Former Georgia quarterback, college football analyst Aaron Murray has advice for UGA quarterback Carson Beck
There has been a great deal of criticism about Georgia Bulldog quarterback Carson Beck’s play lately. The Bulldogs are looking sluggish offensively, and Beck has thrown two touchdowns and six interceptions during his past two games. Some fans have even urged Beck’s benching.
There are few better sources for advice than former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray.
“Message to fans: this is still a very talented quarterback. … You can feel it (the offense) coming together,” said Aaron Murray. “The silly mistakes are keeping Georgia from being a really good offense.”
“Carson’s just forcing it,” continued Murray. “He’s trying to compensate for having guys he didn’t have a year ago.”
It’s true Beck has lost a significant amount of talent, such as Brock Bowers and Ladd McConkey, around him, but it does seem like he’s trying to force throws that aren’t there sometimes. The only way to tell if he’s taken Murray’s advice will be to watch these next few games, especially the matchup against No. 16 Ole Miss at 3:30 p.m. ET. Georgia is facing an elite Ole Miss offense and a quarterback that is firing on all cylinders.
Several former Georgia Bulldogs, including Aaron Murray, talk about the Georgia-Texas battle.
Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray has a lot to say about the Bulldogs’ matchup at Austin vs. the No. 1 Texas Longhorns. Murray posted all of his thoughts on his X account yesterday, hosting former Bulldogs Knowshon Moreno, Brandon Boykin, Ben Jones, and Tavarres King.
Here are a couple highlights of Aaron Murray’s podcast
Brandon Boykin on the cornerbacks:
“They are not playing with technique…they are opening the gate and not looking for the ball…a lot of things can be fixed with fundamentals, especially when you’re athletic…there’s also inexperience…there are guys who are young, and haven’t played a lot of football…it’s a combination of all of that,” said Boykin, a former Georgia cornerback.
“Kirby isn’t changing the scheme for the players on the field… if you’re not skilled, than you’re not on the field… Mississippi State quarterback Van Buren got more confident as the game was going on… he was getting the ball out so quick…there isn’t too much you can do… explosive plays are not a part of Georgia’s secondary, and that’s the biggest problem.”
Aaron Murray on the Georgia defense
“There’s nothing on the defense that’s been dominant, outside of Ingram-Dawkins, DJ (Dan Jackson), and Malaki Starks,” said Murray. “They’ve only had an average to good defensive performance each game.”
On Georgia fans in general
“I think, deep down inside, they know Texas is playing better ball, but they’re thinking ‘Texas hasn’t played anyone’ trying to mask all the issues right now for Georgia, but they know deep down because of what they’ve seen,” said Murray.
On Texas’ gamescript
“Texas’s offense is better than Alabama’s offense, and their defense is better than Alabama’s defense. If Georgia gets down early, they’re not winning this game. There is no coming back. You can’t afford to go down by double digits early against Texas.”
“I think winner gets in the 40s. We cannot fall down by two scores. The longer the game remains close, the bigger chance Georgia has to win.”
Former Georgia center Ben Jones on the running game
“Our offense right now is built upon throwing it and running it when we don’t want to throw it. We used to run the ball and set up our play action and screens. Now, everybody knows when we’re passing,” said Jones.
“We have a different identity from the past,” continued Jones. “Pass blocking is a finesse, and run blocking is a mindset. You gotta want it more. We have some good athletes, but we need some Dawgs on the run.”
Aaron Murray on UGA quarterback Carson Beck
“Carson Beck has a chance to silence his critics in a big spot against Texas. It’s been my experience that the whole locker room tries to elevate their play in these types of games, and he will.”
Aaron Murray predicts that Texas will win against Georgia 38-31.
It is shocking to see Murray pick against Georgia as he rarely does so in the Kirby Smart era. However, Georgia faces a major challenge at Texas.
Former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray ranks his top 10 college football teams, including UGA
Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray released his top 10 after Week 7’s action, and Georgia is not as high on the list as you’d think.
His top 10 consists of just three SEC teams, not including Alabama or Tennessee. It also consists of three Big Ten teams, all of them in the top five, along with two ACC teams and two Big 12 teams.
Some Georgia fans may be a little bit surprised to see Georgia ranked No. 6 in Aaron Murray’s top 10. Georgia has a strong win over Clemson and a respectable loss to Alabama.
Despite the Miami Hurricanes and the Penn State Nittany Lions both being undefeated, they’ve had some luck to get there. Miami’s last two games in conference play have involved massive comebacks, but that could be signs of inconsistent play. Penn State survived a close game against Bowling Green and needed a missed field goal to pull through against USC.
Then again, there are some that consider the criticism warranted. Georgia has only a +16.3 average point differential despite being 5-1. They’ve played down to competition on more than a few occasions, such as a 13-12 win vs. Kentucky and this recent 41-31 win over Mississippi State, the latter which showed their massive issues in the secondary. Overall, the Bulldogs have failed to dominate on both sides of the ball like they did in their championship winning seasons years.
With that in mind, here are Aaron Murray’s top 10 college football rankings:
Texas
Oregon
Ohio State
Penn State
Miami
Georgia
Clemson
Iowa State
LSU
BYU
My Top 10 CFB
1. Texas
2. Oregon
3. Ohio St
4. Penn St
5. Miami
6. UGA
7. Clemson
8. ISU
9. LSU
10. BYU
Former Georgia football quarterback Aaron Murray predicts who wins, covers in the Georgia vs Auburn game
Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray thinks that Georgia will beat the Auburn Tigers on Saturday, Oct. 5. However, Murray thinks that Auburn will cover Georgia’s massive point spread against the Tigers.
“Georgia wins. I think Auburn can cover the 24. Twenty-four is a lot of damn points,” said Murray via his “Snaps” YouTube channel.
There’s a lot to digest entering the Georgia-Auburn game. Georgia (3-1, 1-1) is coming off a road loss to Alabama and will be very motivated to get back to winning.
Auburn’s season is on life support. The Tigers are worst (tied) turnover margin in the country at minus-11. Auburn (2-3, 0-2) is playing in its first true road game of the season, so it is hard to envision the Tigers cleaning up their turnovers.
Auburn has enough talent to hang with Georgia, but the Tigers will need a few breaks to go their way if they want to keep this one close.
Georgia and Auburn are not just competing on the field on Saturday. The Bulldogs are Tigers are both also looking to land a commitment from a four-star running back.
Aaron Murray shares a prediction for Clemson vs. UNC as the Tigers look to continue their strong run.
Dabo Swinney and the Tigers have a huge matchup Saturday against No.22 North Carolina, with Clemson looking to continue their strong run with the 2023 regular season winding down.
During a video on his YouTube Channel Snaps, ESPN analyst Aaron Murray shared Week 12 predictions, including Clemson’s matchup with No.22 North Carolina. The Tigers are on a strong run, and Murray believes that will continue.
“I like them. It’s at home; it’s going to be a great crowd; they got the juices going since Tyler (from Spartanburg) called,” Murray said
“Cade’s playing better, too, Klubnik. It seems like he’s starting to grasp the offense a little bit more… I think Cade is playing good enough,” Murray said. “It’s in Clemson, and I’ve said it a few times this year I feel like, but Drake has just had some just iffy moments for the season where he’s just not been the same guy he was last year. Not saying he’s bad, not saying that he’s not going to be a top-five, top-10 pick in the NFL Draft, but just has not been the same.”
Clemson heads into this matchup as the betting favorite, and home-field advantage is massive for a program like this. Even with that, Murray simply believes Clemson is the better team.
“I think Clemson’s just better,” he said. “And for UNC, when we were praising their defense to start the season of how good the defense was – defense has kind of dropped off a little bit as of late as well. So, I think Clemson can kind of move the ball on them up and down the field at home.”
We’ll see who is truly the better team on Saturday.
Aaron Murray, Arthur Lynch join UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton to breakdown Georgia vs Missouri
Host J.C. Shelton is joined by former Georgia Bulldogs Aaron Murray and Arthur Lynch ahead of UGA versus Missouri!
Your friends at UGA Football Live and UGA Wire present your one-stop-shop podcast for all things Georgia football: “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton.”
Streaming on Youtube as a part of The Pulse Sports Network or, listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Stats, analysis and interviews with some Georgia greats. We are here throughout the season to keep you up to speed on UGA football.
Murray, a former Georgia quarterback and current ESPN college football analyst, has first-hand knowledge of Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo.
Lynch, a former Georgia tight end, knows what it takes to win a big time SEC matchup like we’ll see on Saturday in Sanford Stadium.
Former Georgia QB Aaron Murray joins the show ahead of the Dawgs’ 2023 season opener…
Host J.C. Shelton is joined by former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray ahead of the Bulldogs’ 2023 season opener!
Your friends at UGA Football Live and UGA Wire present your one-stop-shop podcast for all things Georgia football: “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton.”
Streaming on Youtube as a part of The Pulse Sports Network or, listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Stats, analysis and interviews with some Georgia greats. We are here throughout the season to keep you up to speed on UGA football.
Murray recently stopped by to share his thoughts on new Georgia starting quarterback Carson Beck as the Bulldogs prepare to take on UT Martin in Athens on Saturday.
Former Georgia QB Aaron Murray highlights the team calling UGA’s season opener…
The 2023 college football season is finally here as the Georgia Bulldogs prepare to kickoff their season at home versus UT Martin on Saturday, Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. ET.
Georgia is looking to win a third consecutive national championship. The Bulldogs are currently on a 18 game home winning streak and will look to add to that tally against UT Martin.
Finding this matchup on TV won’t be as easy as DawgNation might have hoped. The game will stream on SEC Network+ via the ESPN+ platform.
Clay Matvick (play-by-play), former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray (analyst) and Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline) will call the game in Sanford Stadium.
On-air talent Saturday for Georgia-UT Martin on ESPN+/SEC Network+: Clay Matvick, Aaron Murray and Ashley ShahAhmadi
Georgia’s 2023 schedule has been a hot topic this offseason among SEC fans.
On paper, the Bulldogs have one of the easiest schedules in the conference, but we know how SEC football can change on a week-to-week basis during the season.
ESPN college football analyst and former Georgia quarterback, Aaron Murray, gave his take on UGA’s schedule in a recent show with The Players’ Lounge.
“I wouldn’t say the schedule is that easy,” Murray said. “I think Georgia is just that much better than everyone else. You give that schedule to 95% of the country (and) that’s a nine (win) and three (loss) at best schedule.”
It’s not the Bulldogs fault that the SEC East isn’t as strong as it used to be. Florida and Missouri are coming off of losing seasons, Kentucky squeaked out a 7-6 year and South Carolina did more with less talent, finishing 8-5 on the season.
Tennessee impressed with an 11-2 season and a big bowl win over Clemson, but the Volunteers have plenty of turnover to deal with, including replacing start quarterback Hendon Hooker.
Georgia doesn’t decide who it pulls from the West, if it was Alabama or LSU, the Bulldogs’ schedule wouldn’t even be a topic. That West opponent this season is Ole Miss, who is always a threat with a Lane Kiffin-led offense.
Former Georgia QB Aaron Murray proclaims that Texas A&M will forever be “Texas’s little brother,” despite what the recent stats say.
Here we go again, folks! With one more season remaining ahead of the revitalization o the Lone Star Showdown between Texas A&M and Texas during the 2024 college football season, trash talk has made its way outside of the rivalry beltway, as former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray is now siding with the Texas Longhorns, who despite 14 years of underwhelming play on the gridiron, still reign supreme when comparing both programs.
In a recent podcast episode of “Snaps with Aaron and T-Bob,” Murray’s conversation with former LSU Center T-Bob Hebert took an interesting turn when Murray flat-out stated (while ignoring recent statistics) that Texas A&M will forever remain Texas’s little brother from now on.
Texas A&M will never own Texas. They will forever be viewed as the little brother in the state of Texas. Regardless of where the programs are, they will always be viewed as the little brother in the state.
If we compare the recent performance of each program in the 2022 season, the Longhorns’ 8-5 record is better than A&M’s 5-7 showing. However, as Hebert pointed out earlier this week, Texas A&M has a solid overall record of 106-58 since 2010, with a 7-4 record in 11 bowl games over 13 seasons. They have also won two NY6 Bowls (the 2012 Cotton Bowl and the 2020 Orange Bowl). On the other hand, Texas has done most of its damage in the Big 12, compared to A&M leaving for the SEC in 2012. They have gone 91-72 overall, with a 6-3 record in nine bowl games over 13 seasons, including one NY6 Win against Georgia in the 2019 Sugar Bowl. (“We’re back!)
From one little brother to another… Texas A&M I feel your pain
Nevertheless, Texas’s entry into SEC for the 2024 season and beyond should begin to settle the score between both programs soon enough. Still, as we know, the Twitter battles and podcast hot takes will never cease to continue because that’s what rivalries are made of in the 21st Century.
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