UGA Football Coach Praises Star Running Back Nate Frazier
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ATHENS - Expectations are sky-high for Georgia’s leading returning rusher this fall.
As a freshman in 2024, Nate Frazier, the explosive, highly-ranked running back from California ran for an impressive 671 yards and eight touchdowns. He showed impressive burst, vision, energy, and a passion for the Georgia Bulldog football program.
He ran for touchdowns against Clemson, Florida, Tennessee, Ole Miss, and scored the game-winning touchdown against Georgia Tech late in the season.
He’s already a fan favorite in Athens and is bound for a giant sophomore season this fall. Georgia Bulldog offensive coordinator Mike Bobo spoke highly of Frazier during his press conference this week.
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“Well, I want to give Nate and his coach, Coach Crawford, a lot of credit,” Bobo said. “He (Nate) was one of the few guys that did not come in mid-year last year. He got here in June, and Nate is a tireless worker. He's always in Coach Crawford's office or in the bullpen with some of our quality control guys trying to catch up. Running back is not as complex as some of the other positions except for pass protection. But this guy dove in and he worked extremely hard.”
“Early in the year, we were trying to get him on the field and get him some touches”, Bobo added. “It did put him in a lot of situations that would involve pass protection by the end of the year. We weren't afraid to have him in there on third down. So I think he's growing as a complete back. I guess the next step is, stop trying to look for the home run all the time. That's something we got to get better with all the backs, is that we got to learn to get to dirty yards. And every play's not going to be a home run.”
Even at 5-foot-10 205-pounds, Frazier wants to showcase his explosiveness. He wants the 50-yard touchdown runs. Every back does. And while he has that ability, his longest run last year was a 40-yarder against Clemson. Explosive runs are great, but they don’t come in bunches. Georgia’s experienced play-caller knows Frazier has to learn to get the tough yards. Break key tackles. Fight for extra yards and run with efficiency.
“A lot of these backs in high school, they're the best player on the field, and they can bounce anything. And in turn, an average player is supposed to play by bouncing it out running. This league's different, and working on his steps, working on his vision, and keying the right defender up front, and pressing the hole and hitting. And that's something, I think, in the first six practices, you've seen an improvement of Nate being willing to stick it in there and get to dirty yards.”
The talent is easy to see. He plays with passion, runs hard, and is one of the more gifted football players on the entire roster.
Now it’s about controlling the talent. Not running wild. Continuing to develop into a true, do-it-all back who can hit the home-run, but also pick up the dirty yards. That’s winning football, and that’s what they need from Nate Frazier in 2025.