“On offense, we ran the ball well, and we threw and caught better. … We need to make sure defenders know we can go deep if we need to and throw and catch if we need to.”
— Georgia coach Mark Richt
“We didn’t have enough consistency all the way around, on offense and defense, to come in here between the hedges and get a win.”
— Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason
“It was kind of weird because it was wobbling a little bit different … than I’m used to seeing it. No, I was joking. He got it out there very well. For one of the best running backs in the country to go out there and throw a pass like that, he did a really good job.”
— UGA freshman tight end Jeb Blazevich on the 50-yard pass he caught from Todd Gurley
“High school. Touchdown.”
— Gurley, when asked when was the last time he threw a pass and what the result was then
“I had to sit down and kind of have a gut check with myself this week and say, ‘What can I fix?’ A lot, but yet something was pretty simple as far as changing my mentality. I prepared a little differently, and really (it) was just a new mental approach to everything. … Coming into the game, it was all about how simple I can keep it for myself. And then just let it rip.”
— Georgia quarterback Hutson Mason, who completed 11 of 27 passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns with one interception
“That first touchdown (Mason) threw to me today, I couldn’t even see him in the pocket, but he just launched it. That’s what we like as receivers. … There are still things we can correct, and as we do I think this passing game will get better.”
— Wide receiver Chris Conley, who caught a 44-yard TD pass from Mason in the first quarter and later a 5-yard TD from Mason
“This morning after breakfast, I found out. I was really excited. Definitely, all I could think about was getting a touchdown on that series. We ended up doing that, so it was a really fun and exciting moment.”
— Backup quarterback Brice Ramsey, asked when he was told he’d play Georgia’s third offensive series of the game
“I wore 19 because me and Rico are really close. That’s my friend. And I just wanted to surprise him today with the number.”
— Georgia cornerback Devin Bowman, who wore No. 19, instead of his normal No. 37, in honor of freshman defensive back Rico Johnson, who was medically disqualified from football
“When I came to the sideline, he was calling me Rico. We were just joking. He was, like, ‘Hey, Rico. Hey, Rico.’”
— Bowman on Johnson’s reaction to Bowman returning an interception 63 yards for a touchdown
“He’s a great player. He’s a guy who can make you miss in a telephone booth.”
— Conley on Gurley
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