ATHENS, Ga. – Todd Grantham did a lot more celebrating than admonishing in his first game as Georgia’s defensive coordinator.
The Bulldogs were relentless in Saturday’s 55-7 humbling of Louisiana-Lafayette, limiting the Ragin’ Cajuns to 14 yards on 29 carries. It wasn’t much better for ULL’s passing game, which had eight completions to Cajuns receivers and three completions to Bulldogs defensive backs.
“I thought it was a solid performance,” Grantham said. “I thought we prepared well during the week, and I thought we came out and matched their runs and passes like I thought we should. I thought the guys were ready to play, and I thought there was good communication. I saw guys running to the ball and I saw guys playing physical, so overall I thought it was a solid performance.”
Georgia had gone 22 straight games against Bowl Subdivision teams without holding the opposition to single digits.
ULL did not have a rush go over 5 yards, and the Cajuns had only three pass plays go more than 10 yards. Their lone gain over 18 yards was effective, however, as Chris Masson found tight end Ladarius Green in busted coverage for a 60-yard touchdown with 1:13 left in the first half.