The Georgia Bulldogs seemed to get back on track on Saturday with dominating 42-10 win over Auburn in the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry. More impressively, the rushing attack seemed to finally get its feet under it behind the play of Branson Robinson and Daijun Edwards. Those two accounted for well over half of the team's season-high 292 rushing yards and six total scores.
The running back room hasn't flexed its muscle in the way most have grown accustomed to. Before Saturday, the Bulldogs had only two players surpass 50 yards rushing against an FBS opponent. Both of them nearly doubled that total against Auburn. Behind Edwards and Robinson, the running back room seemed to have found new life.
Brandon Adams joined the Midday Show on Tuesday afternoon to discuss whether the Dawgs may have found their answer to their rushing problems.
Branson Robinson was named the SEC Freshman of the Week after his breakout performance. Robinson is first the Georgia back to rush for 95 or more yards in his first 10-carry game since Sony Michel in 2014. The freshman back also added his first career touchdown.
The four-star freshman was the No. 62 overall player in the class of 2022 and received comparisons to former Bulldog Nick Chubb. Yet, for whatever reason he didn't arrive to the fanfare normally reserved for players of that stature.
"Branson Robinson wasn't really generating a lot of buzz [leading up to the season], and I never really understood why," Adams told the Midday Show. "Because coming out of high school this was a beloved recruit. Everybody thinks he looks like Nick Chubb and so therefore people are treating him the way they used to treat Chubb."
Based on the lack of buzz, Robinson's performance on Saturday came as a bit of surprise. The other guy? Not so much.
Daijun Edwards turned in a strong performance behind 83 yards and the first three touchdown game since Sony Michel in the Rose Bowl. For a guy that's had to scratch and claw for his shot, Brandon Adams couldn't be happier.
"I'm just so happy for Daijun Edwards because that's the guy that had to earn his way under the Georgia roster and had to fight his way up the depth chart to get the chance of playing time. And if this is what he's going to be about for the rest of this year, it's not only good for Georgia to have a quality running back. It's a great story of perseverance for a guy like Edwards."
These two backs provide a physical running style that wore down the Auburn front. What they were able to accomplish was especially important on an afternoon that saw Stetson Bennett struggle to get rolling and in a game that lost Kendall Milton to injury.
With Edwards and Robinson, it appears that Georgia may have found a solution to their problems.