People can get passionate about their favorite sports teams, but things went to 11 (and beyond) during the University of Texas at Austin (UT) Longhorns’ football game versus the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday night. Playing on their home field, UT came into the eighth week of the season as #1 in the NCAA, while playing their first season in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They also found themselves facing a strong Georgia squad that had only lost one game.
My colleague Brad Slager shared this capsule of the gameplay:in his weekly NCAA rankings column:
This highly-touted matchup held little drama and was a mostly sloppy affair. Quinn Ewers was largely ineffective in the first half and was briefly benched before the break. Carson Beck was no better for Georgia, throwing for under 200 yards and giving up three interceptions, but the Dawgs opened up a 23-0 halftime lead and coasted…
