Like most gouges of heartbreak, the sting of the most infamous offsides penalty off all time was lessened on that January night in Indianapolis.
But that’s not to say that Tyler Simmons wrongly being called offsides is still not a sore spot. No matter your connection to the Georgia program, that play always brings up a huge ‘what if.’
Count one former Georgia staffer and current South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer as one who has not forgotten about it. Unlike Ohio State, however, Georgia within its program moved past a postseason heartbreak. Yes, fans were still stewing about it the next season, but Georgia did not let something in the past beat them again, and that says a lot about how laser-focused Kirby Smart does things.