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3 Up’s, 3 Down’s from Georgia’s 51-13 win over Kentucky

By Elliot Reeder

ATHENS, GA - OCTOBER 7: Bulldog quarterback Carson Beck #15 passes the ball during a game between University of Kentucky and University of Georgia at Sanford Stadium on October 7, 2023 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Perry McIntyre/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
ATHENS, GA - OCTOBER 7: Bulldog quarterback Carson Beck #15 passes the ball during a game between University of Kentucky and University of Georgia at Sanford Stadium on October 7, 2023 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Perry McIntyre/ISI Photos/Getty Images) /
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Up – The Passing Game

The Bulldogs opened up the passing game fully for the first time for Carson Beck (after he earned trust in the second half of the Auburn game) this week, and it was fun to watch. Beck ended up going 28/35 (80% completion percentage) for 389 yards and 4 TD’s (with 1 INT). Brock Vandagriff also saw action late and kept things going (5/7 passing for 46 yards and a TD). Georgia mixed things up, spread the ball around, and showed us action that we hadn’t seen up to this point. This was easily the best performance up to this point we’ve seen from both Mike Bobo and Carson Beck.

As mentioned, the Bulldogs spread the ball around very well (as we usually see). While Bowers did his thing as I mentioned (he’s now up to 24 catches, 410 yards, and 4 TD’s across the last 3 games), 12 different Bulldogs caught a pass in the game. Not just that, but 7 of them caught multiple passes. All in all, Bowers (7/132/1), Rosemy-Jacksaint (4/99/1), Thomas (5/63/1), Edwards (6/51), Pearce Spurlin III (1/25), Dominic Lovett (2/16), Oscar Delp (2/12/1), Ladd McConkey (1/11), Mekhi Mews (1/8), Andrew Paul (1/7), Dillon Bell (2/7), and Anthony Evans III (1/4) all caught passes.

If Beck and Georgia can keep up this passing game to pair with an improving run game (that is seemingly getting healthier) and a strong defense, then Georgia will be tough to beat. But the key is turning this one game of success into consistency.

Down – No Black Jerseys

The only thing that might’ve made last Saturday more fun was if Georgia was wearing black jerseys. This has been a controversial subject for some with there being a lot of dejectors (based on either tradition or fear based on the 2008 Alabama game), but I think Saturday would have been a good time to bring the black jerseys back out for the first time since 2020.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think the Bulldogs should make black jerseys a once a month thing, or even an every year thing, but I believe Saturday was a great time to whip them out. It was an SEC home game at night (a rarity for Georgia at this point) against a ranked opponent (who was wearing all-white). This was as good a time as any to wear black in my opinion. Wearing black every once in a while could be a recruiting boost (which would just add to what has already become a strength), and wearing blackout uniforms *while* beating the No. 20 team in the country by 38 points could have added just a little more oomph to the win recruiting wise.

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