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Chauncey Bowens is the 'hot' hand at running back for Georgia

Jeremy Johnsonby: Jeremy Johnson13 hours agoJeremyO_Johnson
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Chauncey Bowens tries to evade an Austin Peay defender. (Kathryn Skeean/UGASports)

Georgia saw the changing of the guard a bit on Saturday night at running back as Chauncey Bowens‘ hot hand put him at the forefront of Georgia’s rushing attack. Sophomore and usual starter Nate Frazier fumbled deep in Georgia territory in the second quarter.

Alabama recovered the fumble and added three points to its 14-7 lead. The Bulldogs could never quite get even with Alabama after that.

The Crimson Tide went on to win 24-21. Frazier never carried again on Saturday night and only played eight snaps total. He ran four times for 30 yards in those eight snaps.

The run game was picked up. Bowens ran 12 times for 119 yards and a touchdown. It made the decision easy for Georgia’s staff on Saturday night. Frazier has fumbled on a few occasions in his first two seasons in Athens.

Chauncey Bowens steps up

Holding onto the football is going to be a focus for Frazier moving forward.

The need to go back to Frazier became a bit irrelevant because Bowens was the one rolling. That’s exactly what Kirby Smart and staff did.

“Yeah, just that I love him and want him to get better,” Smart told reporters after Saturday’s game. “It’s not his first one. There’s nothing he’s doing technically wrong. He’s just got to hang onto the ball. That comes with confidence. It comes with confidence in how you practice. You’ve got to practice it, and you’ve got to have confidence and show it. It was more about Chauncey being the hot back more than it was anything Nate was doing.”

Smart was impressed by how hard Bowens ran on Saturday.

“Man, he ran hard,” Smart said. “He ran physical, got yards after contact and protected the ball. He was tough. Chauncey is getting better with his pass pro, catching the ball. I was proud of the way he ran, but it’s not all him. There was a lot of good run scheme in that game that helped us run the ball.”

Bowens now leads Georgia in rushing yards in 2025. He has 247 yards on the season now.


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