Photos: Plenty of hometown support for Stetson Bennett in Blackshear

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Photos: Plenty of hometown support for Stetson Bennett in Blackshear

A look at the south Georgia town of Blackshear, home of Georgia's starting quarteback Stetson Bennett.

There are plenty of signs in and around Blackshear, Ga., the home town of Stetson Bennett, supporting the Georgia starting quarterback.

There are plenty of signs in and around Blackshear, Ga., the home town of Stetson Bennett, supporting the Georgia starting quarterback.

There are plenty of signs in and around Blackshear, Ga., the home town of Stetson Bennett, supporting the Georgia starting quarterback.

Stetson Bennett III (right) and Michael Morgan (left), former recreational director in Brantley County, inside the Oak Plaza restaurant in Blackshear, Ga., home of Georgia starting quarterback Stetson Bennett IV. Pictures on the wall are of the future quarterback.

Photos of a young Stetson Bennett hang on the wall of the Oak Plaza Restaurant in Blackshear, Ga.

Photos of a young Stetson Bennett hang on the wall of the Oak Plaza Restaurant in Blackshear, Ga.

There are plenty of signs in and around Blackshear, Ga., the home town of Stetson Bennett, supporting the Georgia starting quarterback.

There are plenty of signs in and around Blackshear, Ga., the home town of Stetson Bennett, supporting the Georgia starting quarterback.

There are plenty of signs in and around Blackshear, Ga., the home town of Stetson Bennett, supporting the Georgia starting quarterback.

There are plenty of signs in and around Blackshear, Ga., the home town of Stetson Bennett, supporting the Georgia starting quarterback.

There are plenty of signs in and around Blackshear, Ga., the home town of Stetson Bennett, supporting the Georgia starting quarterback.

A poster from the Georgia-UAB game is displayed on wall inside Pierce High School training room.

There are plenty of signs in and around Blackshear, Ga., the home town of Stetson Bennett, supporting the Georgia starting quarterback.

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There are plenty of signs in and around Blackshear, Ga., the home town of Stetson Bennett, supporting the Georgia starting quarterback.

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