In a 40-13 win over South Carolina, the Georgia defense lived up to its billing as the top unit in the country. It was a long night for the Gamecocks and head coach Shane Beamer, who provided a truthful explanation for his team’s offensive woes on Saturday night.
The Bulldogs surrendered just 296 total yards to the Gamecocks, and 82 of those came on the ground. South Carolina ran the ball 34 times, including sacks, which comes out to an average of 2.4 yards per carry.
In his postgame press conference, Beamer was asked what Georgia did to make things so difficult on South Carolina. Beamer, taken aback by the question, provided a brutally honest answer about the Bulldogs’ elite defense.
“They’ve got like 100 five-star football players on their defense,” Beamer said. “They have a defensive lineman that weighs 340 pounds and runs better than everybody on this call. They’ve got five-star defensive backs. They’re big and physical and fast. Other than that, they’re really freakin’ good. That’s why they have the top defense in the country.
