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Georgia WR AD Mitchell looks back on national championship TD: ‘A dream come true’

β€œIt was crazy. It was like a dream come true…” – AD Mitchell

Georgia receiver Adonai ‘A.D.’ Mitchell was one of the heroes in the national championship win that brought the Bulldogs their first title in 41 years.

It was 2nd and 18 when Georgia trailed Alabama 13-18 with just over eight minutes remaining before quarterback Stetson Bennett lobbed a perfect deep ball to the freshman on a 40-yard touchdown.

The score gave UGA their first lead of the game and the Dawgs never looked back on the way to a 33-18 win over the Crimson Tide.

This week Mitchell was asked about the historic grab that made him a household name across DawgNation.

β€œEveryone was just doing everything we could to come out with the W,” Mitchell said. β€œI was playing my role, and my number ended up being called. It was a great ball by Stetson and I was fortunate to make the catch.”

β€œWhen I got to my phone, that’s when I realized. It was crazy, it was like a dream come true. Every kid that wants to play football dreams of being on a stage like that.”

A four-star recruit in the Bulldogs 2021 class, Mitchell started 12 of 15 games for the Bulldogs last season. The door open at the ‘X’ position after star George Pickens, now a Pittsburgh Steelers’ phenom, went down with an ACL injury that spring.

The Missouri City, Texas, native played more snaps than any Georgia receiver last season and will play a big role for the Dawgs in 2022.

 

 

 

2 Georgia Bulldogs earn SEC honors for South Carolina performance

Nolan Smith and Adonai Mitchell have earned weekly SEC awards for their performance versus South Carolina on Saturday night. Details here…

Georgia football’s dominant 40-13 performance versus South Carolina did not go unnoticed as two Bulldogs have earned weekly SEC honors.

Junior outside linebacker Nolan Smith has been named SEC Defensive Player of the Week and receiver Adonai Mitchell has been named SEC Freshman of the Week.

Smith racked up eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and this strip-sack, which resulted in a South Carolina turnover.

Mitchell caught a career-high four passes for 77 yards and his first career touchdown.

Seeing Mitchell step up in the absence of star receivers George Pickens and Dominick Blaylock is huge for Georgia as they enter the meat of the SEC schedule.

On the other side, Smith has waited his turn behind eventual NFL draft picks and is showing why the former five-star recruit is going to be an absolute problem for opposing defenses this year. Smith already has 12 tackles and 2.5 sacks through three games.

No. 2 Georgia takes on Vanderbilt (0-3) Saturday in Nashville at noon.