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UGA receiver Bennett out for season

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By David Paschall October 3, 2012 1 min read

Georgia wide receiver Michael Bennett celebrates a touchdown during the second half.

Georgia redshirt sophomore receiver Michael Bennett suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee toward the end of Tuesday’s practice and is out for the season.

The 6-foot-3, 204-pounder from Alpharetta, Ga., leads the Bulldogs with 24 catches for 345 yards and four touchdowns. He will undergo reconstructive surgery on a date yet to be determined.

For more information, read Thursday’s Times Free Press

David Paschall

David Paschall has covered sports at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1999 and wrote for the Chattanooga Free Press in the nine years before that. David has mostly covered college athletics, with a focus on the University of Georgia from 2000 to 2019 and the University of Tennessee since 2020. He grew up in Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received multiple writing awards and has served as a Heisman Trophy voter since 2003. He has also worked in radio in Chattanooga and has been on the SEC Network's "Classic Rewind" series since 2014. David and his wife, Kelly, have three children — Conner, Emily and Spencer.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.