ATHENS, Ga. – Less than an hour before the start of Saturday afternoon’s Austin Peay-Georgia football game, Governors coach Will Healy was standing at midfield using the same three words with almost every remark.
“This is awesome,” Healy said repeatedly.
The former Boyd-Buchanan quarterback and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga receivers coach was savoring the grand stage of facing the No. 3 Bulldogs before 92,746 fans and a national audience on ESPN. Healy was not lacking for attention, as the 33-year-old was greeted during pregame warmups by Bulldogs running backs coach Dell McGee and defensive line coach Tray Scott, as well as new Georgia men’s basketball coach Tom Crean.
Moments later, Bulldogs head football coach Kirby Smart came up and visited with Healy for roughly five minutes.
It was a dream-like moment for Healy, but it eventually gave way to a humbling 45-0 loss to a vastly superior roster. The 45-point deficit is the largest of Healy’s 24-game career with the Governors.