Fumbles and other failings put favored Georgia in a big hole in the Sugar Bowl.
A fumble by running back D’Andre Swift deep in Bulldogs territory and a botched punt attempt on a low snap led to 10 first-half points for a feisty Texas squad looking to make a statement that it was on its way back to elite status. Missed tackles helped the Longhorns sustain two other scoring drives, and that wasn’t all that went wrong for No. 6 Georgia in a 28-21 loss on Tuesday night.
“Georgia didn’t play our best game today and that’s something we have to accept as a group and a ball club,” Georgia middle linebacker Natrez Patrick, a senior, said after what was his disappointing final game as a Bulldog. “It happens, man. It happens. Those guys came in a played a great game and we made mistakes.”
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