COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Zeier Leads Georgia to Victory

If this was Eric Zeier’s final collegiate season, the Georgia quarterback made it a record-setting one.

The Bulldog junior broke two of Shane Matthews’ Southeastern Conference records Thursday--single-season passing and total offense--as Georgia crushed Georgia Tech, 43-10, at Atlanta.

Zeier completed 28 of 41 passes for 328 yards and one touchdown, giving him 3,525 passing yards and 3,482 in total offense. Florida’s Matthews set the records last year, 3,205 in the air and 3,176 overall.

“It’s going to be a very difficult decision,” Zeier said of giving up his senior season at Georgia. “I have to get some criteria.”

He said earlier this week he would consider going through the NFL draft next April if his chances to be drafted in an early round were considered good.

Zeier, who completed 15 passes in a row during one stretch, had his sixth consecutive 300-plus yard passing performance.

Both teams finished the season with 5-6 records.

Zeier’s only scoring pass came with 1:29 remaining, a four-yarder to James Warner that triggered several fights between players and eventually had both teams swarming the field.

Officials took about three minutes to restore order and tag Tech with an unsportsmanlike penalty.

The Bulldogs turned the game into a rout with three touchdowns in the final 5:04.

Louisville 28, Tulsa 0--Anthony Shelman took over the workload when quarterback Jeff Brohm was injured, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown to lead Louisville.

Marty Lowe completed a 57-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Cook with 8:51 remaining to put the game out of reach, and the Cardinals (8-3) kept control all game with Shelman, who had seven first-down carries.

The Golden Hurricanes (4-6-1) were shut out for the first time since a 14-0 loss to Memphis State in 1987.

Brohm strained his back and broke the index finger on his throwing hand in the second quarter when Garrick Jackson shoved him out of bounds and into a bench on Tulsa’s sideline.