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UGA football benches Stetson Bennett for D’Wan Mathis

The Georgia Bulldogs and Kirby Smart elected to bench quarterback Stetson Bennett in favor of D’Wan Mathis against the Florida Gators.

Following another interception, the Georgia Bulldogs and Kirby Smart elected to bench quarterback Stetson Bennett in favor of D’Wan Mathis. With Georgia trailing Florida 41-21, the Bulldogs had nothing to lose in trying a new starter.

D’Wan Mathis began the season as Georgia’s starting quarterback against the Arkansas Razorbacks, but struggled in the first half of that contest. He was benched for Stetson Bennett in that game. Bennett helped stabilize the Georgia offense in the early part of the season.

It’s become apparent that Bennett has limitations in the passing game, so it makes sense for the Dawgs to roll with Mathis, who has more to add in the rushing attack.

Georgia has a fraction of the passing offense of powerful offenses like Florida and Alabama. It is not due to a lack of open receivers, but more so a lack of accurate down the field passes.

D’Wan Mathis threw for a touchdown pass on his first drive against Florida, but ran a slow-paced run-heavy offense in the process.

Here’s how Georgia football Twitter reacted to the promotion for D’Wan Mathis:

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Decade in review: How Georgia football performed against rivals

From the beginning of the 2010 to 2019, the Georgia Bulldogs posted over a .500 winning percentage against each of their rival programs.

We’ve reached the end of college football’s 2019 regular season. From the beginning of the 2010 regulation schedule to the culmination of the current year’s, the Georgia Bulldogs posted a .500 or better winning percentage against each of their rival programs.

The Dawgs won eight and lost two against in-state rival Georgia Tech, earning the past three Governor’s Cups in a row.

They went 8-3 vs. Auburn, including a victory in the 2017 SEC Championship Game, winning the past three meetings consecutively.

They posted a record of six wins and four losses vs. Florida, also winning three meetings in a row.

The Bulldogs went 8-2 in matchups against Tennessee, again with three successive wins.

Georgia’s worst rivalry record of the decade comes against South Carolina. The Bulldogs split 10 games against the Gamecocks, accumulating five wins and five losses.