Florida Sports Wire

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —  The No. 2-ranked Georgia football came up with several big plays late in the game to knock off Florida, 34-20, on Saturday afternoon at EverBank Stadium, earning its fourth win in a row over the Gators. With the game tied 20-20 with just over four minutes remaining, Georgia quarterback  Carson Beck  connected with wide receiver  Dominic Lovett  for a 10-yard touchdown with 4:01 to play in the game. That was followed soon after by an interception by linebacker  CJ Allen , and running back  Dwight Phillips, Jr.  later scored on a 4-yard run to seal the victory for the Bulldogs (7-2, 5-2 SEC). Georgia now leads the all-time series with Florida 57-44-2, including 50-41-2 in Jacksonville. On Saturday, Georgia, despite three turnovers, out-gained the Gators 455-228, with Beck passing for 309 yards and two touchdowns and running back  Nate Frazier  leading the ground attack with 82 yards and a touchdown. The Bulldog...

By MIKE BONTS Jacksonville SportsDay Both Penn State and Georgia continued to prepare for their Saturday meeting in the TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville. Under partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 70s, Georgia resumed practice Monday. The Bulldogs worked out in jerseys, shoulder pads, helmets and shorts on the campus of the University of North Florida. Georgia interim head coach Bryan McClendon confirmed that senior fullback Quayvon Hicks would miss the TaxSlayer Bowl game due to an injury. “Quayvon will not play in the bowl game; he has a lot to look forward to as he moves on, and you hate to see a senior not get to play in his final game because of an injury,” McClendon said. With Hicks out, Georgia’s depth at fullback will consists of sophomore Christian Payne and redshirt sophomore Glenn Welch. Hicks had appeared in all 12 games with three starts.  Payne has played in seven games this year with no starts while Welch has appeared in 11 g...