Greg McElroy names what “would keep me up at night if I were Kirby Smart”

Jan 10, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Greg McElroy attends the 2022 CFP college football national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Greg McElroy has two major concerns for the Georgia Bulldogs ahead of the 2024 college football season. McElroy, who is an ESPN college football analyst, highlighted his top reasons to worry about Georgia on his podcast, “Always College Football with Greg McElroy.”

McElroy ranks Georgia as his top team in the SEC, but he has concerns about Georgia like every other team in the SEC. “What would keep me up at night, if I were Kirby Smart, it’d be the front seven defensively, but I do think they should improve at that spot,” said McElroy.

Georgia’s run defense finished the 2023 season ranked as the No. 18 run defense in the nation. The Bulldogs allowed 13 rushing touchdowns and 113.6 rushing yards per game, which is not up to Georgia’s high defensive standard in the Kirby Smart era. Georgia’s defensive line is already banged up entering fall camp, which is very concerning ahead of the Bulldogs’ Aug. 31 season opener against Clemson.

“The other thing that would keep me up would be the schedule. You have six home games, you got two neutral sites, okay, then you have four true road games,” continued McElroy. “How about these road games? Okay, Kentucky, perennial bowl team, at Alabama, perennial playoff contender, at Texas, playoff team last year (and) likely a playoff contender for the foreseeable future, at Ole Miss… So four very difficult road games.”

“It’s a very very difficult schedule. Extremely difficult schedule and one that I think they can navigate, but I’m not sure they’ll be able to navigate it unscathed, however,” said McElroy.

Fortunately for Georgia, in the expanded College Football Playoff era, the…

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Publish date : 2024-08-04 22:30:45

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