“Run the damn ball, Bobo.” Georgia fans have all heard it and probably tweeted it. It epitomized the sometimes frustrating relationship between Mike Bobo and the Georgia Offense. For the 2025 Georgia Offense, the chant may need an adjustment: Fix the damn offense, Bobo.
Bobo is used to getting heat from Georgia fans. He has been a fixture for Georgia football, both as a player and coach. A former Bulldog quarterback (1993–1997), he served as Georgia’s quarterbacks coach and then offensive coordinator from 2001 to 2014. After head coaching at Colorado State, he made stops at South Carolina and Auburn.
Bobo returned to Athens as an analyst in 2022, reassuming the offensive coordinator role in 2023. Bobo and the Georgia offense were clicking in 2023; Brock Bowers and Ladd McConkey can do that for ya. They finished 5th in the nation in total offense and scoring offense. 2024 was a different story. Georgia’s total offense dropped from 46 spots to 51st in the nation, and scoring fell 33 spots to 38th. Not great, Bobo. 2024 is over (we hope). Now, it’s time to see if Bobo can fix the damn offense.
2025 Georgia Offense Preview: Fix the Damn Offense Bobo
On Thursday, Bobo and his coordinators had the opportunity to address the media.
Ground Game Essential for 2025 Georgia Offense
“We’ve got to be more explosive on offense… but your identity, everything starts with the run game. At any level, you’ve got to be able to run the ball and stop the run. And I’m not just talking about numbers, I’m talking about being efficient. A run game is not going to just help you offensively, it’s going to help your quarterback, it’s going to help your defense, it’s going to help in all areas.”
To say the ground game was disappointing is an understatement for 2024. A quick look at the numbers demonstrates just how far the Dawgs fell off in 2024.
| Season | Yards Per Carry | Rushing Touchdowns | Rushing Yards/Game |
| 2021 | 5.26 ypc | 29 TDs | ≈191 yards/game |
| 2022 | 4.8 ypc | 34 TDs | ≈205 yards/game |
| 2023 | 4.8 ypc | 30TDs | ≈190 yards/game |
| 2024 | 4.06 ypc | 24 TDs | ≈124 yards/game |
In 2024, Georgia had Carson Beck, a returning starter, and Travis Etienne, an experienced starter brought in from Florida, in the backfield. The 2025 Georgia offense will be lacking that experience. Gunner Stockton has one start under his belt at Quarterback, and Nate Frazier will be expected to carry most of the running load for Georgia. Bobo spoke about how both players have prepared in the offseason and what they can bring to the table in 2025.
The Key: Nate Frazier
“I think he’s growing as a complete back… the next step is, stop trying to look for the home run all the time. We’ve got to learn to get the dirty yards. Every play’s not going to be a home run… in this league, you’ve got to press the hole, hit it, and be willing to stick it in there.”
Frazier steps in as RB1 for the 2025 Dawgs. We gushed about what he brings to the table two weeks ago. Frazier has great explosiveness, but as Bobo said, he doesn’t need to hit a home run on every play. While Georgia clearly lacked explosion in the running game last year, they also struggled to consistently gain three, four, or five yards a pop. The more Frazier can consistently keep Georgia on schedule, the more comfort he will be able to provide Stockton.
QB1: Gunner Stockton
“Gunner would probably prepare as hard as anybody on a football team… he’s in this offense now for his fourth year and every day is taking notes like he’s a first-year freshman. Just the attention to detail and being ready to go every day at practice is probably a little higher because he knows now he’s running out there with the ones the majority of the time.”
Stockton showed at SEC Media Days that he is ready to take the reins as QB1. He spoke with the confidence of a cagey veteran. Stockton and Bobo are linked. Stockton was Bobo’s prize recruit while he was still the offensive coordinator at South Carolina. He also earned praise for the relationships he built with his teammates. Those relationships will prove vital once the schedule moves beyond Marshall and Charlotte and Alabama, Ole Miss, and Texas come to town.
Ring the Bell
“Starting fast is one of them. And you’d like to start fast every day. Sometimes starting fast does not necessarily mean you’re scoring a touchdown, touchdown, touchdown… Sometimes starting fast is when you get a couple first downs, and you change the field position. When you go three and out to start games, that’s something we definitely got to improve on.”
Ring the bell. That was a favorite mantra on Georgia social media a few years ago. Too often in 2024, Georgia failed to answer the call. Dropping balls. Too many three-and-outs. Failing to look like a team that would win an SEC Championship and earn a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff. If the 2025 Georgia offense is to break out of its funk, those fast starts will put Bobo and fans at ease.
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