Five things to watch as Georgia football wraps up spring practices with G-Day

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Sometimes G-Day is a good indication of what is to come.

Carson Beck threw for 211 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions while completing 72.2 percent of his passes last April at the Georgia football spring game. He then helped the Bulldogs to an unbeaten regular season and a 13-1 finish.

The leading tacklers in the intrasquad scrimmage were linebacker Xavian Sorey and cornerback A.J. Harris. They transferred out following last season after limited roles and are now at Arkansas and Penn State, respectively.

Still, G-Day is a chance to catch a glimpse of the new look Bulldogs who have most of their No. 1 recruiting class already on campus and a half dozen players plucked from the transfer portal.

Here are five things to watch for Saturday’s Georgia spring game:

Georgia Bulldog QB Gunner Stockton’s spring progress

Georgia’s quarterback pecking order after Beck has been pretty much set this spring with redshirt sophomore Gunner Stockton and true freshman Ryan Puglisi.

Stockton left a good impression with his showing in the Orange Bowl, but coaches still pursued a transfer quarterback and briefly had a commitment from UNLV’s Jayden Maiava.

Stockton said coach Kirby Smart has said he wants four scholarship quarterbacks on the roster.

“Heck, that’s probably what it should be at the University of Georgia,” Stockton said.

Stockton admits his practice performance this spring has been up and down.

“It started off really hot,” Stockton said. “I think the first padded practice, I didn’t throw an incompletion. Just going from there and trying to build. I mean everybody has their bad days. I’ve had them, but keep trying to build and finish it the right way.”

Stockton completed 12 of 19 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns against Florida State in the bowl game.

“He has gotten better,” Smart said. “He…

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Publish date : 2024-04-11 08:03:53

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