Stetson Bennett IV makes appearance at Georgia-Ole Miss game
By Adam Spencer
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Stetson Bennett IV is a hero in Athens, having led the Georgia Bulldogs to back-to-back national titles the past 2 seasons.
He was placed on the non-football injury list by the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 13 and it seems unlikely he’ll return to the team this season, but he was in Athens on Saturday to receive the Burlesworth Trophy.
As you can see below, he received quite the ovation from Dawg fans as he took the field for the brief ceremony:
Great to see this one smiling between the hedges.
Stetson Bennett in the house. Crowd loving it. #godawgs pic.twitter.com/IN5OCJBxlg— Maria Martin (@Ria_Martin) November 12, 2023
Then he took some time out of his day to make several young Georgi fans happy, signing autographs for those in attendance:
The Mailman is back in Athens ?@GeorgiaFootball pic.twitter.com/IWBatjoocW
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) November 12, 2023
The Burlesworth Trophy is awarded every year to a player who started his career as a walk-on. Bennett may have started his time at Georgia as a walk-on, but he ended it as a legend.
Now he’s receiving the love he’s earned in Athens, and the offense continues to hum along under new QB Carson Beck.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
