Will Muschamp asked about only previous matchup between Georgia and Ohio State in Citrus Bowl said he knew they had a good shot when he saw @KirkHerbstreit throw a pass in pregame luncheon pic.twitter.com/fCMor53PFA
— Marcus Hartman (@marcushartman) December 27, 2022
“It was a big win for the Dawgs,” said the former Georgia safety, who had one tackle in the game.
Then he threw some shade at ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit, who was Ohio State’s quarterback in the game.
“We had a pre- not a game but I guess a luncheon and Herbstreit got up and threw a pass across the room and I knew we had a shot to win,” Muschamp said to laughter. “Make sure he knows I said that.”
Herbstreit, who is scheduled to do color commentary for the College Football Playoff semifinal between the Buckeyes and Bulldogs on Friday night, completed 8 of 24 passes for 110 yards and an interception in his last game for the Scarlet and Gray.
The Centerville grad was sacked three times and ended up with one net rushing yard on eight carries.
“It’s a big loss for me because it could have put us in the top 10,” Herbstreit said that day in Orlando of the Buckeyes, who entered the game ranked 15th and finished the season 8-3-1. “It was a good chance to show what our league’s about.”
Herbstreit’s 45-yard screen pass to Robert Smith had the Buckeyes in position to take the lead in the fourth quarter, but they fumbled the ball away at the Georgia 16 when Herbstreit and OSU fullback Jeff Cothran collided in the backfield following a miscommunication.
Georgia took the ball with 8:38 to play and drove 80 yards for the winning touchdown, a 1-yard run by Frank Harvey.
That dropped Ohio State to 0-4 in bowls under John Cooper, who avoided starting his career 0-5 against Michigan when the Buckeyes tied the Wolverines the previous November.
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