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Beck Named Manning Award Finalist
November 30, 2023 | Football
ATHENS, Ga. --- Bulldog junior quarterback Carson Beck has been named one of 10 finalists for the Manning Award, according to an announcement from the award and the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
Beck, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., has been named to the award's Stars of the Week list twice. The Manning Award will name its 20th winner after the postseason in January 2024.
Stetson Bennett won the 2022 Manning Award while leading Georgia to its second straight national championship. The Bulldogs have been no strangers as Manning Award finalists since its inception in 2004. Jake Fromm (2018-19), Aaron Murray (2012-13), Matthew Stafford (2008), D.J. Shockley (2005) and David Greene (2004) were also all finalists at least once in their careers.
In his first year starting, Beck has directed a Bulldog offense that is scoring 39.6 points/game and is on pace to set school records in both Average Yards Per Game (496.4) and Average yards Per Play (7.25). He is 4-0 versus top-20 competitors with a 74.6 Completion Percentage for 1,247 yards, 11 touchdowns and only two interceptions.
Beck was a Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist and was twice named to the Davey O'Brien Great 8 this season. He was also the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week following his performance in the win against No. 20 Kentucky.
No. 1 Georgia (12-0, 8-0 SEC) starts the postseason in the SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium versus No. 8 Alabama (11-1, 8-0 SEC) on Saturday. CBS will televise the matchup at 4 p.m.
Beck, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., has been named to the award's Stars of the Week list twice. The Manning Award will name its 20th winner after the postseason in January 2024.
Stetson Bennett won the 2022 Manning Award while leading Georgia to its second straight national championship. The Bulldogs have been no strangers as Manning Award finalists since its inception in 2004. Jake Fromm (2018-19), Aaron Murray (2012-13), Matthew Stafford (2008), D.J. Shockley (2005) and David Greene (2004) were also all finalists at least once in their careers.
In his first year starting, Beck has directed a Bulldog offense that is scoring 39.6 points/game and is on pace to set school records in both Average Yards Per Game (496.4) and Average yards Per Play (7.25). He is 4-0 versus top-20 competitors with a 74.6 Completion Percentage for 1,247 yards, 11 touchdowns and only two interceptions.
Beck was a Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist and was twice named to the Davey O'Brien Great 8 this season. He was also the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week following his performance in the win against No. 20 Kentucky.
No. 1 Georgia (12-0, 8-0 SEC) starts the postseason in the SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium versus No. 8 Alabama (11-1, 8-0 SEC) on Saturday. CBS will televise the matchup at 4 p.m.
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