Jags locker room wearing Georgia gear.

Godwin, who played wide receiver for the Dawgs from 2015-18, recorded the interaction and shared it to social media on Monday.

Godwin had a solid career at UGA, reeling in 134 catches for 1800 yards and 11 touchdowns.

He’ll always be remembered mostly for his epic one-hander against Notre Dame in 2017.

UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton: Clemson Review, CFB Roundup

J.C. breaks down Georgia’s epic win over Clemson and visits a wild weekend of college football. Listen here:

J.C. Shelton breaks down Georgia’s huge win over No. 3 Clemson and recaps an epic weekend of college football!

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 04: Justin Shaffer #54 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates their win against the Clemson Tigers in the Duke’s Mayo Classic at Bank of America Stadium on September 04, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Your friends at UGA Football Live and UGA Wire present your one-stop-shop podcast for all things Georgia football: “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton.”

This season we will release episodes each week, including interviews from some of the best Georgia Bulldogs of all time with news, breakdowns, rumors and more!

In our weekend review episode, J.C. breaks down Georgia’s 10-3 win over Clemson on Saturday night and recaps the college football weekend.

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Also on the show:

  • Season outlook – what does this win mean for UGA?
  • Spread versus J.C. – how did we do against the spread in week-1?

 

Make sure to subscribe, rate and review! And check out our other episodes featuring former Georgia greats like Tavarres King (Ep. 3)  Keith Marshall (Ep. 4) Arthur Lynch (Ep. 6) Malcolm Mitchell (Ep. 7) Drew Butler (Ep. 9) Aaron Murray (Ep. 17) Brandon Boykin and Chris Burnette (Ep. 18)  Rennie Curran (Ep. 24) and Mark Richt (Ep. 27)

Paul Finebaum: SEC Championship could be ‘free game’ for Georgia football

Finebaum spoke on Georgia’s chances at a playoff spot following a huge win over No. 3 Clemson.

Georgia’s big win over No. 3 Clemson on Saturday night may have set up a playoff spot for the Bulldogs regardless of what may happen in the SEC Championship game.

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum described UGA’s possible path to the college football playoff in a podcast reviewing a wild week-1 of football.

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“Georgia now has a free pass to the SEC Championship game, and unless Florida just simply blows us away and is a team that I’m not sure that they are then Georgia gets to Atlanta, they play Alabama and it’s a free game.”

The rest of Bulldogs 2021 schedule sets up nicely. The only serious test UGA may have the remainder of the year will come on Halloween night in Jacksonville versus Florida. The Bulldogs should roll through teams like South Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.

And the finale at Georgia Tech should be a cakewalk after the Yellowjackets showing versus MAC opponent Northern Illinois in the season opener, a 21-20 home loss.

That likely leaves another matchup with Alabama in Atlanta, unless Texas A&M can make magic happen versus the Tide on Oct. 9.

Georgia’s eyes will be on a playoff spot for the next 17 weeks.

 

Clemson HC Dabo Swinney after Georgia loss: ‘That was a heavyweight fight’

Dabo Swinney: ‘That was a heavyweight fight’

No offensive touchdowns were scored on Saturday night during the top-five battle between the Georgia Bulldogs and Clemson Tigers.

Georgia escaped with a 10-3 win, exhibiting defensive dominance all night, holding Clemson to 180 total yards, 2 yards rushing and recording 7 sacks.

Clemson fans surely are not hanging their heads because of their team’s defensive effort.

Georgia’s high powered offense struggled.

JT Daniels, a preseason Heisman hopeful, only threw for 135 yards on 22/30 passing. He definitely struggled.

Defense was the name of the game on Saturday night.

“Obviously we’re incredibly disappointed with the outcome of the game, but congratulations to Georgia, that was a heavyweight fight,” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said after the game.

“Really tough matchup just like we knew it was going to be. We knew points were going to be hard to come by.”

Georgia’s front seven was ferocious, tallying seven sacks on the night and making life miserable for Clemson’s offensive line and quarterback DJ Uiagalelei.

Inside linebacker Nakobe Dean played like a superstar, recording 2 sacks. Outside linebackers Adam Anderson and Nolan Smith each got one. Defensive linemen Jordan Davis, Jalen Carter and Travon walker all made their way into the sack column as well with one each.

“Georgia’s a great front,” Swinney continued. “They’re incredibly talented and so are we…We started a true freshman at left guard…This was two really good football teams tonight and that’s going to prove out to be the case as we go through the season. Tonight, they made a few more plays than we did. We’ve got to grow up from it.”

As mentioned earlier, it was not all pretty for Georgia. The Bulldogs’ offense struggled about as much as the Tigers’ offense did.

Superstar quarterback JT Daniels did not look great. The run game had nice moments, but they were far and few between. Overall, it looked Georgia’s offense pre-Daniels.

Swinney commented on his team’s defensive performance against the Dawgs.

“We felt like we matched up well in the run game and we did. Wish we could’ve better job of keeping them off the field, but we dropped eight and had a lot of stunts and twists. We were able to get some pressure. We did a good job, just changing it up and trying to give them different looks. We felt like if we could manage the run game and get them out of what they wanted to do, we matched up pretty well.”

Despite win, Georgia still below Clemson in ESPN’s FPI

Despite win, Georgia still below Clemson in ESPN’s FPI

Georgia’s 10-3 win over Clemson on Saturday night was nothing short impressive for Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs.

It was maybe the most dominant defensive performance in the history of Georgia football, holding Clemson to just 2 rushing yards and 180 total yards.

Georgia had its own offensive woes, but at the end of the day, it beat Clemson, the second most dominant football program of the last 10 years.

But despite the win, ESPN’s Football Power Index is still favoring the Tigers over the Bulldogs in its rankings.

The Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward. It is not meant to be a ranking system. Each team’s FPI rating is composed of a predicted offensive, defensive and special teams component.

Georgia checked in at No. 5 before the game, and on Sunday morning after the rankings had been updated, the Dawgs remain in that same spot.

The top-five is as follows:

  1. Alabama
  2. Clemson
  3. Ohio State
  4. Oklahoma
  5. Georgia

Georgia vs Clemson: Behind 7 sacks, Bulldogs smother Tigers

Bulldogs smother Tigers

How ’bout them Dawgs?

No. 5 ranked Georgia (1-0, 0-0) took down No. 3 ranked Clemson (0-1, 0-0) Saturday night in Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium by a score of 10-3.

It was not always pretty, but it sure was effective. We just witnessed maybe the greatest display of defense in the history of Georgia football.

Going up against a Clemson team that’s expected to be an offensive powerhouse, the Georgia defense did not flinch.

In fact, it simply dominated.

A ferocious pass rush, which recorded 7 sacks, held Clemson to just 180 yards of total offense.

Every time the Tigers thought they were about to move the ball, Georgia simply did not let them.

Only six points were scored offensively by both teams combined. The difference was a second quarter pick-six by Georgia junior defensive back Christopher Smith. That proved to be enough.

Oh, and Clemson only rushed for two yards the whole night.

Tigers’ quarterback DJ Uiagalelei, a preseason Heisman hopeful, looked far from it. Georgia held the young quarterback to 178 yards on 19/37 passing.

But what about Georgia’s offense?

Well, Clemson fans surely are not hanging their heads because of their team’s defensive effort.

Georgia’s high powered offense struggled.

JT Daniels, another preseason Heisman hopeful, only threw for 135 yards on 22/30 passing. He definitely struggled.

Zamir White put the Dawgs on his back at the end of it. He did not have huge numbers on Saturday – 74 yards on 13 carries – but he stepped up when it matters.

Georgia has work to do offensively. But then again, this was definitely the best defense the Dawgs will play all season.

Celebrate. We just beat Clemson.

J.T. Daniels throws a pick, Georgia defense saves day with two sacks

J.T. Daniels throws a pick, Georgia defense saves day with two sacks

J.T. Daniels threw an interception that gave Clemson the ball at the Georgia 34-yard line.

It could have been very costly.

Thankfully for Georgia, its defense is absolutely ferocious tonight.

Instead of Clemson coming away with points or even sniffing the end zone, the Dawgs’ defense got to Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei twice and forced Clemson into another punt.

That’s five sacks for the Dawgs tonight.

Halftime Report: Georgia leads Clemson 7-0

Halftime Report: Georgia leads Clemson 7-0

In a game where offense has been hard to come by, Georgia finds itself leading 7-0 thanks to a Christopher Smith pick six midway through the second quarter.

Georgia has held Clemson to 1 rushing yard tonight but has only accounted for 42 of its own.

Like I said, not much offense.

If there’s one big takeaway from this game so far, it’s that this Georgia defense is absolutely ferocious.

Georgia has held Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagelelei to just 89 yards on 10/20 passing. Georgia has been applying pressure and rattling the young quarterback.

But for Clemson, the Tigers are likely proud of their defensive effort as well.

Star quarterback JT Daniels has not been able to do much. He’s 13/16 for only 68 passing yards.

Georgia kicker Jack Podlesny missed a short field goal that should have given Georgia an earlier lead.