ATHENS, Ga. -- Saturday's G-Day football game was not the end of spring practice at Georgia, and it certainly wasn't the end of the quarterback race involving redshirt sophomore Brice Ramsey, redshirt junior Faton Bauta and redshirt freshman Jacob Park.
Ramsey and Bauta each guided the Red team offense, which consisted of the starters, and the Black team offense, which contained the second unit. Park quarterbacked the second team as well but threw the game's only interception as the Black defeated the Red 24-17 before a sun-splashed Sanford Stadium crowd of 46,815.
"I think it's still a race," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt said. "I don't think there is any question it's going to go through the summer and fall before we make a decision on who that guy is that starts the first ballgame."
G-Day was the 13th of Georgia's 15 allotted practices. The Bulldogs will resume workouts Tuesday afternoon and wrap up Thursday afternoon.
Ramsey completed a combined 5 of 9 passes for the Red and Black teams for 174 yards and a touchdown. The biggest chunk of his total was a 72-yard touchdown strike to sophomore Isaiah McKenzie midway through the first quarter.
In the third quarter, Ramsey and junior receiver Reggie Davis connected for a 60-yard gain.
Bauta was a combined 16-of-25 for 171 yards with a 25-yard score to redshirt sophomore tight end Jordan Davis on the first play of the second quarter. Park was 10-of-15 for 92 yards.
Senior receiver Malcolm Mitchell believes all three make throws comparable more to Aaron Murray than to Hutson Mason.
"These guys all have big arms," Mitchell said. "They're throwing it, so you've got to get your eyes around, get your hands up and get ready for it. If you blink while it's coming, you'll miss it."
Richt praised Ramsey and Bauta for working hard this spring to develop under the leadership of new offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. Richt added that Park has undeniable arm talent but needs to get more comfortable in the system.
Sophomore tailback Nick Chubb, who rushed three times for 34 yards and a touchdown, isn't fretting over the to-be-determined starting quarterback.
"They have a lot on their plate and a lot to handle with it being a new system," Chubb said. "I can work with any of them, and I think they're all doing a great job."
The leading rusher Saturday was redshirt sophomore A.J. Turman, who netted 126 yards on 26 carries for the Black and scored two touchdowns. Turman had a 1-yard run to open the scoring and a 52-yard run midway through the third quarter that gave the Black a 21-7 lead.
"It was good to get out in front of the fans and play well," said Turman, who did not play last season due to a foot injury. "It helped build my confidence up a lot. I wasn't out there to prove anything. I just wanted to play as hard as I could."
Junior inside linebacker Reggie Carter led the Black defense, comprised of the starters, with eight tackles. Junior outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins added five tackles, including 2.5 for loss.
Natrez Patrick, an inside linebacker who enrolled in January, led the Red with eight tackles, including a 7-yard sack.
"Georgia won today, which was good," Richt said. "It's so hard to try to judge what kind of day it was when it's Georgia against Georgia and you're working your first, second and third units."
The next time the Bulldogs will be playing before a Sanford Stadium crowd will be Sept. 5, when they kick off their 2015 season against Louisiana-Monroe.
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