Stetson Bennett suffered shoulder injury during Bulldogs’ game against Gators

Stetson Bennett suffered a separated shoulder during Saturday’s loss to Florida, Kirby Smart revealed after the game.

Bennett received an injection, Smart said, and played briefly after returning to the game. Smart said Bennett wasn’t the same after returning, so the Bulldogs went to D’Wan Mathis.

Florida won the game 44-28.

Smart essentially said the decision to remove Bennett was due to injury and because he wasn’t 100%. Mathis was the second quarterback, ahead of JT Daniels.

Smart says Bennett and Mathis “give us a better shot” than Daniels, the touted transfer from Southern Cal. There are no evident ailments with Daniels’ knee, Smart said.

Bennett was 5-of-16 passing on the day with 78 yards. He threw one touchdown and one interception.

Mathis was 4-of-18 for 34 yards to go with one score and two picks.

Mathis entered the game for the first time since the season-opener at Arkansas.

“He’s got a little shoulder issue. He went in and got a shot,” Georgia head coach Kirby Smart told CBS at halftime about Bennett.

Smart has said he meets with Mathis weekly and said the backup “wants to play,” but took a backseat to Bennett after his run to lead Georgia to a comeback and two victories over Auburn and Tennessee.

Mathis played six drives against the Razorbacks, and threw for 55 yards and an interception.

Georgia traveled four quarterbacks to Jacksonville, including Daniels and freshman Carson Beck. Daniels ran with the third-team offense in warmups, with Mathis ahead of him.

This story was originally published November 7, 2020 at 4:26 PM.