In the Georgia Bulldogs’ 59-21 win against the UMass Minutemen, freshman running back Nate Frazier accounted for 136 yards on 22 carries with three touchdowns. Frazier Georgia’s the first 100-yard rusher this season. Frazier hit over 80 yards against Clemson and Florida.
The last Georgia freshman running back to score three touchdowns in a single game and rush for over 100 yards was Todd Gurley in 2012 against Buffalo.
Against UMass, the Georgia offense leaned on the freshman running back and he delivered especially in the second half. He averaged 6.4 yards per carry, which is the highest out of any UGA rusher this season. This game showed Frazier’s explosiveness adds another dynamic in this offense that has not been there in the running back room since D’Andre Swift.
“He’s still learning things. He still messes up. But he’s electric,” said Georgia head coach Kirby Smart on Frazier. “He’s different when the ball hits his hands. He bursts in the hole. He’s probably sometimes too fast. He’s not patient sometimes. But you talk about a kid that runs hard, works hard, and loves it. And those linemen love playing with him.”
With Frazier in the UGA backfield for the next two years, the future is set.