Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall (14) grabs wide receiver Ricardo Louis (5) after Louis scored the game-winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Georgia at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 in Auburn. Ala. Auburn won 43-38.AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall figured to be a handful for his former team, and he was.
The former Georgia cornerback rushed 19 times for 89 yards and two touchdowns and completed 15 of 26 passes for 229 yards and a score in leading the Tigers to a riveting 43-38 win over the Bulldogs. His aerial touchdown was a fourth-and-18 heave to Ricardo Louis with 25 seconds remaining that was tipped by Bulldogs safety Josh Harvey-Clemons before Louis hauled it in for a 73-yard score.
Marshall engineered an offense that racked up 566 yards.
“I knew the type of athlete he was,” Georgia safety Corey Moore said. “Overall, we made a memory out there.”
Moore was among the touted “Dream Team” signees who arrived with Marshall in 2011. Marshall played as a reserve that season and on special teams but was dismissed from the program in the winter of 2012 for allegedly stealing from a teammate.