Georgia’s start to the season has been loud, fast and ruthless, and Saturday was no exception. Even with the conditions on the field looking nothing like last week, the result stayed the same: Georgia rolled to 70 points for the first time since beating Northeast Louisiana 70-6 in 1994.
The Bulldogs did plenty of damage through the air, and Gunner Stockton was at the center of it. In Georgia’s all white uniform debut, he tied the school record with five passing touchdowns before coming out in the second quarter.
Through two games, Stockton has eight passing touchdowns and only four incompletions. And just like last week, he spread the ball around, finding a different pass-catcher for each of those touchdowns.
“That’s Georgia football … everyone wants a thousand yard receiver,” said Kirby Smart in his postgame press conference
Georgia also added a rare special teams score. True freshman Tyriq Green brought back a kick 91 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, giving the Bulldogs their first kick-return touchdown since 2016. The last player to do it for Georgia was Terry Godwin against South Carolina.
It was another afternoon full of firsts in red and black. Landon Roldan, Sacovie White-Helton, Tyriq Green and Ethan Barbour all found the end zone for the first time in a Georgia uniform. That pushes the total to nine first-time scorers through the first two games.
When a reporter asked Smart what had clicked for the offense, his answer was as direct as it gets.
“Our opponents,” he said.
Now the attention shifts to SEC play, where Georgia heads to Fayetteville to face Arkansas. Ryan Silverfield has taken over for Sam Pittman this offseason and is trying to get the Razorbacks back to being at least relevant in the SEC.
But that mission took a hit after Arkansas was blown out by Utah 43-10 last weekend. Quarterback KJ Jackson has also had a rough opening stretch, with at least one turnover in each of his first two starts this season.
The feeling around this Georgia team is hard to miss. Through two games, the Bulldogs have piled up 133 points, and the offense looks determined to keep pressing late into games.
Bobo’s unit has kept its foot on the gas for all 60 minutes, while Schumann’s first-team defense has smothered opposing offenses. Against inferior competition, it has been a statement.
And now the question is whether that pace carries into Georgia’s first SEC test, with the possibility that the Bulldogs could get to 50 again.
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