ATHENS, Ga. – Ticktock, ticktock, the Georgia Bulldogs are controlling the clock.
They’re loving every second of it, too.
Georgia leads all Southeastern Conference football teams this season in time of possession, owning the ball for an average of 33 minutes and 54 seconds per game. In Saturday’s 24-17 downing of Florida in Jacksonville, the Bulldogs gobbled up 35 minutes and 48 seconds.
“It helps us a lot,” Bulldogs senior tight end Charlie Woerner said Monday. “It gives our defense time to rest on the sideline, and it has kept the ball away from Florida and our other opponents. It’s a big thing for us, because it wears the other defenses down. By the end of the game, they’re tired.
“When you look at it from the outside, it’s kind of obvious – you want to hold the ball more than they do.”