Ahead of Georgia’s bowl matchup with
Nebraska (again?!?), I thought I would take a look back at the 2013 season and
the plays that will no doubt be on Georgia fans until kickoff next fall. Over the next few days, I’ll present my list
of the top plays of the year. Today,
I’ll begin with a couple of honorable mention honorees.
Honorable Mention – Reggie Davis
Sets a Georgia Record vs. North Texas
The only way I can describe the
North Texas game is ugly. It was
raining, the Dawgs made too many mistakes, and they let a crappy opponent hang
around until the second half. That being
said, there was one play that can only be described as perfect. With the Dawgs leading 7-0 to open the second
quarter, North Texas pinned Georgia at their own 2 yard line. Freshman receiver Reggie Davis, he of 0
career catches at this point, lined up wide at the top. Georgia ran play action and Murray, seeing
Davis in one on one coverage down the field, let the ball fly. The speedy Davis easily blew past his defender
and caught Murray’s pass in stride at the 42.
No one would catch him. The
result was a 98 yard touchdown, the longest in Georgia history (it also
happened to be the 100th touchdown pass of Aaron Murray’s career).
Honorable Mention – Brendan Douglas
killing Gamecocks and Gators
Freshman running back Brendan
Douglas was just a name buried on the depth chart for most Georgia fans entering
the 2013 season. A longtime Georgia Tech
commit, Douglas switched to Georgia after a late offer came in when Alvin
Kamara decided to become the ninth running back on Alabama’s depth chart. But when Keith Marshall was hurting in the
second half of the South Carolina game (before THE injury against Tennessee)
and Todd Gurley winded from already carrying the ball 30 times, Douglas was
called on to help grind out a final drive to bury the Gamecocks. Douglas responded:
A few weeks later, Douglas once
again decided to run over a bunch of opponents, this time it was the Gators:
Honorable Mention – Arthur
Lynch Does his Best Knowshon vs. Missouri
If Georgia would have come
back to beat Missouri, this one may have been higher. But because the drive ended with a fumble, it
is somewhat forgotten. Artie Lynch is a
big man and watching him hurdle a Missouri defender was impressive. I think Knowshon would be proud. (got to the
58:40 mark)
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