Stetson Bennett makes lifestyle change after national championship

National championship quarterback Stetson Bennett made headlines during the season when he revealed that he used a flip phone to help eliminate distractions. However, the Georgia star has traded up after the season and no longer uses the same device, as he told the media.

Following Tuesday’s spring practice, Stetson Bennett revealed to The Athletic’s Seth Emerson that he no longer uses a flip phone, ending cult-hero era from his historic rise from walk-on to national champion at Georgia.

The technology in his pocket is not the only thing which has changed for Bennett, who saw his NIL value skyrocket in January with new sponsorship deals and appearance fees everywhere he went. According to On3’s NIL Valuation, his value has now reached $407,000, up from $89,000 on Jan. 4 of 2022.

After taking over the starting job from injured star JT Daniels, Bennett helped lead Georgia on a historic run. He threw for 2,862 yards with 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions, completing 64.5 percent of his passes in 14 games. Bennett also ran for 259 yards and one touchdown.

Stetson Bennett’s flip phone

Stetson Bennett is a pretty straightforward person. The Georgia quarterback has a laid-back swagger, but he’s also direct. It’s certainly a unique approach by a starting quarterback in the SEC, but it’s just how Bennett is.

During the season, Bennett was asked about the flip phone story and spoke in-depth about it.

“They actually still sell them at Verizon stores,” Bennett said. “Apparently a lot of old people still use them. Just in June or July, I went. I had a bunch of school coming up the next semester and had football. I was like, ‘I spend an hour on my smartphone a day. … Doing what? Doing nothing. Nothing that’s going to help me. I don’t even remember what I just did.’

“And I’ve thought about this before – I thought about it for years. I’ve got all this stuff to do, this important stuff. … Let’s not try and let that get in the way of that focus and just go get a flip phone. I still have a laptop and tablet for email and anything important like that, that I can use. I just use my cell phone for texts and calls.

“One pain in the butt is that I have to carry around a little notepad to write down stuff because I used my notes app in my iPhone a lot back in the day. It was strictly just to help me out with time management and wasting time.”