Georgia running back Keith Marshall (4) reacts with Georgia wide receiver Michael Bennett (82) after Marshall scored a touchdown against South Carolina Saturday in Athens, Ga.ATHENS, Ga. – Glistening with honest sweat, Georgia center David Andrews sat slumped in a chair inside the Bulldogs’ locker room, a tired but proud smile frozen on his face.
“Our whole offense,” he said, “played awesome tonight.”
Georgia 41, South Carolina 30. If it gets much more awesome than the passion play these two SEC East border brothers staged Saturday evening inside Sanford Stadium, ESPN will break the bank to keep the league’s telecast rights until civilization ends.
This one had it all. A 24-24 halftime tie after Georgia led 17-3. A 34-30 UGA edge early in the fourth quarter. A combined 990 yards of offense, the victors gaining 536, including the final 79 to run out the clock on a drive begun inside their own 1-yard line. An 85-yard scrambling touchdown strike from Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray to Justin Scott-Wesley on a third-and-13 that called to mind Buck Belue to Lindsey Scott 33 years ago.
If this is the Southeastern Conference in September, imagine what theater we’re in for in November.