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Stetson Bennett: ‘It has gotten easier’ being No. 1 after closed-door meetings with Kirby Smart
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Stetson Bennett: ‘It has gotten easier’ being No. 1 after closed-door meetings with Kirby Smart
ATHENS — What a difference a year has made in the life of Stetson Bennett, who has done more than just ditch his flip phone and add a national championship trophy.
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Coaches didn't even consider him a starter this time last year, even as late as the summer. Either the coaches don't know as much as we give them credit for concerning the best QB's or JT just looked that much better to them. Can't really have it both ways. A healthy JT is better than SB (legs and all). At some point JT couldn't be JT due to his health and SB took advantege of it, and played well enough for the change back to JT to be too much of upsetting the apple cart or they just became believers in SB.
Great story, if some smart Hollywood person doesn't make a movie out of this, they are wasting one of the greatest sports stories ever, in any sport.
Almost guaranteed that he's the week 1 starter (unless Beck/BVG severely outplay him...which is possible), but he's definitely on a short leash. The article says that Bennett reached out, not that Kirby was trying to keep him. Also they want to see improvements in leadership and other aspects...like going to class lol. Not things you want to hear about a 24yr old 6th yr senior 🤔 i wont be surprised if Beck or BVG takes over during the season
About as candid a conversation you will ever hear from a QB. Refreshing not to just hear coach speak.
Mike G.: "Georgia doesn’t split many of the No. 1 reps to begin with, and this spring, a shortage of receivers will make it even harder on Carson Beck or Brock Vandagriff to make a move on the depth chart." This makes it bleak for Brock V. and Carson B. to even think about getting much playing time. They will likely stick it out until at least a #2 is decided...then one may leave. Just thinking out loud here. Playing time is generally three years now before moving on to the League. Knowing Bennett has already been awarded the #1 slot for '22...unlike Kirby...would give me pause as a rival UGA QB. It will be interesting to be sure as we near G-Day.
This article helped me appreciate the magnitude of Bennett’s accomplishments. I had forgotten that he was rarely getting meaningful practice with our #1 team because he was our 3rd or 4th string QB going into the past few seasons. In 2020 he had Mathis, Newman and even an injured JT ahead of him. In 2021 he was behind JT and I think Beck. It’s truly amazing that he was able to come in and take control like a seasoned veteran. Now it will be fun to see how he performs after working with the “starters” through Spring and Summer practices. Go Dawgs!!!
@MikeGriffith , do you pick the pictures that lead at the top of these articles?
Got to class? Did he switch majors? Going into 6th year and yeah one year was at JUCO but he should be graduating or already have graduated. Do they have to take classes even after they have completed all of their required classes to be football eligible? He should be done with classes.