Georgia judge postpones trial so lawyer can attend Rose Bowl

It's a good time to be a Bulldogs fan.

After realizing an upcoming court date conflicted with his trip to Pasadena, Calif., to cheer on the Dawgs in the Rose Bowl, Georgia-based attorney Patrick Connell was able to convince a judge to postpone the trial.

Connell was due in a Savannah court Jan. 2, the same day he would be flying back from Georgia's College Football Playoff showdown against Oklahoma, according to Amanda C. Coyne of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Knowing he wouldn't make it back in time, Connell filed an emergency motion for continuance so he could attend the game with his brother.

In the motion, Connell cited the historic nature of the game, as well as his connection to Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, whose mother was his high school English teacher.

Judge Michael Karpf granted Connell's request Wednesday.

"Through his exhaustive presentation of the facts and circumstances that have brought the University of Georgia to this auspicious point in the season, as well as the history of his personal connections to Coach Kirby Smart, (Connell) has made it clear to this court that a victory for the Bulldogs hinges on nothing less than the very attendance of (Connell) himself at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on New Year's Day," Karpf wrote.