The Georgia football program has had a less-than-dominant season in 2024, at least to their standards. After posting a 42-2 record across the past three seasons, the Georgia Bulldogs went 7-2 through their first nine games of 2024 while playing one of those demanding schedules in college football. However, Georgia has rattled off three straight wins to end the regular season, punching their ticket to the SEC title game for the fourth consecutive season.
Barring a blowout loss against the Texas Longhorns this weekend, Georgia football will return to the College Football Playoff after a one-year absence. Offensive, Georgia quarterback Carson Beck led the SEC in passing touchdowns, earning a bid on the 2024 Manning Award finalists list. Following the announcement, many fans questioned his inclusion, with the Georgia faithful coming to his defense.
Georgia Football Fans Defend Quarterback
According to Brett McMurphy of The Athletic:
Manning Award finalists
Carson Beck, Sr., Georgia
Jaxson Dart, Sr., Ole Miss
Quinn Ewers, Jr., Texas
Dillon Gabriel, Sr., Oregon
John Mateer, So., Wash State
Kyle McCord, Sr., Syracuse
Garrett Nussmeier, Jr., LSU
Kurtis Rourke, Sr., Indiana
Shedeur Sanders, Sr., Colorado
Cam Ward, Sr., Miami
Georgia football signal-caller Carson Beck is among the ten quarterbacks on the Manning Award finalists list. In 12 games this season, Beck threw for 3,429 yards and a conference-best 28 touchdowns. However, he tossed an SEC-high 12 interceptions a year after he threw just six picks across 14 games. More importantly, Beck helped lead his team to three straight wins to end the year, including an epic 44-42 eight-overtime win over Georgia Tech. He threw 11 touchdowns against zero picks across his last three games.
Nevertheless, college football fans sat puzzled with Beck’s inclusion on the Manning Award finalists list, likely due to his ten touchdowns against 12 picks across a six-game streak midway through the year. Yet, Georgia football fans believe Beck’s underlying numbers are good enough for a Manning Award finalist bid, especially while competing in the SEC:
You mean the guy who’s 3rd in the SEC in QBR and 1st in TD passes? Ahead of Nuss in both? Seems like a lot pretty good player to me
— Rogelio (@rogeliogustafar) December 5, 2024
Gonna drop this before all of the casuals come. Yes beck threw alot of picks. In consecutive games. He’s still top ten in the country in passing touchdowns and yards. Qbr as well pic.twitter.com/KSNUv72h5K
— Jamison Johnson (@Sysbm8) December 5, 2024
*while having the most drops in FBS*
— Kaden Keith (@kadenkeith0023) December 6, 2024
Carson Beck hands down!!!
— PeachsInGa (@PeachsInGa) December 6, 2024
I refuse to believe Carson Beck is not really good pic.twitter.com/s3MXNYvETk
— Max Toscano (@maxtoscano1) December 6, 2024
If only Carson Beck had been "very good" the last 3 weeks heading into this game.
Oh, wait…
vs Tennessee 25/40 62.5% 347 yards 2 TDs 0 INTs
vs UMass 20/31 64.5% 297 Yards 4 TDs 0 INTs
vs Georgia Tech 28/43 65.1% 297 Yards 5 TDs 0 INTs
Total 73/114 64% 941 Yards 11 TDs 0 INTs https://t.co/1GvTweL5kw— The Bulldawg Report (@ReportBulldawg) December 5, 2024
Carson Beck named 2024 Manning Award finalist
Details:⬇️https://t.co/TGjKfrLCwt
— SicEmDawgs.com (@SicEmDawgscom) December 5, 2024
Did all he could
— Bulldogs Fan (@WalrusAlmond_) December 6, 2024
GO DAWGS 🇺🇸
— Craig Knight (@DanaKni96170661) December 5, 2024
Go Dawgs
— Joseph (@ZichDawg1942) December 6, 2024
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