He's Still Top Ten In The Country': Georgia Football Fans Defend

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

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Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15) prays before the start of the first half of a NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech in Athens, Ga., on Friday, Nov 29, 2024. (Georgia Bulldogs Football uga

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:

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Nov 16, 2024; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart celebrates after a victory over the Tennessee Volunteers at Sanford Stadium.

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