COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Georgia Bulldogs attempted 17 passes during Sunday afternoon’s 28-14 win at South Carolina.
“That was probably 17 too many,” Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp said.
The Bulldogs ran it early and ran it often before an announced paid attendance of 77,221 at Williams-Brice Stadium, repeatedly demoralizing the home crowd with junior tailbacks Nick Chubb and Sony Michel and freshman Brian Herrien. The trio combined for an eye-popping 336 yards on 46 rushes, with Michel leading the way with 133 yards on 21 carries.
“We were all on the same page as far as how physical we wanted to be today,” Michel said. “Seeing everybody have success kind of brings the competition, because you see one guy do a thing, and you want to go out there and do it, too. We’ve got some younger backs who are really pushing us older guys.”
Chubb rushed 16 times for 121 yards and scored on touchdown runs of 15 and 1 yards, while Herrien had nine carries for 82 yards, nearly giving the Bulldogs three 100-yard rushers. Georgia rushed for 326 yards as a team, the program’s highest total since a 367-yard outburst in a 66-0 spanking of Troy in 2014.