10-21-2025, 03:49 AM
For nearly a decade, Kirby Smart's teams have built their dominance on a simple principle: be hard to kill.
Over the past month, Georgia's defense has turned halftime into a reset button. Since the team's 44–41 win over Tennessee, the Bulldogs have yielded just 21 points across eight quarters of second-half football.
"Deafening; by far the loudest this stadium has been," ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit said during the TV broadcast of the crowd after Everette's pass breakup to complete the first Ole Miss three-and-out.
"I think that was something that was put in place way before we got here — that's a culture thing," linebacker CJ Allen said of the second-half shutdowns. "Fourth quarter, you go through all the programs in the summer, spring, all the conditioning, all the workouts, all the lifting, just for moments like that."
Saturday marked the third time this season that the Bulldogs' defense flipped a game's tone after halftime.
Over the past month, Georgia's defense has turned halftime into a reset button. Since the team's 44–41 win over Tennessee, the Bulldogs have yielded just 21 points across eight quarters of second-half football.
"Deafening; by far the loudest this stadium has been," ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit said during the TV broadcast of the crowd after Everette's pass breakup to complete the first Ole Miss three-and-out.
"I think that was something that was put in place way before we got here — that's a culture thing," linebacker CJ Allen said of the second-half shutdowns. "Fourth quarter, you go through all the programs in the summer, spring, all the conditioning, all the workouts, all the lifting, just for moments like that."
Saturday marked the third time this season that the Bulldogs' defense flipped a game's tone after halftime.
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