Carson Beck throws for career-high 459 yards as No. 5 Georgia downs Mississippi State

Carson Beck completed 36 of 48 passes for 459 yards and three touchdowns as No. 5 Georgia beat visiting Mississippi State 41-31 in Southeastern Conference play Saturday in Athens, Ga.Beck, who threw two interceptions, set a career high in passing yards as Georgia (5-1, 3-1) won its second straight game. Arian Smith caught five balls for 134 yards and a touchdown for Georgia.Michael Van Buren Jr. completed 20 of 37 passes for 306 yards and three touchdowns for Mississippi State (1-5, 0-3), which dropped its fifth straight game. Van Buren also threw an interception in his second career start. Kevin Coleman Jr. caught eight passes for 103 yards.Leading 27-10, it took Georgia just three plays to score on its opening drive of the second half, as Beck found Smith for a 42-yard touchdown with 13:48 left in the third.Mississippi State responded with an eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive that was stamped with Johnnie Daniels’ 19-yard rushing score at the 8:27 mark. Beck then led Georgia down the field again, but was picked off in the end zone by DeAgo Brumfield.Mississippi State then strung together an eight-play, 80-yard drive that resulted in Van Buren’s two-yard touchdown pass to Davon Booth with 2:40 remaining in the third, cutting the deficit to 34-24.Georgia iced the game with a 16-play, 81-yard drive that ate up 7:26, ending with Trevor Etienne’s one-yard rushing score with 3:33 left. Mississippi State added a late score, as Van Buren found Kelly Akharaiyi for a 35-yard score with 1:47 remaining.