How Could Mike Bobo Enhance Georgia's Run Game?

Georgia will have a new man calling the shots on offense for the first time in three seasons. The Bulldogs promoted Mike Bobo to offensive coordinator after Todd Monken made the switch to the NFL. The back-to-back national champs were statistically one of the most efficient offenses in the country under Monken, and they hope to continue that trend into 2023.

Several things really stick about Bobo when thinking back to his days as Georgia's offensive coordinator. For starters, prior to Monken, the last time the Bulldogs had ever averaged over 40 points on offense was under Bobo in 2014. Secondly, Aaron Murray shattered multiple SEC passing records while working with Bobo. In fact, Murray is still the conference's all-time leading passer. But the final thing that comes to mind when thinking of Bobo while at Georgia is the run game.

Bobo certainly benefited from having some all-time talent at the running back position. He got three years of Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall and then a year of Nick Chubb And Sony Michel before he left the Bulldogs. But while there is no denying that Georgia having several top players in program history during that time period played a role in their success on the ground, Bobo deserves some of the credit as well.

At one point in time, Georgia had a 1,000-yard rusher for six straight seasons spanning from 2014-2019 and multiple of them during a couple of those seasons. The Bulldogs have not had a running back reach the 1,000-yard mark since 2019 though. So could Bobo help Georgia get back to that trend?

Part of what made the Bulldogs successful on the ground was their explosiveness. During the final four years of Bobo's time at Georgia, the offense finished inside the top ten twice for rushing plays that went for 40 or more yards twice. Bobo schemes up run plays with the best of them, and he could really enhance the run game for the upcoming season.

Georgia has a loaded down depth chart at running back for the upcoming year with veterans Kendall Milton and Daijun Edwards returning and then a young core of Branson Robinson, Andrew Paul, and Roderick Robinson holding down the back half. So while the number of names could limit Georgia from having its first 1,000-yard rusher for the first time in four years, Bobo being the play caller only increases those odds.

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