ATHENS, GEORGIA -- Forget all that cupcake talk or thinking Saturdays game was merely a tune-up for next weeks showdown with No. 6 LSU.
Georgia's season at one time looked dangerously close to being on the brink early in the third quarter against North Texas.
Yes, North Texas.
The Mean Green tied the No. 9 Bulldogs by recovering a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown 43 seconds into the third quarter, Georgias second major special teams disaster of the day. Georgia already had surrendered a 99-yard kickoff return for touchdown in the second quarter.
The Bulldogs (2-1) survived all that on a rain-drenched day in Sanford Stadium when it had to work harder than expected to walk away with a 45-21 win.
"We got ourselves into a fight", Georgia coach Mark Richt said. "It could have got really ugly, but it didn't. We continued to settle the game down by playing great defense and continuing to move the ball and get some points, and we were able to finish the game without some drama."
North Texas (2-2) showed it wasnt content just to cash a $975,000 paycheck for the game.
Read more: http://m.savannahnow.com/sports/2013-09-21/leads-dawgs-45-21-victory
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