No.1 Georgia remains perfect with 37-20 win over Vanderbilt | Game Recap | CBS Sports

But what a fun one this ended up being on CBS number one, Georgia taking on Vanderbilt on the road The dogs looking for their school record 24th straight scary stuff in the second quarter though, Georgia up 14 7 Brock Bowers is gonna get the short pass before being taken down out of bounds He ended up having to leave the game after he checked into that medical tent and did not return Luckily for the dogs, it seems to be optimistic from Kirby smart and his team got it done with him in the locker room There's Beck finding Dominic. Love it for the touchdown. Georgia was up 24 7 at the half They wrapped things up 37 to 20 as you take a look at your box score there Let's get out to a guy who covered all of the action in this one though as we get things underway with a man who? Was in the booth. Mr. Ross Ross. This one didn't go as we necessarily Anticipated but the dogs still stay on top. What did you see in this one? Well, I saw the Vanderbilt was right there I mean by far their best performance of the season for the Commodores Hanging with a really good Georgia team Obviously the number one team in the country all of the streaks that you referenced But Vanderbilt was really just a play or two away from being in this thing until the very end Ultimately Georgia just has better personnel Georgia made the plays they had to make to win the game But credit Vanderbilt for making it a game when it comes to Brock Bowers We saw him go to the locker room Kirby smart gave us a little bit of an update But what did you hear about Brock Bowers in that injury? Well, what I didn't like about it is that every time we saw him he was still limping and and they're calling it an ankle Injury, sometimes you can kind of walk those things off But you know He kept struggling with it as we saw him limping around and limping into the locker room The good news for Georgia is that they do have a bye week coming up But after that they play Florida on CBS, that's obviously a huge game. They're gonna need Brock Bowers for that game So we're gonna have to keep updated on that over the next couple weeks He's as good of an offensive weapon as there is in college football Definitely is there's a reason why people are talking about him for the Heisman trophy Ross last one before I let you go here You mentioned the bye week for Georgia and then they get a little bit of a SEC slate after the or excuse me after that Bye week, but with this Georgia team very similar to Alabama. They haven't quite hit their stride just yet I mean, what is you what do you anticipate for the dogs going forward as they get to that back half of the schedule? Well, I think that's a good point because last Saturday night against Kentucky they were utterly dominant, right? I mean, they look like the team that won back-to-back national championships. They weren't able to pick up where they left off last week, though They didn't carry over that momentum Today was more like some of the other games they've had against Auburn against South Carolina where they didn't play their best if they keep Playing games like this eventually, they're gonna lose one of them All right. Well there you had it. He had a bird's-eye view for that one, but the dogs still staying on top Ross Thanks so much for your time and for your analysis. Now, of course, he mentioned that Georgia Bulldogs schedule So this is what we're looking at. If you look at the right side of that schedule, they get the bye week So some time for Brock Bowers to reset and then they go into the back half of that SEC schedule, Florida, Missouri Ole Miss before wrapping up at Tennessee First of our doubleheader on CBS number one, Georgia taking on Vanderbilt the dogs looking for their 24th Straight win a school record there and they've won five straight against Vanderbilt But in this one at least it started a little bit different Ken seals dropping back fires down to London Humphreys who would take it 49 yards and give his team the 7-0 lead their first points against Georgia in 12 quarters and their first lead in Nashville since 2013 but the dogs would get right back in it early second Kendall Milton taking the handoff. That's good for seven more So Georgia takes a 14-7 lead But later in the quarter things got a little scary for tight end Brock Bowers who is taken down out of bounds Later being ruled as an ankle injury Kirby smart feels optimistic about it, but Bowers did leave the game to the locker room again being called a left ankle injury We'll pick this one though back in the end of the second half Carson Beck finds Dominic Love it to Georgia going into the halftime break with a 24-7 24-7 lead then we skip ahead to the fourth quarter Georgia holding a 16-point lead trying to put this one to bed Beck Not quite where he wanted to go with that one. CJ Taylor runs it down the sideline finally knocked out at the one-yard line But good field position there for Vanderbilt Georgia those scored on six straight possessions before throwing the interception there and then Vanderbilt taking care of business Cedric Alexander Taking that one into the end zone They'd make it a one possession game before Ken Seals in rolls, right? This pass was tipped by Kamari Lassiter So Vanderbilt trailing 30 to 20 late in this one still time to stay alive But on the ensuing Georgia drive Dajan Edwards gets the handoff and never looks back Finally pushed out at the six-yard line and the dogs would take control 20 or to be 37 to 20 lead for Georgia and their 24th straight win That's the longest streak in SEC history as the dogs take down Vanderbilt once again It's a 37 20 finish in Nashville for the top-ranked dogs It's the stick straight victory for Vanderbilt or against Vanderbilt for Georgia They had quite the game in this one Vanderbilt was 2 and 31 though in the last 33 games against SEC So Georgia will get the bye before hosting, Florida on October 20th Vanderbilt also gets a bye. They'll head to Ole Miss Let's hear from Kirby smart with Tiffany Blackman We're tested today by this Bandy team But what did your team show you in the way they were able to respond to the early adversity? Well, we continue to be having a little bit up and downs But I thought we responded well Came out and really won the middle what we call middle eight minutes of the game the last four and then the first four offense Put together a great drive. We just got score touchdowns coach losing Brock Bowers in this one I know how much he means to this team, but how proud are you or the way this group was able to emotionally regroup? Oh, they're great. We had a couple guys go down. They stood up rose up. It's been a long seven weeks So we got a well-needed much-needed Off week coming some lengthy drives for this offense How is Carson back able to sustain those through his decision-making good execution? We got to hit some explosives Can't have 1718 play drives. You got to hit some explosives. Thanks coach. Congratulations. Thank you. Go dogs Go dogs as I mentioned Georgia still unbeaten in the longest winning streak in SEC history As you look at that list Georgia now with 24 Straight wins as I mentioned it earlier six straight win against Vanderbilt their 34th straight regular season win That's a school record All the dogs do is win lately and for more on this game to break it down even further We hand things off to Emily proud and our crew at 24-7 sports in Nashville Thank You Haley before we get to the actual game Of course the biggest story line going down in the second quarter when Brock Bauer's out with that ankle sprain according to Kirby smart Carl reacting to this news just looking forward to the rest of this season I mean, we don't know how long he's gonna be out. But if he does miss some time, how does that affect this Georgia offense? Well, he's their best football player. So it definitely affects it, but they do have depth behind them I think it's most important that you get them back For the SEC championship in the playoffs when you're gonna be going against some of the top teams in the country I do think that if he had to take some time the rest that they could get by without him in the interim I think the bye week comes at a great time I think Kirby smart said that not just for Brock Bowers, but this seems like the last seven weeks He just mentioned right we got to get to a bye. We got to get healthy and you got, Florida You got Missouri got Ole Miss. You got Tennessee. You got some teams that can put up some points They need their best player back in their offense and that's Carson Beck's kind of safety blanket But if there is a team equipped to deal with the vacancy of a guy like Brock Bowers, it's that Georgia tight end room I kind of mentioned Oscar Delp being one of those guys Pierce Berlin lost and lucky They got some guys that can play some ball. They just haven't had the opportunity yet So I think they're gonna be okay as they hit the bye week a good time for us to sort of evaluate What we thought we would see from the Bulldogs at this point in the season 7-0 really no surprise I think that was the expectation but Coop from what you've seen from this Bulldogs team is this about what you expected as they go towards that three-peat It's hard to do what they're trying to do, right? We mentioned that they are only the second team that is trying to accomplish this and that happened a long time ago with the Minnesota Team right so doing what they're trying to do is really really difficult and they have a target on their back every week the thing About Georgia, and I think you go back to that, Kentucky game It's about getting better Weekend and week out and you got a first-time starter in Carson Beck who just seems to get more and more comfortable Weekend and week out and we'll see what happens with Brock Bowers But that is a good development everything that's happening with Carson Beck turn the ball over today Obviously would like to have that back. Like I said, I think the bye week getting healthy going into a rivalry game against, Florida I don't think that can come at a better time So George is one of those teams are gonna play up to their competition And if they play down and win by 17 against Vandy, that's okay, too Winning is hard winning back-to-back Championships in itself what Georgia done was extremely difficult winning the third one becomes tough because you have to overcome The staff changes changing offensive coordinators You have to overcome the quarterback changes huge losses on the defense But they're still finding a way to win and they have championship pedigree So they are trying to do something that is extremely difficult But every single week they find a way to win and you have to find a way to win in every type of Situation and they have been able to do that Consistently you mentioned the turnover on defense It seems like the last couple of years the NFL draft has been Sponsored by the Georgia Bulldogs defense clearly a lot of turnover on that side of the ball You don't want to make too much of the fact that Vanderbilt was able to score 20 points and you know Haley mentioning earlier That it was the first time that Vanderbilt has scored on Georgia in the last two meetings And so it's been a while. This is a new look Georgia defense, but overall just based on where they are week seven coop What is your evaluation of that side of the ball? I like where they are You know Glenn Schumann one of the highest paid defensive coordinators in the game for good reason You know a lot of people are after this too But you know Kirby smart is one of the best coaches like yeah I can't believe that needs to be said right but so many people want to talk about Nick Saban from a psychological Standpoint and willing his team to victory you talk to some people around Georgia about the way they feel about Kirby smart They think their biggest advantage is their head coach his ability to adapt week in week out get his team ready to play Mentally physically and I think that is their advantage That's kind of their wild card and if I'm Georgia the thing is you look out there right now There's no elite team right and you know that you have enough talent to go out there and make a run for a third consecutive National championship there is no better coach to lead that team the Kirby smart Kirby smart special We know it not only has he been special at Georgia We can go back to the national championships at Alabama where he was a key Cog as the defensive coordinator doing those runs as well. He's won everywhere. He's went everything He's touched his turn to go the Georgia program is set up to win. They have recruited at elite level They have high level coaching you Cooper talked about Glenn Schumann the defensive coordinator on the defensive side of the ball guys Like Will Muschamp on staff Trey Scott the defensive line coach They are doing an unbelievable job and people want style points, but championship coaches like Kirby smart They just want to win on the scoreboard whole conversation very reminiscent of what we'd say about Nick Saban and Alabama for years and years Although you have the turnover at all positions and at the coaching position as well You just figure it out and good coaches do that. Thank you both for the great conversation If you want more of that check them out on 24 7 sports Calm we've got all things college football analysis and recruiting player rankings We got live commitments whole lot more check it all out at 24 7 sports calm