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Texas Football vs. Georgia: 10 reasons to be excited for the Sugar Bowl

By Andrew Miller

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 15: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns walks through the crowd to the stadium before the game against the USC Trojans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 15: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns walks through the crowd to the stadium before the game against the USC Trojans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /
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BATON ROUGE, LA – OCTOBER 13: Clyde Edwards-Helaire #22 of the LSU Tigers is tackled by Jonathan Ledbetter #13 and Tyson Campbell #3 of the Georgia Bulldogsduring the second half at Tiger Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LA – OCTOBER 13: Clyde Edwards-Helaire #22 of the LSU Tigers is tackled by Jonathan Ledbetter #13 and Tyson Campbell #3 of the Georgia Bulldogsduring the second half at Tiger Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

4. Mostly underwhelming pass rushes waiting to breakthrough

What can Texas football do to rattle the seemingly always poised Fromm early and often? That’s the question that defensive coordinator Todd Orlando has to be searching for throughout his entire bowl preparation for Jan. 1. Fromm doesn’t get phased much, but Alabama showed in the SEC Title Game this year, and the Playoff last year, that it can be done.

Orlando thrives when he can turn an opposing offense one dimensional, as do most of the better defensive coordinators at a Power Five program. The difference that Orlando brings for the Texas defense is the combination of the unique “lightning package” with a heavy emphasis on the linebackers, and the talent and speed at his disposal to convert on his schemes.

On the other hand, Georgia will be looking to rattle Ehlinger early too. Ehlinger relies more on his legs to get his offense going than Fromm does. That gives the Georgia pass rush a juicier opportunity to get him down in the backfield, or at least more time to. Fromm’s lack of mobility could also mean that senior Texas defensive end Charles Omenihu could rack up double-digit sack numbers for the first time in his career.

What Texas has working in its favor is the statistics from the 2018 regular season. Georgia had one of the statistically worst pass rushes in the SEC during the regular season. If not for what senior linebacker D’Andre Walker was able to do with his 7.5 sacks thus far, the Georgia pass rush would be completely hapless. As a result, getting a glimpse at which team’s pass rush steps up can be a fun subplot to follow in the Sugar Bowl.

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