Gurshall

**HunkerDown** · 09-30-2012, 04:30 AM

Overshadowed I think by our awful defense and the craziness of the game overall is how good these RB's are...

Isaiah Crowell had 850 yards rushing and 5 TDs last year... And people were freaking when he got kicked off the team.

Gurley and Marshall have 964 yards rushing and 14 TD's through 5 games... Insane... And they both seem to have their heads in the right place.

ATHENS – Herschel was in the house on Saturday, but “Gurshall” stole the show.

“Gurshall” is the nickname Georgia fans have bestowed upon freshman tailbacks Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall, whose number 3 and 4 jerseys are reminiscent of Herschel Walker’s famous and now-retired number 34. With Walker on the sideline for part of Saturday’s game against Tennessee, the duo combined for Herschel-like performance – 294 yards rushing and 5 touchdowns — as the Bulldogs won an offensive shootout at Sanford Stadium, 51-44 over Tennessee.

“Yeah, we’ve seen [the ‘Gurshall’ references],” said Marshall, who now has 408 yards and 5 touchdowns as a Bulldog. “It’s a cool little nickname. You’re talking about the greatest ever, so I’m not going to say we’re all that. But it’s cool to see.”

Gurley was the workhorse and Marshall was racehorse in Saturday’s scenario. Marshall had touchdown runs of 75 and 72 yards and finished with 164 yards on 10 carries. Gurley carried the ball a career-high 24 times for 130 yards and 3 TDs. Gurley also had a 51-yard scoring run and has now scored 10 touchdowns in five games.

**Dawg in Dallas** · 09-30-2012, 07:18 AM

They are awesome. We have a lot of weapons on offense. It was nice to see the announcers praise Merritt Hall's blocking yesterday...

**ugabrad** · 09-30-2012, 07:21 AM

I was laughing at one of the signs I saw during the game. It takes quite a talent to get a football fan to proclaim on national television "I'm a Gurley man!"