Carson Beck addresses concerns of playing in poor weather at Vanderbilt

Carson Beck isn’t afraid of the elements. With ugly weather in the forecast for Georgia’s matchup against Vanderbilt on Saturday, the UGA QB discussed how he feels about playing on a rainy day.

“Out of eleven games my senior year [in high school], like seven of them it was pouring rain,” Beck said. “That’s Florida. I’ve definitely played in enough games where it’s been pouring rain and [we’ll] just try not to let the weather affect us.”

No obstacle has ever stopped Beck before. The junior QB is coming off a career performance in Georgia’s 51-13 win over Kentucky. In the victory, Beck recorded career-highs in completions [28], passing yards [389] and passing touchdowns [4].

In five games this season, Beck boasts 1,886 passing yards and 11 touchdowns while throwing just three interceptions. Moreover, Beck is connecting 73.5% of his pass attempts. Nonetheless, Saturday will be a new challenge for the standout QB.

While Beck often played in the rain as a high schooler in Florida, cold rain is a different story. On Saturday, Beck won’t be in Florida, or even Georgia, he’ll be in 40-degree Tennessee weather in sopping-wet gear.

Beck claims the team will be prepared for the new environment. He stated the team regularly does “wet-ball drills,” which includes dumping a ball in a cold bucket of water during passing practice. If Beck and his Bulldogs can overcome the weather, Vanderbilt’s defense shouldn’t give them any trouble.

Carson Beck faces more than the weather

The team allows 263.7 passing yards per game, the 18th-most in the country. Just last game, the Commodores gave up 280 yards through the air in their loss to Florida. No matter who is lined up against Georgia, Beck has one goal in mind.

“First and foremost, just execute,” Beck said. “Our goal every single time we step on the field, every single drive, is to score a touchdown. Obviously, is that gonna happen? Probably not, but it is a goal.”

Although Vanderbilt certainly isn’t Georgia’s most imposing foe the team has played this season, head coach Kirby Smart is keeping his team grounded in reality.

“When you play on the road in the SEC, it’s hard,” Smart said. “When our guys get challenged, they’re going to play well. I embrace winning and enjoying the moment. I’m not going to sit back and think that you’re — it’s not going to go on forever. When we do lose, when that happens, we’re going to move to the next one too. Life is going to go on. The sun’s going to come up tomorrow, and we’re going to have to get better.”