Paul Finebaum: All eyes on Georgia's quarterback competition this weekend

Stetson Bennett is expected to begin the season as the quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs, but ESPN’s Paul Finebaum isn’t convinced quite yet. Bennett led Georgia to a national championship last season, and then decided to come back for another season. Now, Bennett needs to continue playing well in this weekend’s spring game to keep a hold on the starting Georgia quarterback job.

Finebaum said that if Bennett plays poorly in Georgia’s spring game, it could create a lot of questions for Kirby Smart in the Bulldogs quarterback room.

“It’s Georgia. I’m really curious about the quarterback situation,” Finebaum said. “I know that there will be a lot of blowback, but I continue to worry for Stetson Bennett. He had the storybook ending, he decided he wanted to come back, and I have my doubts whether this will be a vintage season for him just because of a number of circumstances. So yeah, I’m watching that because if he stumbles in the game and Beck or another player look really good, then I believe that debate will start and create angst and anxiety for Kirby Smart in the offseason.”

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Last season, Bennett took control of Georgia’s quarterback job and completed 64.5% of his passes for 2,862 yards with 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Smart on the quarterbacks behind Bennett on Georgia’s depth chart

Behind Bennett, Smart has developed a couple of young players in Georgia’s quarterback room. Carson Beck and Brock Vandagriff are the other two quarterbacks in the room, and would be the first two in line for a competition with Bennett if one arose.

Recently, Smart addressed the growth of the other two quarterbacks for Georgia.

“The other two guys have gotten a lot of work with both the ones and twos,” said Smart. “I’ve been really pleased with both of where those guys are. I mean, it’s just amazing how far they have come from this time last year to right now. It’s like ‘oh my God.’ Brock, probably even further. He was a little bit younger.

“Carson didn’t get that COVID spring so they are both really in their second spring. But they’ve come so far. I love getting to watch them play with both of those groups because you see their strengths when they get to go with those groups. We’re in a good position at that position and each one of them is developing.”

Georgia’s road to defending the national title begins on September 3rd on the road against Oregon.