The Florida-Georgia game is supposed to pit two of the SEC East’s best teams year in and year out, but this is more like an out year for both mediocre teams. And today’s first quarter did nothing to disprove that.
In Surprise, Florida-Georgia Game Featuring Two Occasionally Competent Football Teams
Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray was zero for five through the air with a pick. Florida had negative seven yards on its first two drives. And the two teams combined for zero first quarter points.
Since? It’s almost been a good game.
Florida scored 21 points in the second quarter, opening up a playbook many had thought long lost with a variety of sweeps and downfield routes, and Chris Rainey and Jeff Demps, back after a five-game suspension and a foot injury, respectively, stepping up.
The second half has more or less belonged to Georgia, despite a cheeky moment from Gator Frankie Hammond, who got popped by Bacarri Rambo, then popped up from the turf to show Rambo he had the ball. The Bulldogs have 17 points, and Murray has been effective as both a passer and a rusher.
And then, just now, Florida's answered again, with Swiss Army freshman Trey Burton breaking free on an option run and scoring a touchdown on a 51-yard scamper up the sideline.
There are still ten minutes left in The Game Formerly Known As The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, and this one might go down in legend as one of the rarer things to happen in the rivalry: a really good, compelling game.
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