Georgia receiver Tavarres King is practicing this week for the first time since the Outback Bowl, when he set a single-game school standard with 205 yards.
King had six receptions and an 80-yard touchdown, but his efforts were overshadowed when Michigan State rallied from a 16-0 halftime deficit and prevailed 33-30 in triple overtime. The previous Georgia receiving record of 201 yards was set by Fred Gibson against Kentucky in 2001.
“It still hasn’t set in,” King said Thursday night. “I’m not big on stats and never really have been, and I think the only person that really has been impacted is my mom. She is happy about it and proud of me, just as she always has been. I still would trade those stats for the win.”
What King wouldn’t trade is how last season’s receivers performed.
Thought to be a weak link following the departure of three-year sensation A.J. Green, the receivers were very effective in every game but the two inside the Georgia Dome — the Boise State opener and the SEC championship game against LSU. King’s fellow returnees Malcolm Mitchell (Tennessee), Marlon Brown (Vanderbilt) and Chris Conley (New Mexico State) each had a 100-yard performance.