ATHENS, Ga. -- As someone who both played quarterback and coached the position before he became Georgia’s head coach, Mark Richt naturally wants his offense to lean heavily on the passing game.

And when the Bulldogs feature experienced quarterbacks -- as they do now with third-year starter Aaron Murray -- Richt and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo’s predisposition toward throwing the deep ball becomes most clear.

“If you have a quarterback that you have enough confidence to drop back and sling it, you’ve got a chance to make some big plays. We do like a vertical passing game,” Richt said. “There’s a lot of people that love to throw it sideways a lot, and we’ll throw it a little bit sideways here and there, but we want to get it down the field. And if we get some matchups that we like to go deep, we will.”

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