Cincinnati has the No. 18 rated offense in Bill Connelly’s ESPN SP+ rankings, which makes it the third best offense the Bulldogs will have gone up against this season.
The Bulldogs have had their worst games against his No. 1 and 3 offenses – Alabama and Florida. Auburn at No. 47 is the only other top 50 offense Georgia has faced.
Oh, the No. 1 defense in those rankings? It’s still Georgia despite the Alabama and Florida games.
“There's plenty of things we've gotten better on, communication,” safety Chris Smith said. “Tackling is one of our main focuses this week. We're going to try to go out and put on our best product for this week.”
Since the loss to the Gators, the offenses Georgia has faced are ranked No. 83 and lower.
“Cincinnati's offense is really good,” Lanning said. “They're a top-20 team on offense and defense. I think that's why they play really complementary football. For our guys, I think we've seen steady improvement in our communication and our ability to adapt based on somebody being out. I think we've done a better job throughout the season. Our coaches have done a really good job adapting. Our players have done a really good job adapting to who's in, who's not in, putting those pieces together.”
Georgia will be missing some important pieces due to opt outs against Cincinnati in cornerback Eric Stokes and inside linebacker Monty Rice but the Bulldogs can plug in players from top 3 recruiting classes the last several years.
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