ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia’s offense racked up 526 yards and 7.5 yards per play during last Saturday night’s 43-14 win at Tennessee, consuming 36 minutes and 28 seconds of possession time in the process.
It was a thorough beating that included a 24-of-29, 288-yard passing performance by junior quarterback Jake Fromm, but it did not contain a slew of explosive plays that are compiled each week by the likes of Alabama, LSU, Ohio State and Oklahoma. D’Andre Swift came out of the backfield to produce a 44-yard reception, and Brian Herrien broke a bunch of tackles for a 40-yard run, but Georgia’s biggest play against the Volunteers was inside linebacker Tae Crowder’s 60-yard fumble return for a touchdown that capped the scoring with 4:39 remaining.
“Some teams explode and want to turn the scoreboard way up,” Fromm said after the game. “For us, we just focus on the game, execute on that drive, score and do whatever we can. We want to attack people up front.
“With our offensive line, we feel like we can out-physical anybody.”
Ohio State and Georgia, teams tied for No. 3 in the latest Associated Press poll, appear to have college football’s two most complete rosters as the season reaches its midway mark. The Buckeyes go into their first open date with a 6-0 record and an average score of 49-9, while the Bulldogs are 5-0 with a 43-11 average score entering this Saturday’s game against visiting South Carolina.