Kirby Smart details what Georgia’s running game needs to get back on track

Kirby Smart Georgia head coach Kirby Smart during the Bulldogs� game against Mississippi State at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (Photo by Perry McIntyre)\r\r\r\r (Perry McIntyre)

By Connor Riley

As great as JT Daniels was on Saturday night, the Georgia rushing performance was worse. The Bulldogs had just eight rushing yards on 23 carries, with sacks and kneel-downs factored in.

While Daniels became the first 400-yard passer for Georgia since Aaron Murray did it in 2013, the rushing total was the lowest it had been for Georgia in a game since 1996.

Kirby Smart, Georgia’s head coach, was a player on that team at the time.

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After the game, Smart did not mince words about why the Bulldogs struggled to run the football.