LEXINGTON, Ky. – At first glance, Georgia’s two consecutive SEC East football titles appear quite similar.
The Bulldogs swept their six division foes by double digits on both occasions, with the closest contest being 14 points – 24-10 over South Carolina last season and 43-29 at Missouri this year. Likewise, last year’s blowout loss at Auburn and last month’s blowout loss at LSU are Georgia’s lone regular-season blemishes in 2017-18, but the two titles have not seemed the same to those involved.
“In my head, I remember last year blowing teams out and coming out of games in the second half,” sophomore quarterback Jake Fromm said after Saturday’s 34-17 victory at Kentucky that secured a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game on Dec. 1. “That’s not the way it’s been this year. I don’t think we’re any worse or any better than we were last year. We’re still trying to get to the level of where we want to play, and we haven’t played there yet.
“It’s an uphill climb, and we’re ready to get there.”
One big difference between last season’s league run for Georgia and this year’s version is that this one isn’t over. The No. 5 Bulldogs (8-1, 6-1) will wrap up their SEC schedule this Saturday night, when they host Auburn (6-3, 3-3). The game kicks of at 7 and will be televised by ESPN.