Georgia’s Carson Beck injures shoulder, replaced by Stockton

ATLANTA — Georgia beginning quarterback Carson Beck was changed by backup Gunner Stockton in Saturday’s SEC championship sport towards Texas after injuring his proper shoulder on the ultimate play of the primary half.

Stockton began the second half at quarterback for Georgia at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and completed 12-of-16 for 71 yards and an interception in a 22-19 win.

An injured Beck re-entered the sport for one play in extra time, handing the ball off to tailback Trevor Etienne for the game-winning landing. Beck was pressured again into obligation after Stockton’s helmet was knocked off on an 8-yard run, which by rule meant he needed to sit out one play.

With the No. 5 Bulldogs trailing the No. 2 Longhorns 6-3, Georgia confronted first-and-5 on the Texas 42 with one second to play. As an alternative of taking a knee to go to the half, the Bulldogs ran yet another play. Beck dropped again, and Longhorns linebacker Trey Moore hit his proper arm as he threw.

Beck fumbled the ball, which was recovered by linebacker Anthony Hill.

Stockton led Georgia to a 75-yard landing drive on the primary possession of the second half. He threw a 12-yard move to Arian Smith on third-and-2 from the Georgia 33. On third-and-1 from the Texas 40, he ran for 3 yards. Then, on first-and-10 from the Texas 18, Stockton picked up 8 yards on a designed quarterback run.

Etienne bumped into the top zone for a 10-yard landing on the subsequent play to offer Georgia a 10-6 lead with 10:27 left within the third quarter.

In two video games taking part in behind Beck this season, Stockton, from Tiger, Georgia, accomplished 13 of 16 passes for 135 yards. He was ranked the No. 4 dual-threat quarterback within the nation and No. 7 prospect in Georgia by ESPN Recruiting within the Class of 2022.