The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs play the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Dec. 31. Both Georgia and Ohio State have explosive offenses. However, both Georgia and Ohio State are coming off their worst defensive performances of the season. Georgia just gave up 30 points and 502 passing yards to the LSU Tigers in the SEC championship. This season, LSU is not known for having an explosive passing offense, but the Tigers connected on three 30-yard plus passing touchdowns against Georgia. LSU averaged 9.4 yards per pass against Georgia. Georgia Bulldogs defensive lineman Jalen Carter dominated the SEC championship, but the Dawgs could not stop LSU’s passing attack consistently. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Ohio State got shredded in its 45-23 loss to Michigan. The Wolverines racked up 530 total yards on the Buckeyes. Ohio State tried to shut down Michigan’s running game in the…
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