USD Football 1993

1993 AT&T LONG DISTANCE AWARD

get 15 yards. Belue took the snap and faked to gifted freshman tail- back Herschel Walker. But suddenly, catastrophe appeared certain when the pocket collapsed. And if Belue had not received a last-second block by lineman Nat Hudson, he wouldn't even have thrown the pass, much less made Georgia history. But Belue stepped up and fired to junior wide receiver Lindsay Scott, who was darting over the middle. Scott leaped high to catch the ball, spun after landing and took offfor the left sideline, with three Gators in pursuit. Scottjetted, untouched, to the end zone - 93 yards from the line ofscrimmage. ''We were about to get upset," Scott said. "It would have been so easy just to give up and quit." ''We were going for the first down on that play, but their free safety (Tim Groves) slipped and fell and that was it. Once I turned the corner, I felt I would take it all the way, but when I got down around their 30, I started getting kind oftired. There was no way I was going to let them catch me." In the press box, Georgia play- by-play announcer Larry Munson was yelling Scott's name, over and over, breaking his chair while cel- ebrating. He didn't care. The longest pass play in Georgia histo- ry had lifted the Bulldogs to a 26- 21 victory in one of the South's most storied rivalries. The Dawgs were still perfect - 9-0 - and the national title seemed a possibility once again.

Two days later, the Bulldogs were elevated to the top spot in the wire service polls, thanks to help from rival Georgia Tech, which tied number one Notre Dame, 3-3. Less than two months later, Georgia's 17-10 win over the Irish in the Sugar Bowl made the Dawgs 12-0 and number one. "It was a historic moment in Georgia athletics," then-Bulldog coach Vince Dooley said 10 years later. "It'll be on the minds of Georgia people for generations to come as it's passed down." AT&T salutes the best Long Distance players The AT&T Long Distance Award honors Division I-A players in six Long Distance football categories each week. A $400 scholarship contribution is made each time a student athlete is recognized. At the conclusion ofthe season, AT&T will present six Long Distance Awards based on season- long statistics, plus donate an additional $6,000, for a total of approximately $40,000 in scholar- ship contributions by the end of the football season. All contribu- tions are directed to the NCAA's Degree Completion Award pro- gram, to help deserving senior student-athletes "go the distance" to obtain their college degrees. At AT&T, we honor players who have reached their goals on the field and we help others reach their goals off the field. Look for announcements in your local paper each week to see if your favorite players win the AT&T Long Distance Awards. AT&T

Lindsay Scott went Long Distance in 1980 with ''The Catch." MIRACLE DAWGS November 8, 1980. The score- board clock in the Gator Bowl that afternoon seemed twice its normal size to Georgia quarterback Buck Belue. With each tick, the num- bers loomed larger and larger to the Georgia offense huddling in its own end zone. Third-and-11 from the Bulldog 7-yard line. Florida 21, Georgia 20. Less than 90 sec- onds remaining. Good-bye, undefeated season, Good-bye national championship hopes. ''The Florida players, as I recall, were taunting us," Belue said. "One fella was dancing. I think, more than anything, Florida relaxed. F lorida felt like the game was over, but we still had one more play." It was Left 76, a medium pass route over the middle designed to

1992 AT&T LONG DISTANCE WINNERS Passing Yards Per Game Receiving Yards per Game Jimmy Klingler, Houston .............347.1 Lloyd Hill, Texas Tech .................114.6 John Kaleo, Maryland...................308.4 Marcus Badgett, Maryland ..... .....112.7 Ryan Hancock, Brigham Young ...292.7 Ryan Yarborough, Wyoming.........112.6 Gino Torretta, Miami ...................278.2 Victor Bailey, Missouri ....110.0 Shane Mathews, Florida ..............267.1 Aaron Turner, Pacific....................106.5