Georgia football: Bits and pieces

Georgia wide receiver Riley Ridley makes a touchdown catch in front of UMass cornerback Lee Moses during the first half of Saturday's game in Athens.

By David Paschall November 18, 2018 5 min read

Georgia wide receiver Riley Ridley makes a touchdown catch in front of UMass cornerback Lee Moses during the first half of Saturday’s game in Athens.

SATURDAY’S STARS

Georgia backup quarterback Justin Fields had the best game of his freshman season, finishing 5-for-8 passing for 121 yards with two touchdowns and rushing seven times for 100 yards and a score. Starter Jake Fromm, a sophomore, was 5-for-5 passing.

SATURDAY’S STAT

The Bulldogs were beyond efficient in the first half, producing 29 plays for 431 yards with 221 passing yards and 210 on the ground. The first-half onslaught translated into Georgia averaging 14.9 yards per play.

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David Paschall

David Paschall has covered sports at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1999 and wrote for the Chattanooga Free Press in the nine years before that. David has mostly covered college athletics, with a focus on the University of Georgia from 2000 to 2019 and the University of Tennessee since 2020. He grew up in Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received multiple writing awards and has served as a Heisman Trophy voter since 2003. He has also worked in radio in Chattanooga and has been on the SEC Network's "Classic Rewind" series since 2014. David and his wife, Kelly, have three children — Conner, Emily and Spencer.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.