Stetson Bennett, other former Georgia QBs at Sanford Stadium for game vs. Ole Miss

Georgia is hosting Ole Miss in a primetime showdown of Top 10 teams on Saturday night. And some former Bulldogs stars are out in force, particularly quarterbacks.

Aaron Murray, former Georgia quarterback and the SEC career passing yards leader, posted a picture to social media of him and a trio of other former Bulldog quarterbacks. Also on hand: Stetson Bennett, D.J. Shockley and David Greene.

“Dawgs on Top tonight!” Murray said along with the picture.

Dawgs on Top tonight! pic.twitter.com/kbbWi2ePLl

— Aaron Murray (@aaronmurray11) November 12, 2023

So far, the Bulldogs have looked to be top dogs, rolling out to a 28-14 first half lead over the visiting Rebels.

It’s been a good night for Bennett

Bennett was on hand, in part, to be honored for his win of the 2022 Burlsworth Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in college football who began as a walk on.

And arguably no player will have as special of a story as Bennett in Georgia football history. From a walk-on to transferring out of the program, to eventually taking over the starting role — Bennett was the guy to elevate the Bulldogs to the next level. Winning two national championships is something the fans in Athens will remember forever.

Carson Beck has filled in nicely for Bennett on the field since his departure. But there was still some time for Bennett to be honored at Sanford Stadium on Saturday during Georgia’s massive showdown against Ole Miss.

During a timeout, Bennett was handed his Burlsworth Award trophy. He won it two consecutive seasons, both of which ended in national championships.

Stetson Bennett being honored at Sanford Stadium. Terrible video quality, sorry, but you can probably hear the crowd response to Bennett. pic.twitter.com/mKjJvldNEr

— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) November 12, 2023

Bennett was well received in Athens, with the home crowd ecstatic to see him back. They cheered him on for a few seconds while he was shown on the jumbotron.

Bennett out for season with Los Angeles Rams

After spending quite some time in college football, Bennett decided to give it a shot in the NFL and was eventually drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the fourth round. A great accomplishment and he was heading to a franchise not too far removed from winning a Super Bowl.

Working with Sean McVay is never a bad thing either for a quarterback.

However, Bennett has not played thus far for the Rams and in a recent update from McVay, it sounds like Bennett will be out for the rest of the season.

“He’s doing well,” McVay told reporters. “I would say there’s really no updates in regard to him returning back with us.

“I’m not ready to say that he won’t be back with us at all this year, but it’s probably less likely than it is likely he would be.”