Carson Beck replaces Stetson Bennett

The fourth-year junior has taken over the starting quarterback job in Georgia football.

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Carson Beck's patience has finally been rewarded.

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Coach Kirby Smart said after the second preseason scrimmage on Saturday, "Carson Beck is going to be our starting quarterback."

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Coach Kirby Smart said that "the best thing he has done."

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The announcement came as Beck held onto the No. 1 spot throughout the preseason.

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In this position, he put distance between himself and Brock Vandgriff and Gunner Stockton this spring.

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Carson Beck had already received a "pretty good amount" of first-team reps this preseason.

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"We're kind of dealing with that," Smart said.

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