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What Mark Richt said after Georgia’s dominant win over Kentucky
By John Hollis
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Here’s what coach Mark Richt and a few Bulldogs player had to say following their team’s 27-3 win over Georgia on Saturday.
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“It was a good day,” Richt said. “A good, solid victory. It was the last (conference) home game for the seniors and it meant a lot to them to finish with style. The underclassmen played their tails off for those guys. That was a motivating factor and they did a good job of that. Overall, the coaches and the players did a wonderful job of focusing on what’s important.”
On the win
“It was a good day, a good solid victory. It was the last home game for the seniors and it meant a lot to them to finish with style. The underclassmen played their tails off for those guys. That was a motivating factor and they did a good job of that. … Overall, the coaches and the players did a wonderful job of focusing on what’s important.”
On the lines of scrimmage …
“I was very pleased with what happened up front. It was a line-of-scrimmage game and we won in the trenches today on both sides of the ball. We had a situation where we had a comfortable lead and we were able to pound the ball and chew up the clock. … Part of it was the defense getting off the field and then the offense moving the ball. We had 71 plays and they had 47 plays and that was important.”
On Auburn
“Going to Auburn is tough. It’s going to be a big one for both of us.”
On the “wild dog” offense
“We have skill guys who can handle it. Terry Godwin is a guy that can handle the zone read and Sony Michel can take the ball and run it. That adds another blocker to the scheme. The defense figures you’re going to run it, but you have numbers better at the line of scrimmage.”
On the quarterback play
“It was just what we needed. There was no point in slinging it all over the yard today. The safest way was just how we played it. But when we did throw it, we were fairly effective.”
On Sony Michel
“It was a great game for him. At the half, we talked about being really close to breaking a big one. When we finally broke through and got a long run, the yards start coming and you feel better about the run game. When the line of scrimmage controls the game like we did on both sides, everything looks good.”
TB Sony Michel
On the offense’s performance on Saturday
“We haven’t been in the end zone for a while now, so it was great to get a touchdown and put some points on the board. It was exciting.”
On overcoming any off-the-field distractions this past week
“I would say yes in a way, but we kind of blocked all that stuff out and got back to what we have been doing and who we are.”
LB Jake Ganus
On overcoming adversity this week
“It hasn’t been that tough. I think on the outside it looks a lot worse than it has been on the inside. We are together. We are a family and we are a tight unit. When stuff like that happens we just get even closer. When you put our backs against the wall, we just come out fighting.”
John Hollis is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers Georgia and Florida.
