After going through the 2023 college football season undefeated, the Georgia Bulldogs meet the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2023 SEC Championship Game and for the right to play for a historic third consecutive national title.
Ahead of the showdown with their great rival, junior defensive back Kamari Lassiter met with the media to discuss the game.
Georgia Bulldogs: Everything Kamari Lassiter Said Ahead of the SEC Championship Game
In his second year as a full-time starter for Georgia, Lassiter has established himself as one of the top cornerbacks in all of college football. In this his junior season, he has led the team in pass breakups despite several teams actively throwing away from the side of the field that he patrols.
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Heading into the SEC Championship Game, he leads the Bulldogs with eight pass breakups and has been presence in the opposition backfield with 3.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks. Here’s what he had to say during media availability as he prepares to face Alabama on Saturday.
On Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe:
“He’s a very good quarterback. He mans their offense very well. He leads their team very well. The offense plays very well with him and through him. He’s just a very good quarterback. He understands where he wants to go with the ball. He understands how to read coverages and defenses. It’s going to be a great challenge having to play against him this week.”
On improving the Georgia run defense:
“We have to start playing for each other, playing more connected. You could tell last week on the film that we weren’t playing as connected as we usually do, so going back to our core DNA traits.”
On improving his own game:
“I can improve in every aspect of my game. Whether it’s press man, off coverage, zone or anything like that. I really try to pride myself on trying to be the best version of myself. Trying to do whatever I can to help our team out.”
“Whether that’s me being in man coverage or whether that’s me being off, I want to do what I can. If that’s me denying a man the ball, that’s what I’m going to do to the best of my ability.”