Georgia senior center David Andrews never lost to Florida when Aaron Murray was the quarterback, and he’s hoping Hutson Mason can finish off a four-year sweep.ATHENS, Ga. – They are among Georgia’s best football players of the past quarter century.
Quarterback Eric Zeier. Tailback Garrison Hearst. Offensive tackles Bernard Williams and Jon Stinchcomb. Linebackers Boss Bailey and Justin Houston. Safety Sean Jones.
Each was an All-American, and each was selected within the first three rounds of the NFL draft. They had something else in common as well: None of the above ever played in a victory over Florida.
It wasn’t long ago when a Georgia player was fortunate to defeat the Gators once in his career, but the current Bulldogs will carry a three-game series winning streak into Saturday’s showdown in Jacksonville. This is Georgia’s longest stretch of success in the border rivalry since the Bulldogs won six straight from 1978 to ’83, with tailback Herschel Walker leading the way in half of those triumphs.
“I came home from a little league game in 2002 and remember sitting in my basement watching this game,” Bulldogs senior center David Andrews said this week. “We ended up losing, and I cried. I was really upset, so this game has always meant something to me.”