Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.sports From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Florida keeps Georgia from SEC East title Date: Sun, 1 Nov 92 20:06:09 EST Message-ID: \SE C;SPORTS;COLLEGE FOOTBALL;SOUTH \SS (WS) \HD Florida keeps Georgia from SEC East title \BY FROM COMBINED DISPATCHES \DT JACKSONVILLE, Fla. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Florida shut down Garrison Hearst and denied seventh-ranked Georgia the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division title. Then the Gators turned on the Bulldogs' fans. The 26-24 victory was the third straight in the neutral-site series for the No. 20 Gators, and it left a bitter taste in the mouth of Hearst for reasons other than Florida holding him to 41 yards rushing. Several Florida players taunted Georgia fans who comprised half the Gator Bowl crowd of 82,429 by striking Heisman Trophy poses in the end zone after the game. Some fans threw cups and ice toward the field, and police eventually intervened to keep the incident from escalating. Garrison didn't have any comments on what his second lowest rushing total of the season (Mississippi held him to 40) might do to his chances of winning college football's top award, but he did respond to the Gators' behavior. "That shows they have no class at all. Coach [Ray] Goff always tell us, 'win or lose, have some class about yourselves' and don't do things to try to taunt the fans or the other team," the junior tailback said. "Florida definitely doesn't have any class doing stuff like that," Hearst added. "It just typifies what Florida is." The victory was the fourth in a row for Florida (5-2, 4-2), which is back in the driver's seat in the SEC East after losing two of its first three games. Georgia, with help from Tennessee's 24-23 loss earlier in the day, would have wrapped up the division title with a victory. It now finds itself tied with Florida in the loss column with one conference game remaining. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM