Georgia senior outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter has not experienced the same success with the Bulldogs as he enjoyed at Norcross High School near Atlanta.
Which explains his primary reason for still being a college football player.
“I want to win something,” Carter said earlier this month in a news conference. “I finished high school with four rings, but it’s been a while since Athens had something to celebrate. That’s it. I wanted to come back to give people a reason to be happy.”
Journeys to the Belk, TaxSlayer and Liberty bowls were not what the 6-foot-6, 250-pounder had in mind when he signed with the Bulldogs in 2014 as a Parade and USA Today All-American. Georgia wasn’t that far removed from its 12-2 run in 2012, which included a heartbreaking 32-28 loss to Alabama in the Southeastern Conference title contest that essentially served as a national semifinal.
Alabama went on to demolish Notre Dame 42-14 in that season’s BCS title game.