Cade Mays fills big shoes for the Georgia Bulldogs
When Georgia Bulldogs starting left tackle Andrew Thomas went down to start the second half against South Carolina, no one expected the son of a Tennessee Volunteer captain to save the day.
Last winter, Cade Mays made news when he flipped from Tennessee to accept a scholarship to play for the Georgia Bulldogs. It only took Mays a game and a half to make news on the football field.
After starting left tackle Andrew Thomas fell to an ankle sprain at the start of the second half, Mays took his post. Mays and the Bulldog Bulldozer Crew then rolled to three straight touchdowns to put the contest in the books as a Bulldog win.
Rocky ouch
Mays’ story is a great one, but you might not want to share it with your Volunteer pals. Mays had not only been a longtime commitment to Tennessee, he had been a Volunteer from the day he was born until he spurned Rocky Top for the rolling hills of Athens town. Mays’ dad, Kevin, is a Tennessee letterman, captaining Phil Fulmer’s 94 team.
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No time for rah-rah
“I thought when he first went in – when you watched a couple plays – he was really physical at the point of attack,” said Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart. “Cade’s a competitor and has been working at left tackle for awhile.”
Wow. True freshman @cade_mays with second level blocking for @EH_taught_me pic.twitter.com/DR8oXj9gno
— Dayne Young (@dayneyoung) September 8, 2018
Georgia football added some serious offensive line talent with the last two recruiting classes, and Mays broke out of the pack to not only make the traveling squad on special teams, but stepped in when Thomas went down.
I already know you’re good for this moment
When Mays got the call, there was little rah-rah time, but center Lamont Gaillard did step up with a challenge. “I said, ‘I already know you’re good for this moment. Now let’s go.’”
Andrew Thomas update
Smart updated the media on Monday about Thomas status. “Still an ankle sprain. He will be out today to rehab and do stuff on the treadmill. Hopefully he will be back for the game (on Saturday).
About Tennessee and the Mays family, the news isn’t all bad for Tennessee. Cade Mays little brother, three star class of 2020 center Cooper Mays, is considering the Vols.
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But he’s considering Georgia, too. “Good things are happening in Athens,” Cooper Mays told Jeff Sentell. “I like it a lot.”