Arkansas moneyed in for a field goal to extend its lead to 10-5, however it was scholastic.
Bennett, listed at 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds and nicknamed The Mailman, played huge in pulling a sputtering offense out of a deep funk.
A blocked punt provided Bennett a short field on his next possession, and Georgias Mailman delivered once again, finding tight end John FitzPatrick for a 7-yard TD to make it 20-10.
Bennett and Georgia worked the ball downfield patiently, 13 plays, 81 yards, with White bursting into completion zone from 6 yards out for a 34-10 lead.
The Bulldogs defense contributed to the lead on Eric Stokes Pick 6, and then it was Bennett, once again, directing his final TD drive on the night.
Stetson Bennett went from being the only Georgia quarterback nobody was speaking about to the only one everybody was speaking about at Arkansas.
Kirby Smart had seen enough, pulling Bennett and re-inserting Mathis for the rest of the video game.
Bennett was 20-of-29 passing for 211 yards and 2 touchdowns, rallying the Bulldogs for a 37-10 success in Fayetteville.
The Bulldogs were so out of sorts at that point that Zamir White was not able to transform on third-and-2 or fourth-and-1 runs, turning the ball over on downs.
Bennett, unfazed, performed a two-minute drill two series later, engineering an 8-play, 59-yard drive in simply one minute.
With Bennett under center operating the Air Raid principles Todd Monken was worked with to coach, the Georgia offense had found rhythm and would outscore Arkansas 32-3 in the second half.
Bennett needed only 5 plays to lead the Bulldogs next scoring drive, capping it with a 19-yard goal pass to George Pickens. Bennett lunged and scrambled for the pylon, making great on the 2-point conversion for a 13-10 lead.
Bennett came on in relief of redshirt freshman starter DWan Mathis in the second quarter with the Bulldogs down 7-2.
Georgia, not able to summon a rating on its very first six offensive series, drove from its own 39 to the Arkansas 24 on Bennetts very first drive.
Bennett had Georgia progressing the opening series of the 3rd quarter until James Cook fumbled the ball away.
” He provided us the juice we required,” Smart stated. “Hes a great rival.”
Georgia returns to action at home next Saturday against Auburn.
( Stetson) brings a lot of reps,” Smart said. “Heres a kid who took every single rep as a No. 2 last year. He utilized a lot of the tools around him, made good decisions.”
( Stetson) brings a lot of associates,” Smart said. “Heres a kid who took every single representative as a No. 2 last year. He understands what defenses are attempting to do to him. He used a lot of the tools around him, made good choices.”
