Dawg stays: QB Beck states he’s going back to UGA

• Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 18, 2023, 05:00 PM ET

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Georgia quarterback Carson Beck, who assisted the No. 6 Bulldogs to a 12-1 record in his very first season as a starter, announced Monday that he’s returning for his senior season in 2024.

Beck was amongst the most efficient passers in the FBS this previous season, after replacing quarterback Stetson Bennett, who led the Bulldogs to back-to-back CFP National Championships in 2021 and 2022. Beck completed 72.4% of his passes for 3,738 backyards with 22 goals and six interceptions.

“My pals and household have helped put me in a circumstance to have options for my future,” Beck said in a declaration published to Georgia football’s X account. “However, the NFL can wait one more year. I am going back to UGA for my senior season. We need everybody’s support in Miami to close this season out the right way!”

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The Bulldogs will play No. 5 Florida State in the Dec. 30 Capital One Orange Bowl (4 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN App).

Beck’s choice comes after his backup, former four-star hire Brock Vandagriff, announced that he’s moving to Kentucky. Redshirt freshman Gunner Stockton, who attempted 9 passes this season, is likewise expected back in 2024.Five-star recruit Dylan Raiola of Buford High School in Georgia dedicated to the Bulldogs in Might however on Monday informed ESPN’s Pete Thamel that he rather is heading to Nebraska, which he visited this previous weekend. Raiola is the No. 1 pocket passer in the 2024 ESPN 300. Ryan Puglisi, of Avon, Connecticut,

the No. 7-ranked pocket passer in the ESPN 300, has actually signed up with the group and will participate in bowl practices.