ATHENS, Ga. -- Offensive linemen often go unnoticed in football games unless they are called for holding.
Or, as in Isaiah Wynn's case Saturday, they launch a really high shotgun snap.
The announced Sanford Stadium crowd of 46,815 had just settled in when Wynn snapped the ball over Brice Ramsey's head. Wynn's gaffe occurred on the second play from scrimmage and left the Red team facing an unsightly third-and-33 situation.
"It was just a bad snap," Wynn said. "I don't know if there is too much else I can say about that. It got away from me."
Wynn had never played center before this spring but could be the missing piece on a front that lost center David Andrews from last season's team but returns the four other starters. The 6-foot-2, 283-pounder from St. Petersburg, Fla., got in 11 games last year, mostly as a guard.
Was Wynn the one who asked for the move to center?
"In college, there is no asking," he said, smiling. "I was fine with it, though. Whatever gets me on the field earlier, I'm good with."
A limited Chubb
Georgia's biggest star, tailback Nick Chubb, had three games as a freshman last season in which he had at least 30 carries. G-Day was not going to be such a show.
Chubb had six touches for the Red team, rushing three times for 34 yards and a touchdown and catching three passes for 23 yards. He did not have any carries in Georgia's first scrimmage and only three in the second one.
"At least I started the game off this time, so I was able to get in a rhythm," Chubb said. "It's a coach's decision, and you can't go against the coach. I got in there on third downs, so I was able to stay warm and play, but it hurts when your boys are out there playing and you've got to watch."
Costly highlight
Sophomore receiver Isaiah McKenzie had G-Day's longest play with a 72-yard touchdown catch from Ramsey midway through the first quarter. McKenzie was unable to celebrate, however, due to a hamstring injury he suffered as he fended off Reggie Wilkerson on his way to the end zone.
"That was the third hamstring at that position, but everybody should be healthy in the fall," coach Mark Richt said of his depleted receiving corps. "Our numbers should be fine."
Early success
A trio of early enrollees sparkled defensively, as linebacker Natrez Patrick and lineman Jonathan Ledbetter led the Black team in tackles with eight and seven and Jarvis Wilson got the game's only interception. He picked off Jacob Park and made a 53-yard return.
"The thing I was most impressed with today was how so many freshmen reacted well to this environment," junior inside linebacker Reggie Carter said. "Natrez and Jarvis really stepped up, and they looked really good."
Odds and ends
Redshirt junior tailback Keith Marshall (hamstring) did not dress out. ... Malkom Parrish and Aaron Davis worked as the first-team cornerbacks, with former Ridgeland High standout Devin Bowman teaming with Tramel Terry on the second unit. ... Marshall Morgan missed a 42-yard field goal on the final play of the first half and made a 25-yarder with 4:19 left in the third quarter.
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