ATLANTA — Seventeen seconds into the second quarter, LSU had gained 158 yards. By way of contrast, Tennessee — the nation’s No. 1 offense — managed 289 yards over four quarters in Sanford Stadium a month ago. The Tigers had made three more first downs than Georgia, holding the ball more than twice as long. They looked pretty darn good.
They trailed 21-7. They would lose 50-30. LSU threw for 502 numbing yards, but not once over the final 32 minutes did it pull within two scores.
This is how the 2022 Bulldogs work. They’re not quite as overwhelming as last season’s national champions — few collegiate teams have run as deep as that one — but they have exquisite timing. They don’t make every play, but they make so many that every opponent winds up shaking its collective head.
