“It was pretty obvious that Georgia was the stronger of the two teams out there today. They kicked our tails up and down the field. We couldn’t stop them.”
— South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier
“They ran it right down our throat. Vince Dooley probably has a smile on his face with the way that they played.”
— Spurrier after Georgia ran for 227 yards, including 132 by tailback Todd Gurley
“I guess a lot of teams would get tired. If we run at someone consistently, every team in America would get tired.”
— Gurley, asked if the Gamecocks' defense seemed to tire
“The line, they kept telling me all week, ‘You need 25 or more (carries).’”
— Gurley, who had a career-high 30 carries
“Aaron played a pretty good game today. He threw it quick and ran it away from me the whole game. Their game plan worked out for them.”
— South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney on Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, who completed 17 of 23 passes for 309 yards and four touchdowns
“He had, I think, one sack. Our guys did a heck of a job against him, our whole offensive line.”
— Murray on Clowney
“He showed that he can execute under pressure and that he is a true signal-caller. Aaron is the leader in that huddle, and we trust him to make those plays. And he led this team to victory today.”
— Georgia wide receiver Chris Conley on Murray
“I’m proud and happy of all the guys that were flying to the ball the entire game, especially at the goal line. We know it takes one person to get a leg, one person to get an arm. Next thing you know, everyone is in on it. This is a great game that I’ll always remember.”
— Georgia defensive end Garrison Smith
“It’s frustrating. But the past two years we’ve beaten them, and they’ve gone on to play in Atlanta (in the SEC Championship game). So that’s the mindset we have to have going forward.”
— South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw
“The team that loses this game is waiting for the other’s bus to break down. We’ve been chasing them (in the SEC East) the last three years. South Carolina has a very good team, and this year we get a chance to sit in the driver’s seat.”
— Georgia coach Mark Richt after the Bulldogs beat the Gamecocks for the first time in four seasons
“Beless made every kick we asked him to make, and I’m proud of him for that.”
— Richt on sophomore walk-on placekicker Patrick Beless, who went 10-for-10 on PATs and 2-for-2 on field goals during Marshall Morgan's two-game suspension
“All week long, everyone wants to talk about the QB and the head coach. But it’s a team game. We win and lose as a team. Coach Richt and I didn’t win tonight. It was the University of Georgia Bulldogs. We won as the whole team.”
— Murray
“Those fans tonight were unbelievable. It’s a beautiful thing to come out there and look up and see every seat filled with red and black and fans going nuts the entire game. We need that from here on out.”
— Murray
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