The teams played one half and Richt spotted “Buffalo” a 35-0 lead before “Georgia” rallied back to send the game to overtime -- denying a two-point conversion attempt at the end to eke out a one-point victory.
“It was 35-0 at halftime. We were down and had a rousing halftime speech by me and it worked,” Richt cracked.
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