University of Georgia Athletics
Quarterbacks Fire Three TD Passes In G-Day Game
April 10, 2010 | Football
Mettenberger went 6-of-10 for 150 yards and the two touchdowns. Fellow quarterbacks Logan Gray was 10-of-17 for 132 yards and a touchdown and Aaron Murray finished 10-of-22 for 96 yards.
"They all did well today," Georgia coach Mark Richt said. "We're going to have to look at 15 spring practices to see where the position is. We're going to release a post-spring depth chart, but that will be after Coach (Mike) Bobo and I look at the entire spring. It won't be the final depth chart, but it will give us a snapshot of where we are. All the quarterbacks were hitting their targets, and it is a very close race."
The Red Team got on the board first as Gray fired a 7-yard touchdown pass to receiver Kris Durham. Kicker Blair Walsh tacked on the extra point for a 7-0 lead with 1:33 left in the first quarter.
The White Team found the end zone on its first and last possessions of the second quarter. The White Team tied the game as Mettenberger tossed a 20-yard touchdown pass to receiver Rhett McGowan and kicker Brandon Bogotay drilled the extra point at the 8:21 mark. Then, following a fumble recovery by tackle DeAngelo Tyson, Mettenberger found tight end Lynch for a 39-yard touchdown pass with just 12 seconds remaining. Kicker Jamie Lindley's PAT gave the White Team a 14-7 lead at halftime.
The only scoring of the second half came at the 2:24 mark of the third quarter as Bogotay drilled a 32-yard field goal.
"Today was a great day for Georgia," Richt said. "It was a great crowd, great weather and very entertaining. If you like offense, then you definitely liked the first half. And if you like defense, then maybe the second half was more for you. We got a good feel for the look of our team."
Carlton Thomas saw action at running back for both sides, rolling up 56 yards on 15 carries. Dontavious Jackson added 43 yards and Washaun Ealey contributed 22.
Rantavious Wooten had four catches for 55 yards, Durham caught three passes for 54 yards, while Lynch had two for 51 and tight end Derek Rich had two for 50.
Linebacker Nick Williams paced the defenders in the new-look 3-4 alignment with seven tackles. Linebackers Christian Robinson and Marcus Dowtin each added six, while end Cornelius Washington posted five.
"We came to play," defensive end Justin Houston said. "I think the defense did a great job, especially holding the No. 1 offense to seven points. It was a great confidence builder, especially since they have been sticking it to us all spring."
"The defense is coming along great together," defensive end Demarcus Dobbs said. "We are all in this together learning a new system. It's just great to come out here and perform well. It just shows how much we've come together as a group this past spring."
