The Daily Southerner, Tarboro, NC

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September 6, 2012

Gurley receives two awards

Correspondent Van Holland

TARBORO — Georgia Bulldogs freshman tailback Todd Gurley earned two awards for his performance in his college debut against the University of Buffalo Saturday in Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga.

Gurley was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman Co-Player of the Week and the College Football Performance Awards National Kickoff Returner of the Week.

Gurley shared the SEC Freshman Co-Player of the Week honor with Alabama tailback T.J. Yeldon.

Gurley, a 6 foot 1 inch 218 pound former Tarboro Viking standout, shined in his first collegiate game when he scored three touchdowns and tied a school and NCAA record when he returned a kickoff 100-yards for a TD. That was only the fourth return of its kind in Bulldog history. Gurley's other two TDs came from 10 yards out on just his second touch of his career and from 55 yards out in the fourth quarter.

Gurley also rushed for 100 yards on eight carries. He is the first true Georgia freshman tailback to achieve that goal since 2004, when Danny Ware did it against Georgia Southern.

Gurley finished the contest with 227 all-purpose yards.

"I can't complain, it felt pretty good," Gurley said about his first college football game. "I didn't think it would be like this. I thought maybe I would have a touchdown and maybe a couple of 30-yarders or something. I didn't know it was going to be like this."

With sophomore starting tailback Ken Malcome dealing with a hand injury this week and not practicing on Tuesday may give Gurley a starting opportunity Saturday.

Gurley told reporters that Malcolm was still the starter as he was concerned.

After Gurley's performance Saturday, he said he didn't have time to get butterflies.

"Everything just came so fast," Gurley said. "I was just trying to get the plays right. I really didn't have time to get nervous."

The Bulldogs dropped to number seven in the Associated Press poll after the first week of the season. They travel to Columbia, Mo., to take on Missouri on Saturday at 7:45 p.m. on ESPN2.

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