Georgia All-American tight end Brock Bowers was at the center of No. 1 Georgia’s 27–20 road escape on Saturday against Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Bowers’s 40-yard touchdown reception with 2:52 to play put the Bulldogs ahead for good, and capped an eight-catch, 157 yard performance in thrilling fashion with the go-ahead score.
Unranked Auburn, under first-year coach Hugh Freeze, gave Georgia all it could handle, and for stretches in this game looked like the better team. The Bulldogs could not get much going on the ground all afternoon, rushing the ball for just 3.5 yards per carry as a team. But as Georgia held the Auburn offense at bay in the second half, it was only a matter of time before the Bulldogs hit on a big play.
