No. 10 Georgia scores nearly at will, destroys UMass

NCAA Football: Massachusetts at GeorgiaNov 23, 2024; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Damon Wilson II (10) and linebacker Smael Mondon Jr. (2) combine to tackle Massachusetts Minutemen running back CJ Hester (33) during the first quarter at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Carson Beck completed 20 of 31 passes for 297 yards and four touchdowns as No. 10 Georgia pummeled UMass 59-21 on Saturday in Athens, Ga.

Nate Frazier ran for career highs of 136 yards and three touchdowns, while Arian Smith caught three passes for 110 yards and a score as the Bulldogs (9-2) won their second straight game and 30th straight at home, dating back to 2019.

AJ Hairston completed 7 of 16 passes for 121 yards and a score for the Minutemen (2-9), who dropped their third straight. Jalen John ran for 107 yards and a score and Jakobie Keeney-James caught three passes for 101 yards and a touchdown.

Peyton Woodring kicked a 53-yard field goal to extend Georgia’s lead to 31-14 on the first drive of the third quarter. But UMass wasted little time responding, as Hairston hit Keeney-James for a 75-yard touchdown to get the deficit down to 10.

Georgia then finished its sixth straight drive with a score, as Frazier’s 9-yard run up the middle gave the Bulldogs a 38-21 lead at the 8:44 mark of the third quarter. After UMass punted, Georgia played add-on in its next possession, with Frazier scoring from 15 yards out with 1:39 left in the third to lead 45-21.

Frazier stamped his career day with his third touchdown run, a 2-yarder with 6:33 left, before Georgia capped the scoring with Chris Cole’s 28-yard fumble return with 3:28 remaining.

UMass took the game’s opening drive 75 yards down the field — aided by Ahmad Haston’s 38-yard run — and scored on CJ Hester’s 1-yard run with 9:15 left.

Georgia answered on its ensuing drive, as Beck’s 17-yard passing touchdown to Oscar Delp tied the game at the 5:05 mark of the first quarter.

Following a short punt by UMass, Beck connected with Smith for 49 yards, and a roughing-the-passer penalty put the ball at Minutemen’s 14-yard line. Facing a fourth-and-4 from the 8-yard line, Beck found Cash Jones for a touchdown to take a 14-7 lead with 10:30 left in the second quarter.

On UMass’ next play from scrimmage, Raylen Wilson recovered John’s fumble on the Minutemen’s 28-yard line. Three plays later, Beck connected with Dominic Lovett for a 15-yard touchdown with 8:56 remaining.

UMass then scored after a 14-play, 75-yard drive, finished off with John’s 3-yard rushing score with 1:55 left in the first half.

Georgia answered quickly, as Beck’s 20-yard pass to Cole Speer set up a 34-yard touchdown pass to Smith with 43 seconds remaining, giving the Bulldogs a 28-14 halftime lead.

–Field Level Media

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