Georgia coach Kirby Smart admitted, while speaking to reporters after the Bulldogs' 39-34 loss to Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal, that the ball wasn't supposed to be snapped on a play that changed the course of his program's ultimate defeat at the hands of the Rebels.
Down 27-24 and facing a fourth-and-2 from its own 33-yard line with 9:31 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs initially sent the punting unit out onto the field. But given some time to mull the decision due to an injured Rebels player, Smart opted to send the offense onto the field—and the ensuing play was disastrous. Georgia quarterback Gunnar Stockton was sacked instantly by Ole Miss linebacker Suntarine Perkins, who was unblocked.
