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01/09/23 - Brock Bowers, Jr/2024, Georgia + More +

Stetson Bennett walked on at Georgia nearly six years ago at the beginning of the Bulldogs' growth into college football's most dominant program. He walked away early in the fourth quarter Monday night to a standing ovation from thousands of grateful Bulldogs fans during a timeout. While Bennett's unlikely journey traces the path of the Bulldogs' recent past, Brock Bowers epitomizes Georgia's present and future as a powerhouse team stacked with superb talents who have known nothing but championships for two incredible years.

The quarterback's remarkable connection with his tight end was on display throughout the Dawgs' 65-7 demolition of TCU, and that chemistry played a major role in making sure the Bulldogs became champions again. Bowers finished with seven catches for 152 yards and a touchdown from Bennett, including a 22-yard TD catch that firmly shut the door on the Horned Frogs in the third quarter of this epic blowout. - Georgia/AP College Football

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TE Brock Bowers, Georgia
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01/09/23 - Stetson Bennett, rSr/2023, Georgia + More +

To a certain extent, it's only fitting that the nearly unimaginable story arc of Stetson Bennett's college football career will conclude some 15 miles from the famed Hollywood sign. Bennett was a bit player as a true freshman walk-on quarterback the last time Georgia came to Southern California for its Rose Bowl game with Oklahoma in the 2017 national semifinals. Now, here he is once again as probably the biggest star on college football's biggest stage-the national championship game against TCU Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET in SoFi Stadium where Bennett will try to lead his team to a second straight national title.

All of which would have seemed preposterous for John Seter back then if someone had told him how this would all have played out. He wouldn't have believed it. "No, in the nicest way," Seter, a scout team quarterback for Georgia back then like Bennett who remains good friends with him, said Friday night by phone. "Yeah, he knew that at the time, too, right then and there. He grew a lot. He continues to grow and he understands that, and I still think he's got a ton more to show." Back in 2017, Bennett famously gave Georgia's defense fits playing the role of Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield in practice in bowl prep. Now, Bennett Monday will be playing in the same stadium that Mayfield now calls home for the Los Angeles Rams. - Athens Daily Banner

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QB Stetson Bennett, Georgia
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01/09/23 - *Jalen Carter, Jr/2023, Georgia + More +

Jalen Carter admitted to being a little awestruck Saturday. Not necessarily about the big game that he and the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs are getting ready to play in. Just being in California was blowing his mind a little bit. "First time ever," said Carter, an All-American defensive lineman from Florida. "Seeing the palm trees and the hills and mountains with snow on them, that's my first time seeing snow like that. It's the farthest I've been from home." Don't mistake Carter's wide-eyed gaze at the picturesque landscape as distraction. He's fully focused on the task at hand in the College Football Playoff Championship game Monday, which is to slow No. 3 TCU's prolific offense. That didn't go so well the last time Georgia played, when the Bulldogs gave up 467 yards and 41 points to No. 4 Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and left Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Dec. 31 with a victory by the skin of their teeth.

Carter himself didn't have the greatest of games. He finished with one tackle and one pass breakup. He spent most of the night chasing quarterback C.J. Stroud and not catching him. Finally, the Bulldogs got it done when they had to. They limited the Buckeyes to three fourth-quarter points for the comeback victory in their national semifinal. "I'd say the defense started out a little rough," Carter said during Georgia's media day at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday morning. "They hit us with some explosive plays coming out. We just had to get everything together and get back connected and do what we worked on. Connection, resiliency, toughness, you know, our traits." Carter and the Bulldogs will have to play even better to slow quarterback Max Duggan and Horned Frogs. It's not that they're better than Ohio State, it's just that they're different. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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DT *Jalen Carter, Georgia
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01/09/23 - Stetson Bennett, rSr/2023, Georgia + More +

Georgia QB Stetson Bennett has accounted for 31 touchdowns and was the school's first Heisman Trophy finalist since 1992. He is 177 yards shy of 4,000 yards passing this season and threw two fourth-quarter TD passes to lead the Bulldogs to a comeback win in the Peach Bowl semifinal against No. 4 Ohio State. The victory against Michigan was TCU's ninth of the season by 10 points or fewer. - AP College Football

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QB Stetson Bennett, Georgia
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01/09/23 - *Darnell Washington, Jr/2023, Georgia + More +

Darnell Washington is as close to home as he's ever been for a Georgia football game, but the Las Vegas native's availability for Monday's national championship game could come down to a pregame decision. "I feel like that's the call right now," the junior tight end said Saturday. "Go through warmups pregame and just go from there see whatever happens happens." Coach Kirby Smart provided an update on Sunday morning in his final press conference ahead of the 7:30 p.m. game against TCU in SoFi Stadium.

Washington sustained an ankle injury in the Peach Bowl win over Ohio State on Dec. 31. ESPN.com reported Saturday that Washington had not practiced this week. "We're hopeful we can get Darnell ready to play," Smart said. "He's continued to work really hard, done a lot of rehab. I know he really wants to. This is his first chance to play on the West Coast where he's from in Vegas. This game means a lot to him. I know it's an important one." Washington is fifth on the team with 27 catches for 426 yards and 2 touchdowns and plays a crucial role as a blocker with his 6-foot-7, 280-pound frame. - Athens Daily Banner

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TE *Darnell Washington, Georgia
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01/09/23 - Brock Bowers, Jr/2024, Georgia + More +

PLAYERS TO WATCH, Georgia: TE Brock Bowers. The Bulldogs' most dynamic playmaker on offense. He lines up all over the formation and will even take a handoff or two. Bowers leads the team with 56 catches for 790 and six touchdowns. He also has rushed for three scores. - AP College Football

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TE Brock Bowers, Georgia
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01/09/23 - Christopher Smith, rSr/2023, Georgia + More +

Georgia is the first team in the CFP era to face Heisman Trophy-finalist quarterbacks in consecutive playoff games. Last year, the Bulldogs defeated Michigan, featuring defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, in the Orange Bowl. Hutchinson finished second in the Heisman voting in 2021. The Bulldogs then went against Heisman-winning quarterback Bryce Young as they knocked off Alabama in the championship game.

This season, the Bulldogs defeated Ohio State, led by quarterback C.J. Stroud, who finished third in the voting, and will face TCU, led by quarterback Max Duggan, who finished second behind USC's Caleb Williams in the voting, in Monday's championship game. "Definitely a fun challenge," Georgia safety Christopher Smith said. "I don't ever approach the game with any fear. You play the game for moments like this. Like I said, I'm thankful to be able to have the opportunity to be able to go against such great players. I can't wait for the game on Monday." - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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FS Christopher Smith, Georgia
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01/09/23 - Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, rJr/2024, Georgia + More +

Onto the next. That was the mindset of Georgia football about a week after winning its first national championship in 41 years last January, according to center Sedrick Van Pran-Granger. "We understood that last year had nothing to do with this year, so we had to work for everything," the redshirt sophomore said. That work by players and staff and a still-loaded roster even with a slew of NFL departures has gotten No. 1 Georgia to Monday's 7:30 p.m. College Football Playoff national championship game against upstart and No. 3 TCU at SoFi Stadium. Georgia is trying to become the fourth team to win back-to-back national titles since 1979, joining Nebraska in 1994-95, Southern Cal in 2003-04 and Alabama in 2011-2012. "It doesn't start when the season starts," Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Sunday morning. "It starts Tuesday when the season ends. And it just continues. I don't know that you can relax and just say, OK, we're going to be fine." You have to make it happen. And I think each and every year you have a different team."

Smart has won five national championships as a coach including four with Alabama as defensive coordinator under Nick Saban including in 2015 when he finished out the season after being hired by Georgia. The Crimson Tide won it in 2009, but went 10-3 the following year in a season that ended in the Citrus Bowl. Alabama completed back-to-back national titles in 2011 and 2012, going 12-1 and 13-1. The Crimson Tide lost eight NFL draft picks off that 2011 team including four first-round picks-running back Trent Richardson, safety Mark Barron, cornerback Dre Kirkpartrick and linebacker Don't'a Hightower. Six of those eight draft picks came from the defense. - Athens Daily Banner

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C Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, Georgia
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12/31/22 - Stetson Bennett, rSr/2023, Georgia + More +

Stetson Bennett capped No. 1 Georgia's comeback from a two-touchdown, fourth-quarter deficit with a 10-yard, last-minute scoring pass to Adonai Mitchell in a 42-41 victory over No. 4 Ohio State for a shot at its second straight national title. The comeback in the College Football Playoff Peach Bowl semifinal held just after midnight Sunday when Noah Ruggles' 50-yard field goal attempt for Ohio State with three seconds remaining sailed wide left, setting off a celebration on the Georgia sideline. Georgia (14-0) will play No. 3 TCU, which beat No. 2 Michigan 51-45 in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal, on Jan. 9 for the national championship. The Bulldogs, who won their first national title since 1980 last season, will play for the first back-to-back championships in school history.

C.J. Stroud threw four touchdown passes for Ohio State (11-2), which led 38-24 in the fourth quarter. Bennett's 76-yard scoring pass to Arian Smith, followed by Bennett's pass to Ladd McConkey on the 2-point play, cut it to 38-35. Following Bennett's go-ahead scoring pass to Mitchell with 54 seconds remaining, Stroud led the Buckeyes back with a 27-yard run to the Georgia 31. The missed field goal set off the Georgia celebration that left Bennett in tears. Ruggles' 48-yard field goal gave the Buckeyes a 41-35 lead, leaving only 2:36 for Bennett and Georgia's offense. Stroud completed 23 of 34 passes for 348 yards without an interception. Stroud capped the Buckeyes' first possession of the second half with a 10-yard scoring pass to Emeka Egbuka for a 35-24 lead - already the most points allowed in a full game by the Bulldogs this season. Marvin Harrison Jr. had five catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Egbuka had eight catches for 112 yards and one score. - Georgia/AP College Football

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QB Stetson Bennett, Georgia
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12/16/22 - Benjamin Yurosek, rSr/2025, Georgia + More +

2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: TE Benjamin Yurosek, Jr., Stanford,...Yurosek, a native of Bakersfield, Calif., finished the 2022 season with 49 receptions for 445 yards, the third-most receiving yards of any Stanford player. He earns his second All-Pac-12 honor after receiving honorable mention status during the 2021 season. - Stanford Football

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TE Benjamin Yurosek, Georgia
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12/09/22 - Brock Bowers, Jr/2024, Georgia + More +

2022 WALTER CAMP SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: TE Brock Bowers, Georgia,...Finalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award as the nation's top lineman...also semifinalist for both the John Mackey Award (nation's top TE) and Walter Camp Player of the Year...AP & Coaches' All-SEC First Team...played in all 13 games, starting in 12, and currently has 52 catches for 726 yards and six TDs, all team highs...also has 93 rushing yards on just six carries...three of his rushes this season have gone for TDs, including a 75-yarder vs. Kent State...scored three TDs in a game for the second time of his career in win at South Carolina...had two receiving TDs (6 and 78 yards) and a rushing TD (5 yards) against the Gamecocks. - Georgia Football

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TE Brock Bowers, Georgia
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12/09/22 - Malaki Starks, Jr/2026, Georgia + More +

2022 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: DB Malaki Starks, Georgia,...Finalist for the 2022 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award...has started at DB in 12 of 13 games...third on team in tackles with 63 total stops...also leads the Bulldogs in pass breakups with seven and has two interceptions...team-high 10 tackles and a pass breakup in win over Tennessee...also team-high eight tackles in win at Mississippi State. - Georgia Football

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FS Malaki Starks, Georgia
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12/09/22 - Jalon Walker, Jr/2026, Georgia + More +

2022 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: LB Jalon Walker, Georgia,...Has seen action as a reserve LB and on kick coverage units in all 12 games to date...blocked a first-quarter Kent State punt that resulted in a safety...had four tackles in win over Vanderbilt...had two QB hurries in win over Florida...lone tackle in win at Kentucky resulted in a 1-yard loss...had two tackles, including one for lost yardage, in win over Georgia Tech. - Georgia Football

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OLB Jalon Walker, Georgia
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12/09/22 - Mykel Williams, Jr/2026, Georgia + More +

2022 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: DL Mykel Williams, Georgia,...Has started at DL in two of 13 games to date...has 21 total tackles this season, including two QB sacks, along with a team-high 27 QB hurries...lone tackle in SEC Championship win over LSU resulted in a 2-yard loss...had three total stops, including a QB sack for a 10-yard loss, and three QB hurries in win over Florida. - Georgia Football

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DE Mykel Williams, Georgia
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12/09/22 - Brett Thorson, Jr/2026, Georgia + More +

2022 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: P Brett Thorson, Georgia,...Has punted 33 times this season for an average of 44.9 yards...sixteen of his punts have been fair caught, 18 of them downed inside the 20-yard line...season-long punt of 75 yards rolled out of bounds at the Tennessee 1-yard line...it was the longest punt by a Bulldog in 13 years and 10th longest in UGA history...previous season-long 56-yarder came in South Carolina game. - Georgia Football

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