Former Georgia QB Carson Beck tells legendary SEC championship story
Beck used a lot of that time to discuss his favorite memories with Georgia last year. One of them was the time he came back in the 2024 SEC championship against Texas. He suffered a UCL injury while trying to throw a Hail Mary on the last play of the first half, but he miraculously came back to hand the ball off to Trevor Etienne for the game-winning touchdown in overtime.
'People are like, jumping on me and stuff,' Beck said. 'Yo, chill. I'm injured. That was a cool moment, I think, to be my last play for Georgia and not (have) the injury be my last play.'
He told this story on ACC. A little earlier in the interview, former Georgia coach Mark Richt joked around with Beck about his NIL money.
""You were at Georgia, went to Miami," said Richt. "I was at Georgia, went to Miami. The only difference is you got paid more than I did."
Richt's salary with the Hurricanes, where he finished his College Football Hall of Fame career from 2016-18 after leading UGA for 15 years, was reportedly $4 million a year. Beck is making over $4 million with his new NIL deal with the Miami Hurricanes.
Carson Beck talked about his decision to leave for Miami in the Hurricanes' press conference. He believed it was a hard decision for him, but the right decision to make. He discussed his favorite moment with the Georgia Bulldogs as well, and overall, he looked back on his time at Georgia very positively.
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