Georgia quarterback Hutson Mason looks to pass against Louisville during the first half of the Belk Bowl NCAA college football game in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Georgia Bulldogs knew they had to play Tuesday night’s Belk Bowl without their offensive coordinator.
They didn’t know they would be without their top quarterback.
Hutson Mason was forced out of the game late in the second quarter due to concussion-like symptoms and was replaced by redshirt freshman Brice Ramsey. Yet Ramsey was able to hand the ball off to Nick Chubb, who made a tremendous impact like so many times before.
Chubb rushed 33 times for 266 times and two touchdowns against the nation’s third-ranked rushing defense as No. 13 Georgia demolished No. 20 Louisville 37-14 before an announced crowd of 45,671 at Bank of America Stadium.
“I’m very excited, but that couldn’t be done without the rest of the team and the blocking and everybody doing their job,” Chubb said. “I’ve done that before in high school, but this is a whole different animal up here.”