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Georgia’s Gunner Stockton Shares SEC Offensive Player of the Week After Ole Miss Rally

A 12-for-12 second-half stretch with five total touchdowns has intensified his Heisman buzz.

Gunner Stockton #14 of the Georgia Bulldogs looks to pass during the second quarter against the Mississippi Rebels at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.
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Overview

  • Stockton split the SEC’s Week 8 Offensive Player of the Week honor with Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia.
  • Georgia beat No. 5 Ole Miss 43-35 as Stockton went 26-for-31 for 289 yards with four passing touchdowns, no interceptions, and added 59 rushing yards with a score.
  • The Bulldogs erased a 35-26 deficit with 17 unanswered fourth-quarter points, capped by Peyton Woodring’s field goal with 2:06 remaining.
  • In the second half, Stockton completed 12 straight passes for 135 yards and three touchdowns, the first QB to go 12-for-12 or better in a half vs. an AP top-five opponent since 2004.
  • Georgia is 6-1 and No. 5 in the AP Top 25, enters an open date, then faces Florida in Jacksonville on Nov. 1 before Mississippi State and a home game against Texas.