Georgia football: Fromm and Eason parallel’s with the the Greene and Shockley era

A lot of Greene and a bit of Shockley wins the SEC Championship

So the plan was for Greene to play in the majority of each game, but Shockley would take over every few possessions. Sometimes as often as once in every three series.

And in 2002, the Bulldog Nation couldn’t have asked for much more out of the two quarterbacks. Georgia finished the year 13-1 and as SEC Champions. Greene passed for 2,924 yards on 2018 completions with 22 touchdowns and only eight interceptions. Meanwhile, Shockley had 415 passing yards with five touchdowns. He also rushed for 107 yards with two touchdowns.

Richt used Shockley brilliantly that year. When the offense became stale, Shockley was used to spice things up. Some time sit worked, other times it didn’t. Against Clemson, he led Georgia on a touchdown drive and scored with his legs in the 31-28 win. Then against Florida, with the Bulldogs up 7-6, he threw a pick-six to give Florida the lead.

But a season is more than just one game. Overall, Richt had a good thing going with Greene and Shockley.