Carson Beck to Play In the Orange Bowl

With an uncertain future for his career at UGA, the Dawgs' QB1 has come out and said he will play in the Orange Bowl.

One of the biggest questions surrounding the Georgia Bulldogs football program is what their QB1 will do with the remainder of his eligibility. Carson Beck was out in Athens today, giving back to the community at Academy Sports and Outdoors. 

According to Victor Prieto, who was at this event, Beck says he will play in the Orange Bowl against the No. 5 Florida State Seminoles but is still unsure whether he will return to Georgia for another year or declare for the draft, saying that it is "the hardest decision of my entire life." 

Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15) throws a touchdown pass to Georgia wide receiver Rara Thomas (5) during the first half of a NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK) / Joshua L. Jones

With plenty of draft-eligible Dawgs and others who have entered the transfer portal, this is good news for Smart and his staff as they have begun preparing for a tough Seminoles defense that they will face on Dec. 30 with kickoff at 4 p.m.

Georgia Transfer Portal Entries:

• Kicker, Jared Zirkel announced on Tuesday that he will enter the transfer portal
• WR, Jackson Meeks announced transfer to Syracuse
• QB, Brock Vandagriff will transfer to Kentucky.
• EDGE, CJ Madden announced he will transfer to Purdue.
• WR Jackson Meeks has announced that he will enter the transfer portal with one year of eligibility left
• Jonathan Jefferson has announced he will transfer to SMU.
• EDGE, Darris Smith - Made transfer intentions known before the portal officially opened.
• DB, Nyland Green announced that he will enter the transfer portal
• WR, Mekhi Mews announced that he plans to enter the transfer portal
• LB, EJ Lightsey, announced that he plans to enter the transfer portal.
• OL, Austin Blaske announced transfer to UNC.
• WR, Yazeed Haynes announced transfer to Syracuse
• LB, Jamon Dumas Johnson has entered the transfer portal
• DB, AJ Harris has entered the transfer portal

Georgia NFL Draft Declarations:

Coaching Movements:

• DB Coach Fran Brown - Has taken the head coaching job at Syracuse

Georgia's 2024 recruiting class

• Dylan Raiola, QB
• Ellis Robinson IV, DB
• Dwight Phillips Jr., RB
• NiTareon Tuggle, WR
• Malachi Toliver, OL
• Marcus Harrison, OL
• Demello Jones, S
• Drew Miller, P
• Sacovie White, ATH
• Ryan Puglisi, QB
• Jaden Reddell, TE
• Quintavius Johnson, DL
• Justin Greene, DL
• Chauncey Bowens, RB
• Jordan Thomas, DL
• Nnamdi Ogboko, DL
• Michael Uini, OL
• Daniel Calhoun, OL
• Joseph Jonah-Ajonye, DL
• Nyier Daniels, OL
• Marques Easley, OL
• Justin Williams, LB
• Kristopher Jones, LB
• Luke Raab, LS
• Nate Frazier, RB
• Ondre Evans, DB
• Nasir Johnson, DL

Draft Eligible Bulldogs

• TE, Brock Bowers
• OL, Amarius Mims
• CB, Kamari Lassiter
  
• DB, Tykee Smith
• DB, Javon Bullard
• WR, RaRa Thomas
• WR, Ladd McConkey
• WR, Dominic Lovett
  
• WR, Marcus Rosmey-Jacksaint
• QB, Carson Beck
• OG, Tate Ratledge
• OC, Sedrick Van Pran
• OT, Xavier Truss
• DE, Tramel Walthour
• DT, Zion Logue
• DT, Warren Brinson
• OLB, Chazz Chambliss
• LB, Smael Mondon
• LB, Jamon Dumas-Johnson
• DL, Nazir Stackhouse
• RB, Kendall Milton
• RB, Daijun Edwards
• K, Jared Zirkel
• P, Brett Thorson
• S, Dan Jackson

Other Georgia News:

• Georgia Clinches the SEC East for Third Straight Season
• CFP Rankings Released - Georgia Remains on Top on CFB
• WATCH: Kirby Smart Talks Georgia Tech Rivalry, Updates Injury Report

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