May 4, 2024
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — First-year UAB coach Trent Dilfer says watching game film of No. 1 Georgia takes him back to his days as an Super Bowl-winning quarterback.
Dilfer realizes that’s not good news for his Blazers against the two-time defending national champion Bulldogs on Saturday night.
Georgia (3-0) is favored by 41 1/2 points against UAB (1-2) as it puts its 20-game winning streak on the line. Dilfer, who led the Baltimore Ravens to a Super Bowl win to cap the 2000 season, says he understands why his Blazers are facing a difficult challenge.
“I'm trying to build this thing on embracing the challenges and doing hard things and I got what I asked for,” Dilfer said Monday. “It can’t get any harder than this. They’ve allowed 24 points this year. We allowed 24 points in the first half of one game. We’ve got our work cut out for us.”
Dilfer said his preparation for the visit to Georgia “looks very similar” to his game planning in the NFL.
“It looks very much like getting ready for the Baltimore Ravens or the Rams or the Chargers,” he said.
Some Georgia fans didn't think the Bulldogs played like professionals in the first half of last week's 24-14 win over South Carolina. The Bulldogs trailed 14-3 at halftime, and there were scattered boos at Sanford Stadium as the players left the field.
Carson Beck passed for 269 yards and Georgia's defense dominated the second half as the Bulldogs rallied for the win.
“I felt we played together and every ball that came our way, we made it count,” Georgia wide receiver Dominic Lovett said Monday. “We answered the bell.”
