ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Glenn Schumann says comparisons are not fair to Georgia teams of the past or present.

Even so, the defensive coordinator isn’t ducking the fact that the 2024 defense didn’t meet the Georgia standard even while the Bulldogs won their third Southeastern Conference championship in the Kirby Smart era.

Georgia’s path to 11 wins, the SEC championship game victory over Texas and a spot in the College Football Playoff was filled with harrowing results by the defense.

The defense produced three NFL first-round draft picks — Mykel Williams, Jalon Walker and Malaki Starks — despite giving up 41 points in a loss to Alabama and closing the regular season with a 44-42 win over Georgia Tech in eight overtimes.

It’s no coincidence that Georgia’s back-to-back national championships

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