ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia’s defense under first-year coordinator Todd Grantham will be tested in yet another way Saturday when the Bulldogs visit Mississippi State.
After failing to stop the power running of South Carolina tailback Marcus Lattimore and the aerial prowess of Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, the Bulldogs may see a little bit of everything in Starkville. That includes the spread option often used by MSU coach Dan Mullen.
“We have gotten something different every week,” inside linebacker Akeem Dent said. “We’ve got to take it upon ourselves to be in tune with the game plan and what Coach Grantham wants us to go out there and do.”
MSU does not have a quarterback ranked in the SEC’s top 10 in passing efficiency – Chris Relf and Tyler Russell combined for five interceptions last week at LSU – and hasn’t produced a 50-yard rusher in two weeks.
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