No. 10 Georgia scores nearly at will, destroys UMass

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.

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