It was billed as a battle of star running backs and Garrison Hearst and Robert Smith lived up to the hype. Hearst gained 163 yards on 28 carries and scored twice. Smith had 112 yards on 25 attempts and also scored twice.

The difference was Bulldogs’ quarterback Eric Zeier, who completed 21-of-31 passes for 242 yards. Meanwhile, OSU quarterback Kirk Herbstreit suffered through an 8-of-24 afternoon for 110 yards. He also had an interception and a costly hand-off mix-up resulted in a lost fumble at the Georgia 16 in the fourth quarter. That mistake proved crucial.

The Bulldogs promptly marched 84 yards in 11 plays and moved in front on a short TD plunge with just 4:32 remaining.