Why were Georgia football running back Cash Jones and tight end Oscar Delp smashing watermelons at a preseason practice like they were comedian Gallagher decades ago?

Jones earned the “Big Play Mallett,” as part of the fun and games of a new episode of “Eli’s Places,” the ESPN streaming show featuring former NFL and Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning.

Manning visited Athens and spent time with coach Kirby Smart for the Georgia 20-minute episode from Omaha Productions.

Manning walked into the Butts-Mehre complex wearing Georgia’s Savage Pads that players wear after getting a turnover that Smart later jostled away.

The show didn’t dive deep into Xs and Os, instead keeping it light with Manning acting as a motivational consultant talking about various sideline props in college footbal

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