Big days by Bowers and UGA RBs grind down Gators

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — – Best-rated Ga expects to finally reward from a game like this. It could take place up coming yr. Or it’s possible upcoming 7 days.

Daijun Edwards and Kenny McIntosh ran for two touchdowns each individual, and the Bulldogs pulled away from Florida next a second-half scare to win 42-20 Saturday night in the rivalry dubbed “the World’s Major Out of doors Cocktail Bash.”

Upcoming up: No. 3 Tennessee, a activity that could have Southeastern Meeting and Higher education Soccer Playoff implications. Ga may well not have the similar margin for mistake towards the Volunteers as it relished from Florida.

The defending countrywide winner Bulldogs (8-, 5- SEC) appeared to be in problems when the Gators (4-4, 1-4) scored the initial 17 factors of the third quarter and turned a 28-3 deficit into a a person-score match.

But the Dawgs answered in resounding fashion with consecutive landing drives to seal their 10th consecutive victory. It was Georgia’s fifth gain about Florida in the previous 6 seasons.

“I do not enjoy dropping the momentum in the sport,” Dawgs coach Kirby Sensible claimed. “I love the fact that we under no circumstances blinked. … You will find two things (that occur) when adversity hits: you fracture or you join. Our team linked.”

This a single was committed to legendary Georgia mentor Vince Dooley, who died Friday at age 90.

Dooley dominated the Ga-Florida collection all through his coaching job, going 17-7-1 from the Gators. The most famed victory arrived in 1980, when Lindsay Scott hauled in a 93-garden landing go from Buck Belue in the closing moment. The unbelievable 26-21 triumph propelled Georgia to a best year and their very first consensus countrywide title.

“This kind of an ambassador for our software and all of higher education football,” Smart mentioned. “I know if he was seeking down on that just one, he would have savored the first 50 percent. I will not know that he would have savored the second one.”

Florida had all the momentum in the 3rd quarter after Amari Burney forced two turnovers subsequent Trevor Etienne‘s TD run. Burney stripped McIntosh and intercepted a pass from Stetson Bennett.

“They did not halt us other than that,” Bennett explained. “We answered definitely nicely just after the select I threw and went suitable down the subject. Most people answered the connect with any time they had been asked.”

Ga put the video game away thanks to a few crucial fourth downs. Bennett connected with restricted close Brock Bowers on a fourth-and-7 enjoy to established up a single touchdown in-concerning Florida’s two failed tries to move the chains on fourth down.

“Yeah, it really is a turnover on downs and turnovers influence the final result of the sport,” Florida coach Billy Napier claimed. “No unique than them turning the ball about authorized them to get us back again in the video game. … We had our opportunities. We can coach far better. We can play greater.”

Ga performed just about flawless football down the stretch and concluded with 555 yards in opposition to Florida’s beleaguered defense. Edwards experienced 106 yards dashing, such as a 22-property TD operate that halted Florida’s comeback. McIntosh included 90 on the ground.

Bennett accomplished 19 of 38 passes for 316 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Bowers caught 5 passes for a job-large 154 yards, which include a 73-lawn score in which he hauled in a ball that tipped off linebacker Burney.

“Ball’s bouncing in the air and I just snatched it,” Bowers reported.

Richardson threw for 271 yards and a touchdown for the Gators, who have missing 12 of their past 15 SEC online games. Almost 50 % of Richardson’s passing yards came on plays of 78 and 41 yards.

“Any time you have a staff like that, it can be effortless for them to do what they do,” Richardson said. “They have men and women undertaking their career, and it can be variety of really hard to affect them and cease them.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Florida: In spite of rallying in opposition to Ga, the Gators have ground to make up in the SEC’s Eastern Division. Napier understands it starts off on the recruiting path.

Ga: The Bulldogs struggled at periods simply because of dropped passes, highly-priced penalties and turnovers. These are the kind of faults that could doom Ga in shut games with the hardest section of its routine looming.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Georgia really should keep its best place in the following AP school football poll.

Important Injuries

Ga standout linebacker Nolan Smith expended the 2nd half in road clothes due to the fact of a shoulder injury. Freshman linebacker Darris Smith was shaken up on the second-50 percent kickoff when Florida’s Jack Pyburn drove him to the ground. Ga correct deal with Amarius Mims was assisted off the discipline in the fourth quarter with a still left knee damage.

UP Following

Florida performs at Texas A&M for the second in 3 yrs. The Aggies won 41-38 in 2020.

Ga hosts 3rd-ranked Tennessee. The Bulldogs have received 5 in a row and 10 of 12 in the sequence.