Top-ranked Georgia holds off Cats' upset bid
Jeff Drummond • CatsIllustrated
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Georgia's Colbie Young tried to elude the tackle of Kentucky defensive back Maxwell Hairston during Saturday's SEC clash at Kroger Field. (Photo by Brett Corman/Cats Illustrated)
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- For more than three hours Saturday night at an electric Kroger Field, it appeared that Kentucky may have a shot at doing what was unthinkable when the college football world woke up on this day.
The Wildcats, who were coming off one of the worst performances of the Mark Stoops era last week against South Carolina, went toe to toe with No. 1 Georgia deep into the fourth quarter before the Bulldogs escaped with a hard-fought 13-12 win.
Georgia trailed the entire game before Branson Robinson broke through for a 3-yard touchdown run to give the Bulldogs a 13-9 lead with 12:20 remaining in the fourth quarter. It proved to be the only touchdown of the game.
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Jeff Drummond • CatsIllustrated
Managing Editor
@JDrumUK
Georgia's Colbie Young tried to elude the tackle of Kentucky defensive back Maxwell Hairston during Saturday's SEC clash at Kroger Field. (Photo by Brett Corman/Cats Illustrated)
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- For more than three hours Saturday night at an electric Kroger Field, it appeared that Kentucky may have a shot at doing what was unthinkable when the college football world woke up on this day.
The Wildcats, who were coming off one of the worst performances of the Mark Stoops era last week against South Carolina, went toe to toe with No. 1 Georgia deep into the fourth quarter before the Bulldogs escaped with a hard-fought 13-12 win.
Georgia trailed the entire game before Branson Robinson broke through for a 3-yard touchdown run to give the Bulldogs a 13-9 lead with 12:20 remaining in the fourth quarter. It proved to be the only touchdown of the game.
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Top-ranked Georgia holds off Cats' upset bid
Bulldogs survive 13-12 in defensive slugfest.
