As Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken made a point about quarterback Stetson Bennett’s maturation recently, he started bringing up NFL veterans. Aaron Rodgers. Tom Brady.
If the last name sounds out of place, it shouldn’t. Monken was Fitzpatrick’s offensive coordinator with the Bucs in 2017-18. And if Monken and the No. 3 Bulldogs are going to end four decades of futility by knocking off No. 1 Alabama in Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship, a little Fitzmagic wouldn’t hurt.
Both Monken quarterbacks are easy to dismiss — Bennett for his size (5-foot-11, 190 pounds) and walk-on background, Fitzpatrick for his Harvard education and glorious beard.