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No. 5 Georgia Blasts No. 10 Texas 35-10 as Smart’s Bold Calls Break Game Open

A fourth-down conversion followed by a surprise onside kick flipped a 14-10 game into a runaway.

Overview

  • Gunner Stockton accounted for five touchdowns, reinforcing his run of high-impact performances this season.
  • Texas committed nine penalties for 58 yards and endured multiple dropped passes, short-circuiting potential scoring drives.
  • Georgia recovered the first onside kick of Kirby Smart’s Athens tenure and turned the extra possession into a touchdown.
  • The Bulldogs’ defense pressured Arch Manning and limited Texas to 206 yards on eight drives outside of garbage time.
  • Coverage cast the outcome as another matchup where Smart outcoached Steve Sarkisian, with Texas’ defense plagued by communication and assignment breakdowns.