COLUMBIA, S.C.—Stetson Bennett went 16 for 23 for 284 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score as No. 1 Georgia beat South Carolina 48–7 on Saturday. The Bulldogs (3–0) nearly had a second shutout of the season in their Southeastern
Conference opener, but the backups allowed a touchdown pass with 53 seconds to go.
Georgia has allowed just 10 points this season and the garbage-time score was the first offensive touchdown it gave up in its past five regular-season games.
South Carolina (1–2) started 0-2 in the SEC for the fourth straight year.
The Georgia offense scored on eight of its first nine drives, gaining 551 yards and averaging nearly 10 yards a play before putting in the backups in the fourth quarter….