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Heads up play by Georgia teammate saved Georgia’s Deandre Baker some embarrassment
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Deandre Baker has got some explaining to do.
Georgia’s outstanding defensive back broke open the South Carolina game by recording an interception that appeared to lead to a walk-in touchdown for the Bulldogs during the first possession of the game.
If you missed the play, here was the outstanding individual effort by Baker to intercept Jake Bentley’s pass and take it back to the house.
Pick-six for Georgia! pic.twitter.com/cxjm27nHYZ
— Athlon Sports (@AthlonSports) September 8, 2018
Or so it seemed upon first glance.
Turns out, Baker dropped the ball before getting in the end zone, as can be seen in the photo below. While UGA linebacker Juwan Taylor saved the play by picking it up and giving Georgia the score, Baker’s mistake nearly cost the Bulldogs a score:
Interception returned for a touchdown by Georgia's Deandre Baker. But this could come back. Did he drop it early? #Dawgnation #GeorgiaBulldogs pic.twitter.com/uuDUNBdGh2
— The CFB Source (@TheCFBSource) September 8, 2018
Here’s a video of the play:
Did Georgia's Deandre Baker drop this early? pic.twitter.com/jaqmXWV9gq
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 8, 2018
Nice heads up play by Taylor but Baker nearly became the next player to make a stupid mistake and cost his team a score by simply not holding on to the ball when walking into the end zone.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
