Georgia surprises South Carolina with an opening onside kick

Georgia tried to take advantage of a lively crowd; its first time playing since being ranked No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings.

UGA started the game against South Carolina with a surprise onside kick. The attempt failed, but no damage was done. The Gamecocks missed a field goal and Georgia is marching the ball down the field.

#UGAGameFilm
First play as #1 team: a failed onside kick.
Questionable call to say the least. pic.twitter.com/fq3a8TbZ4E
— Dayne Young (@dayneyoung) November 4, 2017

Onside kick to start? #UGAvsUSC pic.twitter.com/jzJlgyhTOX
— Chris Neal (@Chris_Neal_) November 4, 2017

Kirby Smart opens the game with an onside kick. That's ... different.
— Thomas Goldkamp (@ThomasGoldkamp) November 4, 2017

Obviously the plan was to *recover* the onside kick, but why you wouldn’t make this South Carolina offense work for every yard is beyond me
— Connor Tapp (@ConnorTappTN) November 4, 2017

UGA starts with that onside kick & in exactly 1 second dude here at my Tuscaloosa hotel screams “See?! They can’t handle being number one!”
— Ryan McGee (@ESPNMcGee) November 4, 2017

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