TWTW: UGA Wins A Wild One Over South Cack-A-Lack

((HT: AJC/Tucker))

The Georgia-South Carolina matchup — described by ESPN’s Lee Corso earlier in the day as sure to be “borrrrring” — turned into an electrifying shootout in Sanford Stadium Saturday night.

Georgia, with the recently ill and supposedly sore-shouldered Joe Cox at quarterback for all but one snap, overcame a 10-point first-quarter deficit, built a 15-point third-quarter lead and held on fiercely to beat the Gamecocks 41-37.

A game of fireworks on offense and special teams ended with a big-time defensive play: Georgia linebacker Rennie Curran breaking up a fourth-down pass at the goal line in the waning seconds to preserve the victory.

The win evened Georgia’s record at 1-1 (1-0 SEC) and kept the Bulldogs from dropping to 0-2 for the first time since 1996.

“There’s probably 100 good things and 100 bad things [about the game],” Georgia coach Mark Richt said afterward, “but the most important thing is that we got that first victory.”

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