Georgia (7-1, 5-1) celebrated their 4th straight victory over Florida (4-4, 2-3)  in Jacksonville despite turnover struggles. The 34-20 win puts Georgia on top of the SEC standings with a 5-1 conference record following Texas A&M’s loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks. 

The first half was full of frustrations for Carson Beck and the Dawgs. The offense settled for a 23-yard Woodring field goal after driving it 83 yards on the second drive of the game. The next two drives ended in interceptions. On the first, Beck missed an underneath defender on a route by London Humphries. On the second, Beck tried to force a throw through a tight window and was intercepted by the underneath defender. 

Florida capitalized on the first turnover with a deep throw from DJ Lagway to Aidan Mizell to make it 7-3. Then, on the next drive, disaster struck for the Gators as Lagway fell to the ground with an ankle injury. The true freshman had to be carted off of the field, and Florida’s task became much more difficult. The rest of the first half resulted in a flurry of field goals making the score 13-6. 

The Dawgs found their rhythm in the second half, however. Running backs Nate Frazier, Cash Jones, Dominic Lovett, and freshman Dwight Phillips each found the end zone. Tide shifted in Georgia’s favor in the third quarter when a snap on a Florida field goal attempt went sailing, giving Georgia great field position after Jalon Walker a recovery. Florida did find the endzone in the 4th on a 15-yard Jakobi Jackson run, but Georgia came out with the 34-20 victory. 

After the final, it was all celebration as Georgia players hopped into the stands to pose for pictures with fans. Despite the celebrations, however, the fans and media focused on the struggles of Carson Beck. Beck threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns, but he found the opposing team three times. Two of the interceptions, inarguably, were the fault of the quarterback, and the third came after a hit on the throw. 

Without question, the media, and fans will continue to ask questions if Beck’s turnover struggles continue. Kirby responded to some of those questions after the game. “[Beck] did some really good things. What he can’t do is throw the ball late over the middle… you can’t turn the ball over and be a good football team, and he knows that.” 

Beck added his thoughts as well. “I made two bad decisions… It’s hard to move on from it, but that’s what we do. That’s what I do. No matter what, I’m going to keep coming every single play no matter what happens the play before, and I’ve always been resilient in that way. In the future, I have to be better.”

Georgia moves on to face Ole Miss on Saturday in Oxford. Kickoff is a 3:30 on ABC.