ATHENS, Ga. – Four touchdowns from redshirt freshman quarterback Aaron Murray, two through the air and two on the ground, highlighted a undoubtedly dominant Saturday for the Georgia Bulldogs in Sanford Stadium.
Georgia jumped on Tennessee early and didn’t let up until the latter stages of a 41-14 win.
After UT opened the game with a short drive and a punt, Murray dropped back to pass but didn’t find anyone open. He did, however, find tons or running room on the right side and galloped 35 yards for the score, capping a six-play, 73-yard drive that took just 2:26.
Georgia strong safety Bacarri Rambo intercepted a tipped Matt Simms pass near midfield on the next possession, and the Bulldogs used that short field to extend their lead. Blair Walsh’s 42-yard field goal – with tons of leg – gave Georgia a 10-0 lead with 2:15 left in the quarter.
Vols redshirt freshman cornerback Eric Gordon fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and Georgia recovered at the UT 41-yard line. A long pass to wide receiver A.J. Green on the next play set up Murray’s first passing touchdown – a 9-yard lob to sophomore flanker Rantavious Wooten in the corner of the end zone – that gave the Bulldogs a 17-0 lead with 0:55 left in the first quarter.