Georgia beats Florida 27-8 behind a late first-half surge

Georgia beat Florida 27-8 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and improved to 7-1. The Bulldogs scored 17 points in the second quarter to put the game away before halftime.

Nate Frazier opened the scoring with a 1-yard run in the first quarter for a 7-0 lead. Peyton Woodring kicked a 28-yard field goal early in the second to make it 10-0. Bo Walker scored from a yard out with 1:55 left in the half, and it was 17-0. Then came the swing. Florida's Tramell Jones Jr. was sacked, Chris Cole scooped up the fumble and returned it 66 yards for a touchdown with 29 seconds left. Georgia led 24-0.

Cole, the player of the game, also had 9 tackles and a sack. Jones ran in from 2 yards out in the fourth and Jadan Baugh hit D. Wilson on the two-point try, cutting it to 24-8. Woodring answered with a 21-yard field goal to close the scoring at 27-8. Florida fell to 5-3. Chirp's Sim gave Georgia a 70% chance before kickoff.