Justyn Ross apparently ran the wrong route, which led to Georgia's decisive pick-six. Ken Ruinard / staff via Imagn Content Services, LLC

Dabo Swinney says WR Justyn Ross made mistake on costly pick-six

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 9/5/21

Only one touchdown was scored in Georgia’s 10-3 win over Clemson on Saturday, and it wasn’t even by the offense.

DJ Uiagalelei’s first career turnover was a pick-six in the second quarter, and it cost the Tigers the game.

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said after his team’s defeat that wide receiver Justyn Ross made a mistake on the play. He says Ross had an option and chose to run a slant inside but allowed the defender to jump inside of him.

Dabo says the pick-six was on Justyn Ross. Had an option route and should have gone outside. Instead ran the slant and didn't run all the way through.

— Matt Connolly (@MattOnClemson) September 5, 2021

Swinney says Ross should have gone the opposite direction since his defender was cheating toward the middle of the field, and that he should have run all the way through. Ross stopped his route, which allowed Christopher Smith to step in and get the interception.

DJ UIAGALELEI INTERCEPTED!

PICK-SIX GEORGIA! pic.twitter.com/Ivng4pYaPl

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 5, 2021

The game was extremely low-scoring for a couple of highly ranked teams.

No. 3 Clemson loses 10-3 to No. 5 Georgia. That's the fewest points in a regular season game for a top 3 team since at least 2000.

— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) September 5, 2021

Swinney isn’t about to give up on his team just one game in.

Dabo Swinney: "I'm not going to put my head down and write the season off because we lost 10-3 to a top-5 team."

— Matt Connolly (@MattOnClemson) September 5, 2021

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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