Georgia had a chance to let Oklahoma hang around on Saturday afternoon. Instead, the Bulldogs slammed the door in a hurry.
The moment came on a disastrous John Mateer fumble deep in Georgia territory, and Chris Cole made the Sooners pay with an 85-yard scoop-and-score that changed the whole feel of the game. What could have been a 14-7 situation flipped into a 21-0 Georgia lead with about 9 minutes left before halftime, and suddenly the 2nd-ranked Bulldogs were in complete control in Athens.
The play unfolded on a 3rd-and-goal from the Georgia 2-yard line. Mateer rolled left, appeared to be searching for a receiver in the end zone, and then lost the ball in a moment that had brutal consequences for Oklahoma. Cole, the junior linebacker, was in exactly the right spot, grabbed the loose ball after a favorable bounce, and raced 85 yards the other way for the score.
That touchdown felt like the kind of swing that can flatten a team, and for Oklahoma it came at the worst possible time. The Sooners had a real opening to make the game competitive, but instead they handed Georgia a momentum surge that looked likely to put the result out of reach.
Georgia wasn’t done there. The Bulldogs tacked on another touchdown before halftime to stretch the margin to 28-0, forcing Oklahoma and Mateer to absorb the damage from a play that could have completely changed the shape of the afternoon.
With Georgia rolling in Week 4, the Bulldogs are in position to move to 4-0 on the season. The source also notes that the Kalshi market is already looking ahead, with current numbers on Georgia’s potential win total for the 2026 season.
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