Heralded Georgia freshman quarterback Jacob Eason has been working more with the first team in recent practices.
After Saturday’s second preseason scrimmage, first-year Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart explained why.
“He didn’t go with the ones at all in the spring, so it was a situation where we wanted to catch him up and evaluate him and get him more reps,” Smart said in a news conference. “He’s growing as a player, and the fact that our other two quarterbacks (Greyson Lambert and Brice Ramsey) have been in a college system for three or four years puts them at an advantage from the standpoint of dropping back and making decisions and seeing coverages.
“We’re trying to find out what he can do, and I think he’s responded to it. He’s had the opportunity to make more plays, but he’s had the opportunity to make more mistakes. He’s done both.”
Saturday’s scrimmage was delayed early on for nearly 40 minutes due to thunderstorms, and it was Georgia’s last practice until Tuesday. Smart said today and Monday will be key in making decisions not only at quarterback but at several other positions.