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Georgia fans react to Jacob Eason’s injury scare

Jacob Eason went down in the first quarter of Saturday’s game against Appalachian State. (DAVID BARNES / AJC)
Jacob Eason went down in the first quarter of Saturday’s game against Appalachian State. (DAVID BARNES / AJC)
By Alex Makrides
Sept 2, 2017

The Georgia Bulldogs’ season got off to a less-than-pleasant start Saturday as quarterback Jacob Eason suffered an injury after he was pushed while out of bounds less than 10 minutes into the first game of the season.

Appalachian State was flagged for a late hit.

Needless to say, Georgia fans began freaking out over their quarterback, who had to head to the locker room.

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