During a timeout in the closing minutes and with the Georgia Bulldogs already in range for a game-winning field goal, Colorado defensive coordinator Ron Collins decided to turn linebacker B.J. Beatty loose on a blitz. "I told him, 'Let's run it,'" Beatty said. "Because we knew they were going to try to run the ball, milk the clock and kick a field goal. I knew I had the opportunity to come off the edge and maybe disrupt the hand-off." Lining up with the Buffs clinging to a 29-27 lead, Beatty was just hoping for the Bulldogs to run the ball, and sure enough, it played out just like he planned. Beatty stripped Caleb King just as he got the handoff from quarterback Aaron Murray at the Buffaloes' 30-yard line and he held King back while teammate Jon Major smothered the loose ball.
"Their record doesn't reflect how good they are," Beatty said.
Not even the return of Georgia's A.J. Green from a four-game suspension could stop the Bulldogs' demise. "It's nice to have A.J.," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt said. "Everybody could see tonight just how talented and dangerous of a player he is and how he can be a momentum changer." Green helped the Bulldogs build a 24-14 lead with 7 catches for 119yds and 2 tds, that they'd eventually blow along with a golden chance to sneak out of Boulder with a win.
"Man, it's tough," Green said. "I've never been 1-4 in my life."
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