With 3:11 to play in Jacksonville on Saturday, Florida’s Rashad Torrence — in the midst of a brilliant game, unquestionably the finest of his young and promising career — snared a floated Stetson Bennett pass just outside Florida’s end zone, continued into it because of momentum in the physics sense, then turned and barely escaped it, likely fearing that he risked being called for a safety and adding to Georgia’s 3-0 lead despite having made a huge play for his team.
As it turns out, Florida might have been better off if he’d just gone down and been assessed one.