Georgia Bulldogs Football: Washaun Ealey Leads The Way In 44-31 Win Over Kentucky

The Georgia Bulldogs went into Lexington with one goal: run it down their throats—period. It was a plan that worked to utter perfection as Georgia QB, Aaron Murray, barely broke a sweat (9/12 for 113-yards) in allowing Washaun Ealey to do all the dirty work for the offense.

Ealey led the charge in Georgia's 44-31 defeat of the Kentucky Wildcats, running for 157-yards and five touchdowns on 28 carries (5.6 ypc).  He became the first Bulldog running back to do so since Robert Edwards did so against South Carolina.

The game was all Georgia from the start, as they ran out to a 28-10 lead, by halftime, on the strength of a 100-yard return by Brandon Boykin, three rushing touchdowns by Washaun Ealey, and three Kentucky turnovers (all fumbles).

Add to that, the immediately noticeable pass-rush offered by a determined Justin Houston (who finished with three sacks), and you have a Bulldog team that continued to roll for the third straight week.

With the win, the Bulldogs move to 4-4 overall and 3-3 in the SEC (2nd to South Carolina).

The stat of the game is 423-yards. That's the total yards given up by the Georgia defense tonight—353-yards of which came through the air. The secondary will need to tighten up before next week's match-up with Urban Meyer's Gators who, reeling themselves, will be looking for any advantage they can find against this, suddenly, surging Georgia defense that has been so stingy against the run.

But, for the night, Georgia fans can rejoice in being a .500 football team. Something that seemed improbable just three-weeks ago.