The 2020 college football season will end for the Georgia Bulldogs late Friday afternoon following their Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl matchup against Cincinnati.
And just when things were starting to get really fun.
Since JT Daniels was inserted into the starting quarterback role, the Bulldogs have flourished offensively, averaging 498.3 yards and 41.7 points in wins over Mississippi State, South Carolina and Missouri. The 49-14 victory at Missouri to close Georgia’s 7-2 regular season was the premier showing under first-year offensive coordinator Todd Monken, as the Bulldogs rushed for 316 yards and threw for 299 for an eye-popping 615 total.
“We’ve been more efficient,” redshirt sophomore receiver Kearis Jackson said Tuesday. “We’ve been able to stay on the field and convert on third downs and make big plays when we needed. We just continue to stay on the field and move the ball.”
Georgia has converted 24-of-36 third-down opportunities (66.7%) since Daniels took the reins, and the transfer from Southern California is the biggest reason why. On third-down pass attempts, Daniels is 16-of-19 (84.2%) for 270 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions.