Mizzou Football: Report Card vs Georgia Bulldogs in week four
. . . RUN DEFENSE . C+
In the first half, it looked as if the Tigers defensive front might be for real this year. They were limiting Georgia’s running backs from doing much damage and had it not been for a bunch of turnovers, Missouri probably has the lead at half time.
The second half is when the Bulldog running backs found their groove. They ended the day rushing for 185 yards, but I went with the C+ rather than a C because Mizzou kept the Dogs out of the end zone.
Elijah Holyfield led Georgia with 90 yards rushing off of 14 carries while D’Andre Swift had 71 yards off 16 carries. Outside of those two, the Georgia running game wasn’t nearly as electric, but I was hoping to see that Tiger front really limit these Bulldog backs.
. PASS DEFENSE . C-. .
As mentioned with the run defense, the pass defense was holding Jake Fromm in check in the first half. They intercepted him early on and it looked like they might be able to put pressure on the Georgia signal caller throughout the day.
Fromm found his groove in the second half and ended the day tossing for 260 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception. It wasn’t an amazing day for Fromm, but he was able to do basically whatever he wanted in the second half.
After surrendering over 500 yards to the Purdue quarterback last week, most Missouri fans will take giving up just 260 yards through the air.