Perhaps they’ve improved. Perhaps it’s inferior competition. Perhaps its a combination.
Whatever the reason, the Georgia Bulldogs are quietly establishing themselves as a top-20 defense in Jeremy Pruitt’s second season as coordinator. In Saturday’s 27-3 win over Kentucky, the Bulldogs (6-3, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) held the Wildcats to eight first downs and 180 total yards.
Playing in his final Sanford Stadium game against an SEC opponent, senior defensive tackle James DeLoach was responsible for two of Georgia’s three tackles for loss.
“This was probably my best game,” DeLoach said. “We all just focused as a team and executed the game plan, and everybody was wanting to help us seniors go out the right way. I couldn’t ask for any more than playing with these guys.
“We push each other, and we don’t act like anybody is better than anybody else.”