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Stetson Bennett IV matches Joe Burrow’s CFP Championship touchdown mark

Bennett delivered a performance to challenge Burrow’s in Monday night’s 65-7 rout against TCU.

Stetson Bennett IV delivered one of the most memorable performances we’ve ever seen in a college football national championship game on Monday night.

In his final collegiate game, the 25-year-old Georgia quarterback led the Bulldogs to back-to-back titles with a 65-7 rout of the TCU Horned Frogs. Bennett led the way with six total touchdowns (four passing, two rushing) in the game.

That ties Joe Burrow’s mark for the most by any player in a College Football Playoff national title game. In LSU’s 45-20 win over Clemson after the 2019 season, Burrow threw for five touchdowns (which remains a CFP Championship record) and ran for one as the Tigers completed one of the most memorable seasons in FBS history.

Only five players have accounted for more than Bennett’s six touchdowns in a bowl game. Burrow is one of them thanks to his eight-touchdown performance against Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl semifinal in 2019.

Regardless, there’s no denying that Bennett was able to end his career in legendary fashion as the Bulldogs become the first program to win back-to-back since [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] — Kirby Smart’s mentor — did it at Alabama in 2011 and 2012.

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USC quarterback Caleb Williams wins the Heisman Trophy

USC quarterback Caleb Williams wins the 2022 Heisman Trophy

USC quarterback Caleb Williams was announced as the Heisman Trophy winner on Saturday in New York City.

The sophomore joins fellow Trojans Mike Garrett, O.J. Simpson, Charles White, Marcus Allen, Carson Palmer, and Matt Leinart as Heisman winners from USC.

Reggie Bush also won the Heisman at USC, in 2005, but had his award stripped.

The four finalists in 2022 were Williams, Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett IV, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, and TCU’s Max Duggan.

The 2022 resumes for each finalist:

  • Williams threw for 4,075 yards, 37 touchdowns, and only four interceptions, as well as rushing for 372 yards and 10 TDs. (rushing stats for college QBs are misleading since the NCAA subtracts sack yards for some reason from this category)

  • Stroud threw for 3,340 yards, 37 TDs, and six interceptions.

  • Duggan threw for 3,321 yards, 30 TDs, and only four INTs, and also rushed for 404 yards and six TDs.

  • Bennett has 3,425 passing yards, 20 TDs, and six INTs; he ran for seven TDs.

Finishing 5th through 10th were Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker, Alabama QB Bryce Young (the 2021 Heisman winner), Michigan RB Blake Corum, Washington QB Michael Penix, Texas RB Bijan Robinson, and North Carolina QB Drake Maye.

Williams joins Gino Torretta, Miami (1992) as a  Heisman winner to wear jersey No. 13.

He began his college career at the University of Oklahoma and transferred to USC after coach Lincoln Riley moved from the Sooners to the Trojans.

SKOL Search: quarterbacks shine late night

This past week, quarterbacks ruled the college football world especially in the late night slot

Week two of college football is in the books and it was a wild one.

Things were chaotic across the board as we saw three teams in the top 12 lose on Saturday.

As things were last week, one of the biggest takeaways were the quarterbacks, especially the ones that kicked off after 9pm central time.

Here are five noteworthy performances from Saturday that Vikings fans need to know.

Michigan defense breaks down Georgia’s quarterbacks

It’ll be interesting to see how the defense performs against the Georgia offense. #GoBlue

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DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Though much of the talk when it comes to matchups in the Capital One Orange Bowl has been centered on the Michigan offense against the Georgia defense, perhaps just as important is how the Wolverine defense fares against the Bulldog offense.

While UGA wants to run the ball, just as Michigan does, it’ll be crucial for Georgia, if it wants to have success, for whoever is under center to have a good game. Unfortunately for whoever that may be — whether it’s Stetson Bennett or J.T. Daniels — the Wolverines pass rush will have something to say about that.

It’s presumed that Bennett will retain his starting position and play at least the bulk of the game, as he presents options for the Bulldogs not just in passing, but also running if plays break down. Naturally, the Wolverines are already ready for his mobility.

“Yeah, I think the strengths of this Michigan defense match up really well,” linebacker Josh Ross said. “You’ve got a quarterback in Stetson Bennett who’s a consistent quarterback and extends plays, and as a defense we have to do a really good job stopping the run on 1st and 2nd down and having a great game plan on 3rd down and getting off the field.”

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“Yeah, Josh is right,” edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson added. “He’s a very mobile quarterback, so that’s definitely a point of emphasis, but first things first, we’ve got to stop that run game. That’s definitely the point of emphasis, and then get them to 3rd-and-long and let us rush the passer and get after it.”

But what if J.T. Daniels ends up getting a significant amount of play? How are the Wolverines preparing for both?

“I’d say they’re both good quarterbacks, and we just know that we just always have to make the tackle,” cornerback DJ Turner said. “They’re really good quarterbacks and make good reads.”

”Yeah, mobile, know how to sit in the pocket, too,” edge rusher David Ojabo added. “You’ve just got to account for them at all points.”

The Capital One Orange Bowl kicks off at 7:30 p.m. EST at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

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