The Georgia Bulldogs have not averaged 550 yards and 55 points with some high-flying, up-tempo offensive assault under new coordinator Todd Monken.
Instead, the Bulldogs of 2020 often resemble the Bulldogs of recent years.
“I think our identity is a hard-nosed offense that is going to run the ball efficiently,” redshirt sophomore tight end John FitzPatrick said Monday. “Then we’re going to take our shots. We’re able to spread the ball around, and whatever Coach Monken dials up, we’re going to go do it.”
The Bulldogs have been effective offensively in spurts during a year in which redshirt junior quarterback Stetson Bennett surprisingly took the reins during a 37-10 opening win at Arkansas and continues to take first-team snaps coming off Georgia’s lone open date of this 10-game regular season. Georgia erupted for 24 first-half points against Auburn, 27 second-half points against Tennessee and 24 first-half points against Alabama, but the Bulldogs failed to score in the second half against the Crimson Tide in a 41-24 loss.
As the No. 5 Bulldogs (3-1) prepare for this week’s trip to Kentucky (2-3), just what is Georgia’s offensive identity?