It couldn’t have been scripted any better, really.
Kirby Smart and fourth-ranked Georgia prepared for Jalen Hurts’ entrance – an emergency substitution after Tua Tagovailoa went down in the fourth quarter — all week.
When the time came, though, it was Hurts who got his redemption story and the Bulldogs (11-2, 7-1) left feeling a sense of deja-vu. The worst possible kind, and one that likely ended the team’s College Football Playoff hopes.
“We did a good job with (Tagovailoa),” said Bulldogs defensive end Jonathan Ledbetter. “Jalen came in and surprised us a bit, a more mobile quarterback.