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Stetson Bennett draws praise on social media following dazzling opening half vs. TCU
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Stetson Bennett continues to amaze.
The Georgia QB had a phenomenal 2022 season in leading his team to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, and he was simply sensational in the 1st half against TCU.
Bennett.completed 13-of-17 passes in the opening 30 minutes for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns, becoming the first Bulldogs signal caller to surpass 4,000 passing yards in a season in the process.
He also racked up 39 rushing yards and 2 additional scores in the opening half.
Stetson Bennett runs it in for another @GeorgiaFootball touchdown extending it's lead to 24-7 over @TCUFootball pic.twitter.com/L499jjiBMl
— peter lombari (@lombari_peter) January 10, 2023
AD MITCHELL PARDON ME OH MY https://t.co/K3hebOPPFV
— The Transfer Portal CFB (@TPortalCFB) January 10, 2023
Add it all up and the Bulldogs lead 38-7 at halftime and are now 30 minutes away from a 15-0 season and a 2nd consecutive national championship.
While Georgia had a number of players deliver exceptional performances in the 1st half, Bennett was the story, as he has been much of the season.
And college football fans were quick to acknowledge on social media his impressive play in the 1st half:
Stetson Bennett, with 2 passing and 2 rushing TDs, has had an all-time great national championship game in a half.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 10, 2023
Stetson Bennett gets a lot of crap about being a game manager but the dude is one hell of a QB.
— Matt Clifford (@mattcliffy22) January 10, 2023
To all you Stetson Bennett haters. Suck it.
— Taylor Hughes (@oTAYLORMADE) January 10, 2023
Will the Stetson Bennett statue in Athens be completed by the time the team gets back tomorrow?
— Kevin Faigle (@kevinfaigle) January 10, 2023
So, Stetson Bennett has gotta be the best story in CFB history right? Not sure who else could be better.
— Joel Penfield (@jtpenfield) January 10, 2023
Stetson Bennett will play 10+ years in the league and you can’t tell me otherwise.
— jake murphy (@Jak3Murphy) January 10, 2023
Stetson Bennett is going to finish his career with an Orange Bowl MVP, Peach Bowl MVP and two-time National Championship MVP, and people still think he didn’t even deserve to be a Heisman finalist.
Underappreciation doesn’t even describe this man anymore.
— Rob Gallik (@CoachGallik) January 10, 2023
Is Stetson Bennett the most underrated player in college football history? Rarely makes a mistake, rarely misses a throw.
— WVU Fan (@wv_wvu) January 10, 2023
Stetson Bennett gonna have a whole county in Georgia to build a theme park
— Benji (@TheOldManBenji) January 10, 2023
Stetson Bennett becomes the first UGA QB to pass for 4,000 yards in a single season.
And some say he’s not that good.
— Jon (@CSCastJ) January 10, 2023
Stetson Bennett should absolutely be drafted higher than he will be. Dude is a player. Reminds me of Drew Brees with more mobility. Hello @Colts
— Joe (@JSully260) January 10, 2023
Stetson Bennett and the Georgia Bulldogs are running through TCU.
No contest, so far. Stetson is super accurate, and mobile
— Greg (@monwell571) January 10, 2023
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"Chris Wallace covers college football for Saturday Down South. He has covered college athletics for multiple newspapers and also worked previously for Rivals.com and GolfChannel.com."
