A string of eight interceptions in No. 2 Georgia’s last three games hasn’t endangered Carson Beck’s standing as the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback.

The No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs sit at 7-1 and atop the SEC championship race ahead of a major matchup at the No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday. However, despite the quality start, criticism around star quarterback Carson Beck has dominated headlines this week.

Eight of Beck's interceptions have been thrown on first or second down, including two in Georgia's win over Florida.

Georgia Bulldogs QB Carson Beck, a Mandarin High graduate, came back for one more season to savor experiences like Saturday's Florida-Georgia game.

Georgia football QB Carson Beck, one of the preseason Heisman Trophy frontrunners, is still in an interception funk. What he said after beating Florida

Arian Smith, just as he did in Austin, made a huge third-down catch deep in Georgia territory. Smith got open on the right side, this time hauling in a 34-yard pass. Lawson Luckie hauled in a 21-yarder on the next play, and then on another third down Dominic Lovett took a slot screen and scored from 10 yards out.

Independent of this week's placement in the first CFP Rankings, Georgia can leave no doubt with the selection committee if it conquers this nationally ranked pair of opponents. Two wins would all but guarantee a playoff bid — and berth in the SEC Championship Game if Texas wins out or LSU loses once more — with an opportunity at potential legacy hardware coming in January should the streak continue.

Carson Beck has had his moments, and Head Coach Kirby Smart stands firmly behind him, but Beck threw three very untimely interceptions in Saturday’s win against an unranked Florida team, and almost cost Georgia the game.