The No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs built up a dominant 49-0 lead in their 70-20 win over the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. However, Georgia allowed the game to get a bit sloppy at times and allowed Western Kentucky to score three touchdowns including two in the second half.
Following the win, Georgia coach Kirby Smart emphasized that Georgia needed to play better in the second half. Smart even made it clear that the Bulldogs may not wear all-white uniforms again.
“I don’t know," Smart said on if Georgia will bring back the all-white uniforms. "Time will tell. If we play like we did in the second half, hell no.”
Of course, Georgia played a ton of backups throughout the game with most starters, like quarterback Gunner Stockton, sitting out the entire second
half with the game clearly out of reach. Coach Smart still holds Georgia's backups to the same standard of excellence as he does for the starters.
"If you don’t get off the field on third down six consecutive times, you’re not ready to play for Georgia’s defense," Smart said in a postgame interview. "If you can’t possess the ball on offense, then you can’t play.
"If you can’t crack block off, a guy that is lined up inside you and hold your block and pin him, then you’re probably not ready. If your front five offensive linemen can’t move Western Kentucky’s defensive line, you’re gonna really struggle on the road when you play in the SEC. So there’s guys that won’t play in time and think they’re worthy of playing time, just proved to me they don’t deserve it."
Georgia will certainly not be able to play quite as many players in Week 3 as the Bulldogs play the Arkansas Razorbacks in their SEC opener. Arkansas will be Georgia's first road game of the season. The Bulldogs are heavy favorites over Arkansas, who was demolished in Week 2 at Utah.
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