Georgia Tech backup quarterback Justin Thomas will “more than likely” play in Saturday’s game against Miami, coach Paul Johnson said after Wednesday’s practice.
Earlier in the week, Johnson noted that Thomas had had a strong practice on Monday and would earn playing time if he continued it. Johnson said Wednesday that the quarterbacks “have been OK” since then.
Johnson also said that wide receiver DeAndre Smelter will also “more than likely” return punts and kickoffs, though Jemea Thomas is also a possibility. Coaches have also looked at Lynn Griffin and Dennis Andrews in the search for a replacement for Jamal Golden, who is scheduled to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery Thursday.
Tailback J.J. Green said he can’t say for sure how many times he has heard “you’re one play away from playing” from Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo and running backs coach Bryan McClendon.
Here is a clue that your trip to sunny south Florida may not be a carefree vacation: You’re a football team, and you lose one of your starters during warm-ups.
If nothing else, Georgia has ensured at least one thing about its season. Regardless of where the rest of the schedule takes them, whether its to an SEC championship, a BCS bowl bid or a national title, there will be no claims from outsiders that this team received too many breaks and escaped health issues, no suggestions that the road to success was lined with lollipops and unicorns.
Having been at Georgia four seasons now, soccer coach Steve Holeman doesn’t weird out nearly as much as he once did about playing Ole Miss, where he coached for 15 years.
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