Georgia injury report: Smart provides update heading into Georgia Tech
ATHENS — Georgia has a pivotal rivalry game Friday against Georgia Tech.
They are still waiting to see if they will have their full complement of players.
Kirby Smart provided an update on some of the injured players Monday. Smart said that Chauncey Bowens “looks good” after he did not play Saturday against Charlotte because of a leg injury.
Bo Walker emerged as the second leading rusher in the game for Georgia, finishing with 48 yards and three touchdowns. Nate Frazier led the way with 54 yards and two touchdowns.
Bowens did dress Saturday, as did defensive back Kyron Jones, who has not played since Georgia’s game Oct. 11 against Auburn as he deals with a foot injury.
“Yeah, we were hopeful to get Kyron back last week,” Smart said Monday. “He was hurting a little bit, still dealing with some pain down in the ankle. And we’ll continue to progress in this week.”
Wide receiver Talyn Taylor dressed out but did not play Saturday.
“He’s making good progress,” Smart said after Saturday’s game. “He’s been through this before, and he’s progressing well.”
Linebacker CJ Allen did not dress Saturday after suffering a knee injury in the win against Texas.
“He’s working his tail off, doing the best he can to be available when he can,” Smart said.
Georgia also was without center Drew Bobo and right tackle Earnest Greene against Charlotte. Bobo was held out because of a cut on his hand, while Greene has missed multiple games this season because of a lingering back injury. Smart said both are available this week.
The Bulldogs have one less day to heal and recover, with the game against Tech scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. start Friday.
“It’s the same amount of time they have, we have,” Smart said. “So I don’t know that it’s an advantage. The advantage, I guess you’re asking about, is you did it before, so repeating the process. But it’s a little different this time for us in terms of timing and everything because we’ve got to go on the road this time.”
Georgia is 10-1 on the season and ranked No. 4 in the most recent College Football Playoff rankings. Tech is 9-2 and ranked No. 16 before its loss Saturday to Pitt. The updated CFP rankings come out Tuesday night.
Georgia football injury report
- DB Kyron Jones — foot
- RB Chauncey Bowens — leg
- L CJ Allen — knee
- WR Talyn Taylor — collarbone
- DL Jordan Hall — leg — out
- WR Colbie Young — leg — out
- TE Ethan Barbour — ankle — out
- DB Ondre Evans — knee — out
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