Jacob Eason stuck with UGA through the coaching change(s) and produced stellar statistics during his freshman campaign.
Here is how his bio at georgiadogs.com describes the season:
Played in all 13 games, making 12 starts…passed for 2430 yards (4th most by a UGA freshman) and 16 TDs this season…led two game-winning drives late in 4th quarter, both on the road: at Missouri and at Kentucky…among Davey O’Brien Foundation “Great 8” honorees for performance at Missouri … passed for 308 yards and 3 TDs in win at Missouri … his 55 pass attempts vs. the Tigers were the most for a Georgia quarterback since 2000, when Cory Phillips finished 36-for-62 in a game against Georgia Tech… delivered the game-winning TD pass to Isaiah McKenzie with 1:29 remaining on a 4th-and-10 play against Missouri…completed 27 of 40 passes for a career-high 346 yards vs. Vanderbilt…completed 17 of 28 passes for 211 yards and 2 TDs vs. Tennessee…also recovered a teammate’s fumble for another TD vs. UT…made first career start vs. Nicholls and finished 11-of-20 for 204 yards and 1 TD … became the sixth true freshman QB in school history to start a game … came in on Georgia’s fourth possession of the game vs. North Carolina … completed 8-of-12 passes for 131 yards and 1TD in collegiate debut … early enrollee in the spring of 2016…recipient of the Green-Sands Football Scholarship.
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