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He's not 24. Only fake news Mike continues to push this narrative. He's 23 going on 24 in 0ct of 2022. Consider this, if he were actually 24, he would have turned 19 in Oct of his Senior year of high school, which was 2016. He would have turned 20 in his Freshman year of college...Oct 2017.
Does that make sense to anybody but, Mike Griffith and the AJC? Even Kirby Smart said he was 23 going on 24.
Another thing that revisionist Griffith keeps pushing, is that Beck was #2 going into the Clemson game. That's just false. Smart never identified the QB depth chart until after the Clemson game. He named Beck as the #2 QB, when it had already been determined Daniels would not start against UAB...which Smart also did not share with the media. It was assumed at that point that Daniels was #1 and Bennett #3....but, unbeknownst to the media, Beck was only identified as "#2 QB" after it was decided Bennett would start the UAB game. Nobody knew that at the time.. and, wouldn't know it until warm-ups at the UAB game.
The DawgNation media now tries to assert they knew the depth chart, but, at the time, even ESPN said that the only reason Beck was named #2, was because privately, Bennett had been named #1.
If Daniels had gone down in the Clemson game, Bennett would have replaced him, because he was the #2 all along. Beck took most of the #2 reps in practice because they had to get him ready and as Smart said in 2020, they knew what they had in Bennett and what he could do. It wasn't as critical to get him #2 reps. That's what misled Griffith and the rest of DawgNation.
It's not just about talent. It's about experience, leadership and poise. Talent is a given. All of UGA's QB's have talent, but only 1 has been to the playoffs and won a National Championship...in the closing minutes of the 4th qtr., no less.
Bennett's "the guy" now. He has full command of Monkin's offense as well as Smart and Monkin's confidence. No amount of Spring ball is going to shake that.
I'm glad Bennett is back for another year. Simply put, he has experience and has delivered in the biggest games.
No other QB on the roster has experience. Whoever takes over at QB next season will be much better prepared to do so after another year in the system.
You are exactly right @BigDawg61, about Bennett being #2 for the Clemson game. I was at that game, sat on the front row right behind UGA bench, and as I've stated here before, at every commercial timeout during that game, Bennett would aggressively and quickly warm up as if he was going in the game right away. He did it so much and so hard, that I asked my friend if Daniels -- who kept playing -- was hurt or something. Obviously, Bennett never went in, but now we all know that indeed, Daniels was injured then, and yes, if he couldn't completed the game, Bennett would have replaced him. Whether they ever said it publicly, Bennett was always QB2 in the minds of the coaches -- until he was QB1. Go Dawgs!
I wouldn't think they could play if they weren't active students. Maybe he is working on an advanced degree? But from what I have seen of his determination, I can't imagine him not going to classes. So that was an interesting comment.