Category: UGA Sports

There were deep balls and short touchdown runs. There were interceptions and even some late-game drama as Jared Zirkel connected on a 27-yard field goal as time expired to give the Black squad a 26-23 G-Day win over the Red on Saturday at Sanford Stadium.

While the result of Georgia’s spring football game didn’t really matter, as head coach Kirby Smart said afterward, what the Bulldogs individually and collectively did both in the annual scrimmage and during the 14 spring practices before very much did.

“It was a really competitive game, kind of a back-and-forth game, like it always is. We want it to be as much action, close, game coming down to the wire, not so much for you guys or the fans but for us,” Smart said. “I don’t think you get better in games that are lopsided, you get better in competitive action. We tried to make that happen as much as possible. … I was really proud of the competitive nature the guys played with today.”

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ATHENS, Ga. — Jared Zirkel kicked a 27-yard field goal as time expired to lift Team Black to a 26-23 win over Team Red in Georgia’s G-Day Game on Saturday in front of 68,002 fans at Sanford Stadium and an ESPN2 audience.

Quarterback Stetson Bennett went 15-of-35 for 273 yards and three touchdowns to pace Team Black. Tailbacks Kenny McIntosh and Kendall Milton combined to rush for 44 yards on 12 carries. Kearis Jackson paced the receivers as he hauled in four passes for 107 yards, including a 25-yarder to set up Zirkel’s game-winning kick. Tight end Arik Gilbert pulled in three catches for 49 yards, including two scores.

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