Cornerback Devin Bowman (37), leads the Georgia defense.ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia’s Devin Bowman worked throughout August football practices as a third-string cornerback behind Sanders Commings and Malcolm Mitchell, and the former Ridgeland High standout was beginning to wonder if he would play this season.
Bowman knew he might have a chance with Commings suspended for the first two games, and then opportunity knocked when Mitchell sprained his ankle last Thursday.
“When he went down, I was like, ‘Get up, Malcolm. Get up,'” Bowman said this week. “Then he couldn’t go, and it just gave me a little spark. I was like, ‘OK, it’s my time now.'”
Coaches came to Bowman after last Thursday’s practice and told the 6-foot, 180-pound redshirt freshman to get his playbook and be ready for his first start.
“I was so happy,” Bowman said, “because I had been waiting for this.”