UGA Football: Frierson – Defense Carries Bulldogs To Tough Win

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Time after time Saturday night, big third down after big third down, the Georgia defense was getting into the backfield and disrupting or sacking Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei.

“Do we have an elite pass rush? I don’t know that yet. Can we affect the quarterbacks? Absolutely,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said after the fifth-ranked Bulldogs produced 7 sacks and 8 tackles for loss in a 10-3 win over No. 2 Clemson in the Duke’s Mayo Classic.

It was just one game, Smart said postgame, and you can only learn so much from one game. But what a game, what a performance.

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