ATLANTA — They told the team midway through halftime. Georgia players were going through their normal routine, and this was rather normal. Trailing the game. Needing a big second half. Standard procedure this year.
So this time the story needed a new twist. Some players sensed it when they saw Carson Beck, his right arm hanging by his side, disappear into the training room. Then Gunner Stockton was called to the center of the room, and everyone knew.
“Midway through halftime they (the coaches) told us,” tailback Trevor Etienne said. “They called Gunner up, got him in the middle of the offense, and told him: We need you. We’re behind you. Let’s go get it done.”
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