Georgia and QB Carson Beck showed why they’re the No. 1 team to start the season against Clemson on Saturday. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
Georgia didn’t have much trouble with Clemson on Saturday.
The No. 1 Bulldogs took down the No. 14 Tigers, 34-3, in the teams’ first meeting since 2021. After Georgia led just 6-0 at halftime, they broke the game open in the third quarter with back-to-back 75-yard TD drives.
Georgia opened the second half with a six-play drive that ended with a pass from Carson Beck to Colbie Young in single coverage in the end zone.
After Clemson responded with a ponderous 12-play drive that ended with a field goal, Georgia went 75 yards in eight plays as true freshman RB Nate Frazier got his first career score to give the Bulldogs a 20-3 lead with 3:15 to go in the third.
It was obvious that Clemson needed to respond quickly after Frazier’s TD. But the Tigers played conservatively. After QB Cade Klubnik was stuffed on a third-and-short run, Clemson elected to punt the ball back to Georgia just before the end of the quarter. Clemson’s defense forced a three-and-out, but the Tigers couldn’t muster any points the rest of the game.
Georgia is loaded
The Bulldogs entered the game as 13.5-point favorites and a sluggish first half felt much more like the byproduct of a conservative offense than Clemson going toe-to-toe with the Bulldogs. After Georgia opened things up a bit in the second half, Beck really got rolling. The Heisman favorite finished the game 23-of-33 passing for 278 yards and two scores.
Georgia also relied on a creative run game in the absence of both Trevor Etienne and Roderick Robinson. Etienne, a transfer from Florida, didn’t see the field after a DUI arrest this spring and Robinson is out with a toe injury.
Frazier ended up carrying the ball the most of any Georgia…
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Publish date : 2024-08-31 19:16:41
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