Elijah Holyfield stood with his arms crossed as he rattled off responses of reporters’ questions. As one came about Alabama’s intimidation, the Georgia running back paused.
Although a valid inquiry, Holyfield’s delayed answer was seemingly to make sure the question was serious. He then flashed a smile and gave the shortest response possible.
“Nah,” Holyfield said.
It drew plenty of laughs from the media as such a response wasn’t expected. Fans stood atop the third-floor staircase at Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall and a larger-than-usual press assemblage asked the questions to acquire the Bulldogs’ feelings about the top-ranked, championship-defending, Alabama Crimson Tide.