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UGA Football: Starks Named Thorpe Award National DB Of The Week

ATHENS, Ga. — Bulldog junior safety Malaki Starks has been named the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award National DB of the Week following Georgia’s win over No. 14 Clemson, according to an announcement Wednesday.

Starks, native of Jefferson, Ga., returned to the spot of his first collegiate interception in 2021 and snagged his sixth career pick during the Bulldogs’ 34-3 demolition of the Tigers in the Aflac Kickoff Game in Atlanta. Starks, who started at safety and also played at the star position, added a pair of tackles as the Tigers were kept to only 188 yards on 52 plays.  Starks’ INT was an acrobatic snag in the game’s final quarter to help seal the victory.

Starks was a finalist for the Thorpe Award in 2023.

No. 1 Georgia plays host to Tennessee Tech (0-1, 0-0 OVC) in Athens on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium on Saturday.  Kickoff is scheduled for 2:02 p.m. and the SEC Network+/ESPN+ will stream the matchup.

UGA Football: New ‘Playmakers’ Shine In Rout Of Clemson

ATLANTA — Georgia’s versatile and explosive wide receiver Dillon Bell summed things up well Saturday afternoon, following the top-ranked Bulldogs’ 34-3 throttling of No. 14 Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Bell, who had four receptions for 32 yards and a 27-yard rush, said there are “a lot of playmakers on our roster.” And the Bulldogs used a lot of them effectively in the second half to blow open what was a 6-0 game at halftime. Some are familiar names, like quarterback Carson Beck and safety Malaki Starks, while others, such as tailback Nate Frazier and receiver London Humphreys, made big plays in their first games in the red and black.

Yes, the Bulldogs have lost a lot of offensive and defensive playmakers to the NFL over the past couple of seasons — standouts like Brock Bowers, Ladd McConkey, Kamari Lassiter and Javon Bullard — but as we see year after year, that just creates opportunities for new guys to emerge.

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