The Hidden Flaws That Could Shatter College Football’s 2024 Championship Dreams
The best way to prevent that is to recruit elite talent and develop players – Georgia does both. But here’s an area where the ’Dawgs were more “good” than “elite” in 2023: Finishing drives.
UGA’s touchdown efficiency after entering the red zone was 71.2%, ranking 22nd in the FBS. But the timing of the failures was a problem: The offense made five red-zone trips against Alabama in the SEC Championship Game and collected just three touchdowns and a field goal, coming away empty another time in a game Georgia wound up losing by a field goal – and it cost the Bulldogs a CFP bid. Moreover, the team’s best red-zone weapon was tight end Brock Bowers, and he plays in the NFL now.
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