ATHENS, Ga. – The Georgia Bulldogs took an expected dip in several national offensive categories after Saturday night’s 21-0 victory over Kentucky at a drenched Sanford Stadium.
Georgia and Kentucky played a scoreless first half in the steady rain that accompanied temperatures in the low 50s. A shanked punt by Kentucky’s Max Duffy and a fumble by Wildcats quarterback Lynn Bowden enabled the Bulldogs to shake loose for a 14-0 lead at the end of three quarters, which factored into Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm needing to attempt just one second-half pass.
Fromm was not having any “What’s wrong with the offense?” questions after the game, with the 21-0 triumph following a 20-17 upset loss to South Carolina in double overtime in which the Bulldogs committed four turnovers.
“I’m not worried about that,” Fromm said. “Tonight, we came out and played physical football. We knew that’s what it was going to be. It wasn’t going to be a beauty contest. It was going to be ground-and-pound just because of the way the conditions were.
“Our guys did a good job of responding to that.”