After halftime, Georgia coach Mark Richt and offensive line coach Rob Sale chose to keep Pyke in the game in place of Sims while keeping Wynn at left tackle and Theus at right tackle.
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Following the win, Richt said his players, coaches and staff “did a really good job of staying focused on what was important and handling a lot of things swirling around”. “Richt elaborated, noting that “[Lambert playing most of the game] wasn’t so much a hot hand but the continuity of how things were going. The Virginia transfer said he has been benched “many times” before.
“I think he’ll be fine this week”, defensive coordinator Will Muschamp said Sunday night, according to AL.com. Ramsey also played two series, throwing for 26 yards while completing 4-of-6 passes.
Brice Ramsey played behind Lambert.
Greyson Lambert started at quarterback but the Bulldogs used four different people to take snaps from center including freshman Terry Godwin who scored out of the Wild Dog in the first quarter. “We can still run the ball”. “It was just time to break it out”.
“Georgia is still here”, Michel said. “… It was very hard for us to move the ball”. For the season, he has completed 60.6 % of his passes for 247 yards with one touchdown & two picks. Drew Barker replaced Towles in the fourth quarter.
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Kentucky’s only points came on a 32-yard field goal by Austin MacGinnis late in the first half. Peyton Barber is the Tigers leading rusher with 828 yards and 12 touchdowns and Ricardo Louis is the top receiver with 36 catches and two touchdowns. With the group of Wynn, Houston, Kublanow, Pyke, Theus, the Georgia rushing attack had 135 yards on 18 carries, a 7.5-yard average.
