Longtime UGA offensive coordinator made a shocking move last week when he took over as Colorado State’s next head coach.

Bobo, who had been a part of UGA’s coaching staff since 2001 as an assistant and offensive coordinator since 2007, left Athens for his first head coaching gig. The move was praised by many and certainly made a lot of sense for Bobo, but his departure now leaves UGA with a bit of a void on the coaching staff.

Georgia faces Louisville tonight in the Belk Bowl and coaching changes can often have a significant effect on a team. In Bobo’s place, Georgia’s tight end coach John Lilly will assume Bobo’s play calling duties.

Despite the major coaching change, UGA head coach Mark Richt said that the offensive game plan for the Belk Bowl will hardly be affected.

“About 90 percent of the offensive game plan was done before we got [to Charlotte],” Richt said to the media. “It’s obviously different not having Mike around at practice after having him here for so long. But we have a very capable coaching staff who knows that it’s time for us to make sure we take care of business in this game.”

In terms of look, UGA’s offense likely won’t be much different Tuesday night. And why should it?

Georgia’s offense is among the best in the nation. It led the SEC with 41.7 points per game and a dominant rushing attack, averaging 255 yards per game.

I fully expect Lilly to lean heavily on Nick Chubb. No defense has been able to contain him since becoming the starter, and while Louisville’s is among the stingiest units in the country, there’s no reason to believe the true freshman can’t keep up his torrid pace.

There may not be the familiarity level that was present with Bobo, and that’s understandable, considering he was offensive coordinator for seven seasons. But running the football travels well and with the weapons UGA has on offense — a dominant running back and a physical offensive line — the formula is there for Lilly to pound the rock against the Cardinals defense.

As always with bowl games, given the nature of these matchups, offenses usually open up the playbook quite a bit and if there was a coordinator who was a creative play caller, it was Mike Bobo.

But with a game plan already establish and largely unchanged after Bobo’s departure, expect Georgia to play to its strengths against Louisville and give the Cardinals a heavy dose of the run game.