Georgia defenders Josh Harvey -Clemons (35), Shaq Wiggins (6) and Quincy Mauger (20) latch onto Tennessee wide receiver Jason Croom (18) Saturday at Neyland Stadium.ATHENS, Ga. – As the Georgia Bulldogs were giving up yards and points in victories last month over South Carolina and LSU, they were also discovering ways in which a youthful defense could build confidence.
Georgia used a goal-line stand midway through the fourth quarter to turn away the Gamecocks, and the Bulldogs stopped the Tigers on a fourth-and-10 in the final minute. In last week’s 34-31 overtime win at Tennessee, however, the Bulldogs came away with no such stop to celebrate.
The Volunteers pounded the Bulldogs for 277 yards after halftime and seemed headed for a touchdown in overtime when Pig Howard fumbled through the end zone after a 7-yard run on second-and-goal.
“Tennessee went up and down the field on us, and we can’t let that happen,” Bulldogs outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins said. “We were excited we won, but at the same time, we knew we needed to fix something. That game shouldn’t have been as close as it was, and we knew we had things to work on.
“It’s a little bit frustrating, but we know we can fix it. We just need to fix it now. Pronto.”