ATHENS, Ga. — We’re all used to seeing Arian Smith run deep down the field for the Georgia Bulldogs. What we’re not used to seeing is what Smith was doing before the snap of the football Saturday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Smith, a sophomore receiver, was running back and forth behind the line of scrimmage in motion for the Bulldogs. The fastest player on Georgia’s roster – and maybe on any football roster in America – Smith often has lined up in the slot, but that simply was to get him matched up on the inside of the defense against a safety that he could run past on a deep route.
However, Saturday against Ohio State was the first time in a game that the 6-foot, 185-pound speedster was seen doing the full range of motions and alignment resets that Georgia typically utilizes with Ladd McConkey and Kearis Jackson in the slot. Smith, it seems, was staying busy during the four-week lead-up to the College Football Playoff semifinals.
