Georgia HC Kirby Smart has one goal in mind for his team vs Texas
The Georgia Bulldogs (5-1) are headed to Austin, TX to face the undefeated and No. 1 ranked Texas Longhorns (6-0). Despite their record, the Dawgs have not been a four-quarter team, nor have they played like the contender that they're known to be, and head coach Kirby Smart wants that to change starting this Saturday. […]
The Georgia Bulldogs (5-1) are headed to Austin, TX to face the undefeated and No. 1 ranked Texas Longhorns (6-0).
Despite their record, the Dawgs have not been a four-quarter team, nor have they played like the contender that they're known to be, and head coach Kirby Smart wants that to change starting this Saturday.
"I want to see them play their best game against Texas," Smart said. "I mean simply, stated, we have not played our best game. We have not put a complete game together, and that's what every coach's goal is. Right? To play your best game moving forward. That's what's going to be needed to go on the road at Texas and play. We got to play better and that's the only goal I'm thinking about right now, how we play this week."
Texas is no question Georgia's toughest test that they'll face this season.
Smart pointed out how the Longhorns are stacked on both sides of the ball and, unlike the Bulldogs, have been playing consistent football in all three phases.
But the best teams are built in the trenches and that's something that makes Texas, whose defense ranks No. 1, an uphill battle for any team that they face.
"Size, speed, two best front guys. I mean every defense starts with train wreckers big guys, physical guys at the point of attack that are hard to move. They've got them," Smart said. "They've got guys on the edge that are elite rushers, they got an elite player out of the portal. They went and got DB from Clemson who's playing really good. I mean they patched up some holes they had. They're the complete package on it because they're really consistent. They don't give up explosives. They're really good in the red area. They are hard to run the ball on I mean the consistency you watch them play with it reminds me of you know some of our better teams here, our best teams here.
"I'm like man, they're good on D, they're good on O, they're good on special teams and they're playing at a high level."
College Gameday will be in Austin this Saturday, which means all eyes will be on these two teams as the marquee matchup of the week.
Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
