Rodrigo Blankenship tells incredible story about breaking the 'G' banner on Senior Day
Breaking the ‘G’ banner when Georgia players enter the field at Sanford Stadium is an important part of the pregame festivities.
But on Saturday on Senior Day against Texas A&M, long-time fan favorite Rodrigo Blankenship broke through the banner and he explained how it came about in a story after the game. RB Brian Herrien is typically one of the first to break through, and Blankenship approached him in the training room after a running backs meeting.
“Yo, Brian, I gotta ask you a question, man,” Blankenship said, according to 960 The Ref. “I know you’re the one to usually break the banner first, but could I do it for our last game? He said, ‘Absolutely, Rod, I’ll clear the way for you.’ That was amazing. So I was just thinking about it all day. I’m going to get to break that banner and it’s going to be amazing, and it was everything I dreamed of.”
Blankenship said Herrien gave him some tips about breaking the banner because, “I didn’t want to mess it up and look like a goofball.”
“He said, ‘You gotta hit it full speed, you gotta hit it as fast as you can,” Blankenship said, “because it’s a real big banner, and right when you get up to it, spread your wings like an eagle and fly, and you’ll pop right through it.”