Georgia’s Carson Beck sets school record with 5 touchdown passes in win over Tennessee Tech

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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — In what amounted to a glorified scrimmage, Carson Beck needed a little more than a half to tie a Georgia record.Beck threw five touchdown passes — to five players — before leaving the game less than three minutes into the third quarter, leading the No. 1 Bulldogs to a 48-3 rout against outmanned Tennessee Tech on Saturday.“I thought our wide receivers had a really good day,” Beck said. “We have so many athletes on the field. They went out there and made plays. When guys are wide open, it makes my job really easy.”Beck’s five TD passes matched a school record that had been done seven other times, most recently by Stetson Bennett against UAB in 2021.With a brief respite in their daunting schedule, Georgia (2-0) breezed past an FCS school that received $550,000 to make the trip to Athens for a beating that was never in doubt.“We were considered better than that opponent,” coach Kirby Smart said. “We should execute at a high level.”Beck completed 18 of 25 passes for 242 yards before calling it a day. He had scoring throws of 22 yards to Dillon Bell, 6 yards to Colbie Young, 10 yards to...

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