The Really Big Week 1 Thing Was …
Is Stetson Bennett a Heisman candidate?
The Georgia veteran was nowhere to be found on the lists of top quarterbacks going into the season, and no one really had a beef with it.
He’s not a pro prospect, he was this close to getting yanked as he was struggling in the College Football Playoff National Championship for JT Daniels – I was right there as Daniels was warming up with a purpose on the sidelines – and the thought was always that he was just along for the ride on a team loaded with NFL talent.
All of that might be true, but he also might be the exact quarterback the 2022 Georgia Bulldogs need.
Once again, Georgia is beyond loaded with NFL talent. It might not have the proven depth it enjoyed last season, but there were more than enough great players left over, more elite talents were waiting in the wings, and there’s a veteran quarterback with a national championship ring and house money to play with under center.
Oregon’s defense is fantastic. It’s full of NFL prospects, the linebacking corps might be the most talented in the country – no, really – and it got its doors blown off as Bennett hit throw after throw after throw in the 49-3 wipeout.
The Dawg D did its work, but Bennett was almost perfect completing 25-of-31 passes for 368 yards and two scores, and he ran for a touchdown.
He wasn’t just a caretaker of the offense, and he wasn’t a game manager. He was making big plays, he was seeing things quickly enough to get the ball in the hands of his guys, and he was dealing with good, tough throws.
With all due respect to the road games at South Carolina and Missouri, and the date against Auburn, Georgia shouldn’t have problems over the next six games before facing Florida.
If Bennett keeps playing like this, Georgia shouldn’t have problems until the College Football Playoff.
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