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GAMEDAY LIVE: G-Day Game

ATHENS — WSB Sports director Jay Black blogs live from the G-Day game in Athens

FIRST QUARTER

14:41 - Brian Herrien gets first carry for the black team, which is first team offense.

14:20 -- And Eason's first pass is incomplete.

12:38 -- Jake Fromm’s first pass is complete to Simmons, but for a loss of five after the fumble.

8:54 -- Holyfield, starting for the red team (2nd string offense) gets 23 yards on first 3 carries.

7:00 -- Cameron Nizialek with a nice punt inside the 5. He's a transfer from Columbia. In the Ivy League. Not South Carolina.

1:07 -- Eric Zeier: Red team defense (first stringers) with great bump and run coverage so far.

END OF FIRST QUARTER: Black team (first-team offense) 0, Red team (first-team defense) 0

SECOND QUARTER

14:54 -- QBs after one quarter (running block): Eason 3-for-8 20 yards, Fromm 3-for-5 5 yards.

13:59 -- And Eason on cue with a 47 yard bomb to Wims.

FIELD GOAL BLACK TEAM: Blankenship with a 20 yard field goal. Black team leads 3-0 with 12:31 left 2nd quarter.

12:31 -- Kirby Smart to the UGA radio network. “We’ve got good energy. I’m proud of the fans for turning out like they did. Little slow start for the offense, not much going on. It’s hard to run the ball out there.”

11:41 -- 17 yard pass from Fromm to Simmons. Should have been a "sack" but Kirby Smart told refs to waive it off.

TOUCHDOWN RED TEAM: Fromm to JJ Holloman (two freshman) for 42 yards. Red team leads 7-3 with 10:56 left in half.

10:56 -- Fromm's TD pass allows The Voice of the Dawgs Scott Howard to break out his "Bomb from Fromm line he's been working on since January.

10:56 -- Blankenship booms his kickoff -- into the wind -- through the back of the end zone.

9:25-- Eason throws an interception to Aaron Davis on an overthrow to Nauta. Eason tried to force it in there and over threw it.

7:30 -- Fromm with a 16 yard out to Holloman who makes a terrific catch on the sidelines. Two freshman.

4:05 -- Mecole Hardman drops a would be TD pass from Fromm. Nice throw though.

4:00 -- TOUCHDOWN RED: Holyfield with a stiff arm and a score. Three yard TD run. Red team (2nd-string offense/1st-string D) leads 14-3.

3:55 -- Rush yards: Red: 40, Black: 9

3:51 -- Zero carries for Chubb or Michel.

1:42 -- Eason completes a 4th and 10 running for his life to Godwin for 27 yards. Down to the 15 with 1:42 left in half.

0:25 -- FIELD GOAL BLACK: Blankenship hits a 33 yarder. 14-6 Red team.

HALFTIME: Red Team 14, Black Team 6 -- Instant analysis: If this is how things are going to look in the regular season, Georgia's defense is going to be very, very good. But UGA's offensive line might have some issues. All five offensive line positions have new players, with only two returning starters. So some growing pains are expected. Jacob Eason has been under pressure quite a bit and his numbers reflect that (8-for-21 for 133 yards and an interception), but he hasn't exactly made the best decisions either. Still a couple off throws to Javon Wims have looked very good (3 catches, 85 yards).

As for the first-string defense, even legendary coach Vince Dooley said on the UGA radio network “they aren’t holding back.” Two sacks in the first half and Reggie Carter leads with seven tackles.

As for the other young QB, Jake Fromm hasn’t done anything to shut everybody. Fromm is 7-for-10 for 100 yards with some nice throws to fellow freshman JJ Holloman, including a 42-yard TD pass.

Nick Chubb and Sony Michel have zero carries, so there’s that.

THIRD QUARTER

12:48 -- Red team's first series to open second half is 3-and-out.

11:06 -- UGA tells us the attendance is 66,133. Second largest ever for G-Day

9:50 -- Sam Vaughn now in at QB for red team. Fromm leaves 7-for-12 for 100 yards with a TD.

8:02 -- Walk-on Prather Hudson now the leading rusher in the game with 33 yards on five carries.

4:46 -- Blankenship misses a 49 yard field goal for the red team. Long enough, but wide right.

4:28 -- Sam Vaughn switches teams and now plays QB for the black team. Eason leaves 9-for-22 for 128 and an INT. There are no more QBs on team.

2:08 -- Eason comes back in to complete a third down pass to Godwin down to the red 32.

1:30 -- TOUCHDOWN BLACK: Eason with a 33 yard pass to Stanley. Red still leads 14-13 with 1:30 left in third quarter.

1:30 -- Stanley might have gotten away with a push, but SEC network analyst are actually the refs now. So that could have helped.

0:45-- Fromm back in with another nice gain to JJ Holloman. 16 yards. Holloman up to 77 yards on 3 catches.

END OF THIRD QUARTER: Red team (1st-string defense, 2nd-string offense) 14, Black team 13.

FOURTH QUARTER

10:44 -- Blankenship misses a 40 yard FG for the black team wide left. He's combined 2-for-4.

7:01 -- Eason in first half: 8-for-21 133 yards, INT. Second half: 5-for-5 94 yards.

6;15 -- Sony Michel with his first carry of the game, he picks up six.

4:33 -- FIELD GOAL BLACK TEAM: Blankenship hits the upright, but goes in from 34 yards. Black leads 16-14.

3:48 -- TOUCHDOWN RED: Fromm to Simmons for 70 yds. Fromm throws a floater on run that should have been an INT. 2pt good. Red leads 22-16 3:48 left

3:48 -- Eric Zeier on Fromm: I'm very impressed with how he commands the offense.

2:31 -- TOUCHDOWN BLACK: Eason to Charlie Woerner who ran over a couple of players for 36 yards. Blankenship misses XP. It's 22-22 with 2:31 in 4th

1:51 --Wonderful catch by Tyler Simmons as Fromm tries to lead a game winning drive. High drama at G-Day.

1:17 -- 598 total passing yards. Eason 302, Fromm 277

1:03 -- FIELD GOAL RED TEAM: Blankenship hits 27 yard FG. It's 25-22 Red with 1:03 left in fourth.

0:23 -- Red team has five recorded "sacks" today.

FINAL SCORE: Red Team 25, Black Team 22

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