Georgia could have come out flat. They could have given UAB some hope that the Blazers could stay in this one, catch a couple of breaks. Maybe even pull a huge upset.
But they didn’t.
Stetson Bennett delivered on his unexpected opportunity in relief of JT Daniels, completing 10 of 12 passes for 289 yards and 5 touchdowns in a crushing 56-7 defeat of UAB before the first full house in Sanford Stadium in twenty-one months.
Coach Smart may have run some misdirection during the week by repeatedly referring to Carson Beck as his #2 quarterback, but ultimately if Georgia was going to have to start someone other than JT Daniels it made sense to go with the guy who’s actually started more games in red and black than Daniels himself.