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Eason stands out as UGA fans pack G-Day scrimmage
New Georgia coach Kirby Smart leads his team at the G-Day game at Sanford Stadium Saturday. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM
By Staff reports
April 17, 2016A crowd of over 93,000 showed up for Georgia's first G-Day scrimmage under new coach Kirby Smart Saturday in Athens.
And a lot of them were there to see freshman quarterback Jacob Eason.
He didn't disappoint, completing 19 of 29 passes for 244 yards and a touchdown.
Hundreds of fans were turned away at the gate for the free scrimmage at Sanford Stadium, and the public address announcer twice asked people to move closer so others could take a seat.
Last year's spring game, Georgia's last under former coach Mark Richt, drew over 46,000, then the most in program history.
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