Georgia got a first in school history on Saturday, and the players made it clear they were all in on it.
The Bulldogs wore all-white uniforms for the first time ever and rolled past Western Kentucky 70-20 at Sanford Stadium. The look had already been a favorite in recruit photo shoots on official visits, and now it finally made it to game day. Linebacker Chris Cole didn’t hesitate when asked about it.
“I love them,” linebacker Chris Cole said. “White uniforms, 10 out of 10.
Hopefully we wear them again. But I love them.”
Cornerback Ellis Robinson echoed that sentiment after seeing the crowd match the team’s look.
“It was amazing, I’m not gonna lie,” cornerback Ellis Robinson said. “First time ever wearing something different at Georgia. It felt good to be out there, too, seeing the crowd all white, too, just like us.”
Georgia is now 2-0 and 5-0 in alternate uniforms under Kirby Smart, but whether this white-on-white combination returns is another question entirely. Smart didn’t sound eager to make a promise after what he saw in the second half.
“I don’t know,” Smart said after the win. “Time will tell. If we play like we did in the second half, hell no.”
The game itself was a runaway from the start. No.
2 Georgia scored on its first seven drives, built a 49-point lead before Western Kentucky got on the board, and finished with 439 yards of offense. Quarterback Gunner Stockton tied a school record with five passing touchdowns in one game, and he became the third player to do it in the first half of a contest.
Even with the starters out and the backups handling more of the load, Georgia still won the second half 21-14. But the Hilltoppers actually outgained the Bulldogs 162-150 after halftime, and Western Kentucky had 11 first downs to Georgia’s six in the second half. Georgia also coughed up four fumbles after the break, losing one, with the torrential downpour adding to the turnover-filled feel of the afternoon.
That late sloppiness is what stuck with Smart. The final score was never in doubt, but the Georgia coach made it clear the second half didn’t meet his standard.
“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. “If you can’t possess the ball on offense, then you can’t play.
If you can’t crack block a guy that’s 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 want play in time and think they’re worthy of playing time that just proved to me they don’t deserve it.”
When asked whether that kind of performance surprises him, Smart said it doesn’t.
“No, it doesn’t surprise me. I do it every year.
It’s every year, it’s the learning curve, right? You go through it, you keep coaching them, you rub their nose in it, you say, look, this is what you are.
This is not, don’t be offended because somebody gave you your fourth star and you came in here and you couldn’t block somebody that outstrained you from Western Kentucky. Don’t be upset about it.
It’s just, it’s real. It’s reality.
So you can do something about it by going out there and practicing.”
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