UGA Football LB CJ Allen: "The Standard Is Still The Standard
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ATHENS, Ga – Georgia Bulldog linebacker CJ Allen spoke with the media on Tuesday afternoon and offered the following comments.
On knowing the significance of rivalry games...
"It just means more considering the history of the game. Some of the coaches have even played at Auburn, like this year my coach T-Rob [Travaris Robinson]. And guys have played in the game before me. But it's just another game. It's another game where we go out there and do what we are supposed to do."
On what advice he gives to the freshman...
"I tell guys just to keep working because you never know when your number is about to get called. You might be one injury away, or one player away, so you never know when your number is up. Like I said, it's a long season and we all of our guys no matter what. I also tell them just to have fun and be able to learn. It's a learning process and you can never stop learning."
On conversations within the defense coming off Alabama...
"We definitely look at the film and see what we did wrong. But it also just comes down to just being correct and just executing the call. Obviously, we never plan on giving up points, but we just go over what we did wrong. The conversations don't change because the standard is still the standard to give up no points."
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Who’s Next? The Auburn Tigers
Last season UGA football came from behind to defeat Auburn, 27-20, Saturday afternoon before 88,043 spectators at Jordan-Hare Stadium and a CBS national television audience.
Carson Beck led Georgia (5-0, 2-0 SEC) as he finished 23-for-33 for 313 yards and one touchdown. Tight end Brock Bowers led all receivers with eight catches for a career-high 157 yards, while running back Daijun Edwards rushed 19 times for a team-high 76 yards and two touchdowns. Linebacker Smael Mondon, Jr. tied his career high with 11 tackles, including seven solo stops and two tackles for loss, while defensive back Javon Bullard returned from injury for a career-best 10 tackles.
The game-winning play came from Bowers. The Dawgs crossed midfield when Beck hit Bowers a 16-yard pass on third down before the game-winning 40-yard touchdown pass.
Bowers made the catch at the 25-yard line before evading the Tigers’ secondary for the winning score. On its final drive, Auburn neared midfield before defensive back Malaki Starks picked off Thorne on fourth down to seal the victory.