On New Year’s Eve, Kirby Smart and his No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs will take on No. 2 Michigan in one of the College Football Playoff semifinal games.
Smart knows that Michigan will try to impose their will by running the ball but that they also have two capable quarterbacks.
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“I have a lot of respect for the way that his teams play. They are physical. They like to bludgeon. You can tell they have some form of contact every day in terms of ‘we’re going to run the ball. We are going to run it right here and we don’t care if you know. We are going to move you.’ I have an appreciation for that physicality,” Smart said. “When you play a game when it comes down to that last possession, there are times where you have to be able to run the ball to end the game. They’ve been able to do that really successfully this year.”
“They also are explosive, can throw. They have two quarterbacks that are very effective,” Smart said.
Georgia had the most dominant defense in the nation throughout the entire season until they were exposed by Alabama in the SEC Championship Game. It will be interesting to see if Michigan attempts a similar game plan.
