Trevor Etienne ran for 3 touchdowns, the primary two arrange by cornerback Daylen Everette’s takeaways, and fifth-ranked Georgia went on to beat Quinn Ewers and No 1 Texas 30-15 on Saturday evening.
Etienne’s final rating was a one-yard plunge on fourth down with 12:04 left. That got here proper after an unsightly sequence when Texas followers littered the sector with water bottles and different trash after referees known as a pass-interference penalty that originally worn out an interception and lengthy return, earlier than the flag was picked up and arrange a Longhorns TD.
“These gamers carry the very best out of me,” Georgia coach Kirby Good mentioned. “They tried to rob us with calls on this place. And these guys are so resilient.”
Georgia (6-1, 4-1 Southeastern Convention), which started the season at No 1, has received three in a row since a 41-34 loss at then-No 4 Alabama, when the Bulldogs overcame a 28-0 deficit and went forward late throughout an alternate of lengthy TD passes.
The Bulldogs by no means trailed of their first journey to Austin since 1958 to tackle the SEC newcomer that had gotten via the primary half of its schedule just about unscathed.
“No person gave us an opportunity. Everyone doubted us,” Good mentioned, then making a reference to ESPN’s Faculty GameDay pregame present that broadcast from the Austin campus earlier within the day. “Did you watch the present this morning? I didn’t as a result of I used to be in conferences, however I received 8,000 texts about it.”
Texas (6-1, 2-1) received at reigning nationwide champion Michigan in Week 2 and had been behind for lower than 4 minutes all season earlier than dealing with the the back-to-back nationwide champ earlier than the Wolverines.
The 15-point loss was probably the most lopsided for a No 1 staff at residence since Notre Dame’s 31-16 win at Pittsburgh in 1982, in keeping with Sportradar, when Dan Marino was the Panthers quarterback.
“Sadly, we didn’t play our greatest soccer tonight, however we have been nonetheless aggressive. Hopefully, we get one other crack at them,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian mentioned. ‘They’ve they’ve been the usual in school soccer now for about 5, six, seven years and we performed them rather well within the second half.”
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck improved to 19-2 as a starter, together with a 7-2 mark towards ranked groups. He was 23 of 41 for 175 yards and completed with three interceptions, although Texas didn’t get something out of the 2 he threw within the first quarter. The Longhorns had solely 38 yards complete when trailing 23-0 at halftime.
Jahdae Barron’s choose and 36-yard return to the Georgia 9 late within the third quarter got here after contact with Arian Smith that drew a go interference penalty. Sarkisian was irate at officers, then went to the far nook of the sector the place college students sit signaling for them to stop throwing issues.
Because the particles was being picked up, officers have been discussing the play and picked up the flag. Two performs later, Ewers threw a 17-yard landing to Jaydon Blue to get the Longhorns to 23-15.
Ewers accomplished 25 of 43 passes for 211 yards.
Everette’s blindside sack late within the first quarter jarred unfastened the ball from Ewers, and the defender recovered on the Texas 13 after a number of of his teammates had tried to choose up the fumble. That led to Etienne’s 2-yard TD for a 7-0 lead.
A 15-yard TD run by Etienne, with a late lunge into the tip zone, made it 17-0 after Everette stepped in entrance of a receiver for an interception on the Texas 34.
“All of us all the time say that takeaways are available in bunches,” Everette mentioned. “We observe taking small particulars critically.”
Peyton Woodring kicked three area objectives earlier than halftime for Georgia, the final a 44-yarder as time expired after freshman Arch Manning, in for a second collection, fumbled whereas being sacked.
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