The Georgia Bulldogs conducted a two-hour practice Wednesday, Oct. 28, in preparation for Southeastern Conference opponent Kentucky, in Lexington, Ky.
Georgia travels to Kentucky to face the Wildcats on Saturday, Oct. 31. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m., ET on the SEC Network. Before practice, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart participated in the SEC Football Weekly Media Teleconference. Following practice, Tre’ McKitty and Trey Hill offered these comments on the contest with Kentucky.
Selected comments from Smart and the student-athletes follow:
Head Coach Kirby Smart
Opening Statement
“Our guys are practicing hard. I thought we’ve had a good couple of days getting ready and prepared for what’s often a physical game, like we play all year. These guys are really big up front and do a great job across both offensive and defensive lines, especially in the power running game and as they have been for a while—the quarterback run game. We’re getting ready for the Kentucky Wildcats, ready to go.”
On how he gets a defense ready and prepared to face different style programs…
“In terms of defense, we just try to improve on fundamentals. We took the off week and just really tried to work on block protection, tackling, a lot of circuit work. It’s not really scheme, it’s more being able to execute at a high level and tackle people. You don’t get a chance to do that very often so we try to work really hard on that. This week, we worked on all the different things they do. They create a lot of issues in their run game, and they’ve got really athletic quarterbacks that can hurt you when they break out of the pockets and things.”
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