WHAT. A. CATCH. 😱 pic.twitter.com/6YNURDDYHX
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) September 10, 2017
Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Wide receiver Terry Godwin tied the Georgia Notre and Notre Dame game with a crazy one-handed catch in the second quarter.
Godwin's dynamite display occurred with 6:47 left before halftime.
The Bulldogs (1-0) trailed the Irish (1-0) 10-3 at the time. Freshman quarterback Jake Fromm faced a third and goal from the five-yard line.
Fromm stepped back to pass against the Irish defense before slinging a fade to the right corner of the end zone. Godwin, a 5-foot-11 junior, locked arms with Irish sophomore cornerback Julian Love for a second before he pushed off. Godwin backpedalled and threw up his right arm to stab the football.
He secured the catch by bringing the ball into his elbow.
Terry Godwin...WHAT A CATCH!! #UGAvsND pic.twitter.com/LlF6pZ4CvW
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) September 10, 2017
Georgia led Notre Dame 20-19 with 3:34 remaining in the game Saturday. Godwin had two catches for 36 yards and a score at that point. Fromm had completed 16-of-29 passes for 141 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
Godwin had 397 yards, but didn't score a touchdown on 38 receptions last season for Georgia.
Great Touchdown @TerryGodwin_4
— Todd Gurley II (@TG3II) September 10, 2017
Like any great one-handed snare, Godwin's catch was compared to Odell Beckham Jr.'s trademark reception from a few seasons ago. The NCAA Football Twitter account asked users which catch was better. The Twitterverse still favored Beckham's special snare.