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Will Muschamp speaks to Jalen Carter’s impact on the rest of the Georgia defense
By Keith Farner
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Will Muschamp sees Jalen Carter’s impact on the Georgia defense from the perspective of an opponent trying to game plan against the Bulldogs.
Carter, who has battled knee and ankle injuries this season, has returned to full strength, and that was never more apparent than in the SEC Championship Game when he lifted LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels off the ground with one arm.
Muschamp on Tuesday was asked what Carter’s presence allows the rest of the defense to do.
“Well, he’s somebody you gotta account for every snap,” Muschamp said. “He can change the game certainly inside. He’s a very disruptive guy in the run game and in the pass game. So that’s something that’s — a guy that’s very disruptive. And you gotta account for him every snap, and sometimes it’s hard to help in protection for an inside player. It’s much easier to chip on the edges and be able to have some protection. You can turn the protection. We’re very aware of that, that we’ve gotta create situations where Jalen is one-on-ones, and that’s what we try and do as much as we can.”
Carter this season was an Associated Press and Coaches’ All-SEC First Team selection after he played in 11 games, started in 7, and made 29 total tackles and 25 QB hurries.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
