Georgia Leads Vanderbilt 24-7 at Halftime
The Georgia Bulldogs are currently at the halfway mark in their matchup against the Vanderbilt Commodores. After 30 minutes of play, the Bulldogs hold a solid 24-7 lead.
In the first quarter, The Bulldogs gave up an early touchdown on a busted coverage play that allowed Vanderbilt to take a 7-0 lead. The Bulldogs later responded with a touchdown of their own to tie the game 7-7.
The Bulldogs scored on their first drive of the second quarter when Kendall Milton scored on a three-yard touchdown run. The Bulldogs followed it up with a nearly eight-minute drive that ended with a 31-yard field goal by Peyton Woodring. A Tykee Smith interception set up one last scoring drive for the Bulldogs before the half. At halftime, the score was 24-7.
Stay tuned for second-half coverage between the Dawgs and the Commodores.
Live Updates:
1st Quarter:
- (12:07) Georgia won the toss and elected to differ. Vanderbilt will start the football at their own 25-yard line after the fair catch. Vanderbilt picks up one first down on second and medium to keep the drive alive. The Commodores then hit a big strike over the middle of the field for a touchdown. (Georgia 0, Vanderbilt 7)
- (10:22) Mews lets the ball bounce in the end zone for a touchback. Georgia's offense takes over at the 25-yard line. On 3rd and medium, Vanderbilt gets a strip sack on Carson Beck, and the Commodores take over at Georgia's 33-yard line. (Georgia 0, Vanderbilt 7)
- (8:38) Commodores go for the deep shot on the very first play but don't convert. Georgia then forces fourth down, and Vanderbilt brings out the field goal unit. The kick is NO GOOD. (Georgia 0, Vanderbilt 7)
- (5:42) On third down, Georgia fumbles the snap, but Sedrick Van Pran picks it up the first down. Daijun Edwards then picks up a massive gain on the ground and gets the Bulldogs closer to the end zone. Kendall Milton then gets in on the action and takes the ball all the way down to the two on 3rd down. Carson Beck then sneaks it in, and Georgia ties it up. (Georgia 7, Vanderbilt 7)
- (2:26) Vanderbilt waves for the fair catch and will start on the 25-yard line. Vanderbilt commits a holding penalty on first down and backs them up. Georgia forces a punt near the middle of the field and takes over near the 20-yard line.
- (END) Beck throws a strike over the middle of the field for Ladd McConkey for a massive pickup to get the Dawgs right back into business. McConkey then picks up another first down for Georgia on 3rd and medium to keep the drive alive. (Georgia 7, Vanderbilt 7)
Second Quarter:
- (13:42) Rara Thomas reels in his first reception of the game to bring Georgia down toward the 10-yard line. After a jet sweep to Brock Bowers that gets it down to the 3-yard line, Kendall Milton punches it into the end zone for his first touchdown on the day. (Georgia 14, Vanderbilt 7)
- (11:27) Smael Mondon gets in the backfield for the sack on first down. Georgia's defense then gets a stop on third down, and Vanderbilt is forced to punt. Georgia will take over on offense at their own 33-yard line.
- (3:40) Beck goes for a deep shot on the first play of the drive, but Arian Smith is not able to hold on to it. Kendall Milton then works the ball down the field to move the sticks. Brock Bowers takes another handoff but gets up limping after the play and heads off of the field. Georgia then keeps the sticks moving with a fourth-down conversion. The Bulldogs are unable to get it into the end zone, though, and settle for three. Woodring drills the 31-yarder. (Georgia 17, Vanderbilt 7)
- (0:37) Vanderbilt calls for the fair catch on the kickoff. Warren Brinson gets into the backfield and forces a bad throw which is nearly picked off by Jamon Dumas-Johnson. Vanderbilt is able to pick up a first down, though, on the play after. Tykee Smith then picks the ball off on 3rd down. Georgia takes over.
- (0:12) After a big play from Oscar Delp and another one from Dominic Lovett right after through the air. Georgia immediately gets down to the five-yard line with 19 seconds remaining on the clock. Beck then finds Lovett in the end zone for six more points. (Georgia 24, Vanderbilt 7)
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