Georgia defensive lineman Jordan Hall to miss start of camp with leg fracture

Georgia defensive lineman Jordan Hall is set to miss some time after suffering a fracture in his lower leg, according to Dawgs HQ.

Hall is aiming to be ready for the start of the 2024 season, per DawgsHQ. However, he will miss several weeks with the injury.

“DawgsHQ has learned that Hall has suffered a fracture of some sort in his lower leg that will cause him to miss the next few weeks,” DawgsHQ posted. “Persons with knowledge of the situation say that Hall is aiming to be healthy by the start of the 2024 football season.”

The 2024 season opener is a huge one for Georgia as the Bulldogs will face Clemson on Saturday, Aug. 31. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. and the game will be televised by ABC.

Jordan Hall is entering his second season with the Bulldogs program after being ranked as a five-star recruit and the No. 25 overall player in the country for the class of 2023, per the On3 Industry rankings.

He appeared in 10 games last year, finishing with 10 tackles as a true freshman. Jordan Hall is expected to be a key contributor for Georgia throughout the 2024 season if he can get healthy and stay healthy.

Kirby Smart reacts to Georgia’s loaded 2024 SEC road slate: ‘It should be a gauntlet’

In addition to a tough matchup with Clemson to open the season, Georgia also has a brutal SEC road slate for 2024.

Head coach Kirby Smart spoke about the challenges of the schedule on Get Up recently.

Smart spoke about on ESPN’s Get Up on Tuesday morning from SEC Media Days in Dallas.

“Yeah, it’s a tremendous schedule,” Smart said. “Credit to Greg Sankey for adding the additions we made to our league. It’s gonna make some fabulous TV and awesome games. Our team’s looking forward to it, we need to stay healthy.”

Georgia is obviously off to a tough start thanks to the Jordan Hall injury, but the Bulldogs still have a loaded roster overall.

The Bulldogs will need to stay relatively healthy to have the type of season they want to have.

“It’s gonna to be a gauntlet. It always isn’t the SEC, but especially this year with the additions we have,” Smart said. “And the road schedule, I’m not real sure how we ended up with Ole Miss, and Texas, and Alabama, Kentucky all on the road. So it should be a gauntlet.”

Later, when Smart officially took the podium at media days, he also opened up about how the knowledge of Georgia’s difficult schedule ahead has impacted the mindset and mentality of his team this offseason.

“Initially, I was wondering how I got that draw, but we’re not wanting to complain. We’re one to be excited,” Smart said.

“I think when you step into the shoes of a University of Georgia football player, you accept that that challenge is gonna be there. I mean, we kind of embrace that and we love it … So we’re really excited about that. I think that motivates our offseason, so that we have the right kind of approach to the offseason and you know, our guys embrace that.”