No. 2 Georgia overcomes errors to down Florida

Carson Beck completed 25 of 40 passes for 309 yards for two touchdowns while also throwing three interceptions as No. 2 Georgia beat Florida 34-20 in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday.Nate Frazier ran for a team-high 82 yards and a touchdown, while Dominic Lovett caught seven passes for 52 yards and a score, as the Bulldogs (7-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) won their fourth straight.Florida (4-4, 2-3) dropped its second game in three tries, and lost quarterback DJ Lagway to a hamstring injury in the second quarter. Lagway completed 2 of 6 passes for 47 yards and a score before backup Aidan Warner came in, completing 7 of 22 passes for 66 yards and an interception. Ja’Kobi Jackson led the Gators with 12 carries for 74 yards and a score.Trailing 13-6 at halftime, Beck was intercepted on Georgia’s opening drive of the second half by Jack Pyburn at the 50-yard line. After forcing a Florida punt, the Bulldogs scored their first touchdown of the game on Frazier’s game-tying two-yard score with 7:01 left in the third quarter.Florida then lined up for Trey Smack’s go-ahead 50-yard field goal attempt, but a poor snap was recovered by Georgia’s Jalon Walker at the Florida 36-yard line. Following the turnover, it took Georgia just three plays to take the lead, as Beck found Cash Jones for a 22-yard score with 1:20 remaining in the third quarter.After four straight punts, Florida tied the game on Jackson’s 15-yard touchdown run with 7:29 left in the fourth. Georgia then went up again, as Beck’s ten-yard touchdown pass to Lovett gave the Bulldogs a 27-20 lead at the 4:01 mark.

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