ATHENS, Ga. – The last time Georgia played at Kentucky, Bulldogs backup quarterback Brice Ramsey went 5-of-5 passing for 80 yards and a touchdown during a 63-31 slaughtering of the Wildcats.
As the Bulldogs prepare to visit Lexington for the first time since that 2014 triumph, things are very different for the redshirt junior.
Once thought to be next in line as Georgia’s starting quarterback – a role he briefly assumed when he played the entire second half of Georgia’s 37-14 win over Louisville in the 2014 Belk Bowl after Hutson Mason suffered a concussion – Ramsey has since trended downward on the depth chart. The 6-foot-3, 213-pounder from Kingsland, Ga., was beaten out before the start of last season by graduate transfer Greyson Lambert, and five-star freshman Jacob Eason has relegated both Lambert and Ramsey to the sideline this year.
“It’s honestly been really cool for me,” Ramsey said. “Obviously it didn’t work out like I wanted it to, but at the same time, I room with Jacob when we’re on the road and for our home games, and it’s just been really cool to watch him progress throughout the year, from the playbook to the snap count to reading coverages.
“I’ve been able to watch him grow a lot, and it’s just been really interesting.”