Media reacts to first half of SEC Championship Game
Georgia had a rough start to the SEC Championship, both from an injury standpoint, and on the scoreboard.
The Bulldogs fell behind early, and trail at halftime, as the Bulldogs also lost WR Dominick Blaylock to a left knee injury. That left an already short-handed receiving corps in tough shape to try and move the ball against LSU.
As Ralph Russo of the Associated Press put it, “LSU has the ball and a 14-3 lead. It feels like UGA is hanging on a bending tree limb by three fingers.”
That was the sentiment across the college football media.
Then it went from bad to worse for Georgia as QB Jake Fromm limped off the field after he was sacked by Grant Delpit on a safety blitz. He wasn’t out long and returned to the game with more than two minutes left in the first half. It appeared Fromm and Georgia had developed some momentum until Fromm threw an interception to Derek Stingley Jr.
Both with a pass to himself, and with multiple touchdown passes, not to mention key runs, LSU QB Joe Burrow showed why he’s the Heisman Trophy favorite.
Here’s how the media reacted to the first half:
Joe Burrow dodging all the other Heisman candidates like… pic.twitter.com/7Z6IlCyYch
— Cody Worsham (@CodyWorsham) December 7, 2019
Georgia offense injured/suspended at wideout, top RB injured, QB misfiring. Sub-optimal.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) December 7, 2019
D’andre Swift also does not appear to be part of the offense right now.
— Matt Hinton (@MattRHinton) December 7, 2019
Running off the field on the follow through of a touchdown pass is peak Joe Burrow 2019… pic.twitter.com/d0M7ZQ2U3M
— Shea Dixon (@Sheadixon) December 7, 2019
Wow. Terrace Marshall dropped a TD bomb there. #LSU must punt.
— Scott Rabalais (@RabalaisAdv) December 7, 2019
#LSU was this close to driving a dagger in the Bulldogs, but Marshall couldn’t hold it. That was a common sight for LSU receivers last year but a rarity this year. Tigers D now must keep it from being costly.
— Scott Rabalais (@RabalaisAdv) December 7, 2019
Joe Burrow really can do it all, can’t he?
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) December 7, 2019
The defensive end was so surprised nobody blocked him that he just stopped rushing. And that split second made all the difference as Burrow throws a TD.
Weird stuff.
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) December 7, 2019
LSU has the ball and a 14-3 lead. It feels like UGA is hanging on a bending tree limb by three fingers. https://t.co/ou0643Rx7Y
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) December 7, 2019