4 takeaways as Texas's rally falls short of No. 5 Georgia

Georgia's defensive line torments Texas's offense in the backfield

In the first half alone, the Dawgs forced three turnovers, two of which came on forced fumbles off pressure Georgia got on Ewers and Manning. And the Dawgs did a good job of turning the turnovers it forced from Texas into points. Georgia turned the three Texas turnovers into 17 points in the first half.

Georgia had five sacks and over a half dozen tackles for loss in the first half of the game. Linebacker Jalon Walker was living in Texas's backfield, wreaking havoc for three sacks. Georgia's linebackers and edge rushers were dominating the line of scrimmage for a good portion of this game, keeping Texas's offense from establishing any semblance of a ground or passing game rhythm early on.

Texas's offense did find more success out of the gates in the second half. After Ewers got back in the game in the second half, the Longhorns did manage two touchdowns and a two-point conversion to cut Georgia's lead to just one score by the end of the third quarter.

But Georgia's defensive front never waivered in the pass rush, making life difficult for Ewers and Co. well into the second half. Georgia's defensive front came up with a huge play early in the fourth quarter to force a fourth turnover from the Longhorns' offense.

Georgia's simulated pressures and different twists and stunts on the blitz looks made it very challenging for the Texas offensive line to communicate and give Ewers enough time to go through his reads in the pocket for the passing game.

Havoc was the name of the game for the Georgia defense coming into this game. Georgia ranked 75th in the FBS in havoc rate, entering Week 8 (per College Football Data). The Dawgs defensive front was ready to go and their front seven disrupted the flow for the Texas offense for the entire game, especially when it mattered on key plays late in the fourth quarter.