Georgia’s season opener did a lot of things right, and Mike Bobo was one of the biggest reasons why.
In a 63-3 win over Tennessee State, Georgia’s offense looked sharp from the start and kept rolling well after the starters had finished their work. Bobo, who has drawn plenty of criticism in recent years, put together a clean, efficient game plan that helped the Bulldogs handle business exactly the way they were supposed to.
That matters, even if Tennessee State is Tennessee State. Georgia was expected to win comfortably, and it did. But the way the offense carried itself still stood out, and Bobo deserves his share of the credit for that.
The starters wasted no time making the game look out of reach. Gunner Stockton and the first unit scored touchdowns on all five of their possessions before calling it a day. After that, the backups took over, and outside of two rough drives in the second quarter, they held up well too.
Ryan Puglisi opened the second half by leading two touchdown drives. Later, Ryan Montgomery and Hezekiah Millender each guided touchdown marches in the fourth quarter. The run game produced too, with Nate Frazier turning in a strong day, and Georgia’s receivers showed promise across the board.
Bobo also handled the game well from a roster-management standpoint. Resting starters and getting backups meaningful snaps is one thing, but he also kept the offense as simple as possible. That approach limited what Georgia put on film and avoided revealing too much about any offseason changes.
Georgia has had trouble in the past against lesser opponents when it tried to hold back too much. That wasn’t the case here.
The Bulldogs were dominant early, gave their backups plenty of work, and did it all without showing much of the playbook. For one week, at least, Bobo’s extension already looks justified.
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