Georgia fans were not happy to see Stetson Bennett announced as the starter vs UAB with JT Daniels sidelined due to injury. They wanted redshirt freshman Carson Beck.
But Bennett got the start, and played the best game of his career.
His 10-for-12 for 288 yards and 5 touchdowns vs UAB were enough to earn him SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
From SECSports.com
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In his sixth career start and first since game six of last year, Bennett torched UAB to tie a school record with five touchdown passes (all in the opening half) after going 10-for-12 for 288 yards
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Bennett started his day 5-for-5 with four scoring strikes of 73, 12, 89 and 61 yards as the Bulldogs jumped out to a 35-0 halftime edge
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His scoring pass to freshman tight end Brock Bowers for 89 yards was the ninth-longest passing play in Georgia history
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Bennett finished the game with a monstrous pass efficiency rating of 422.4
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