Kirby Smart updates availability of Georgia lineman trio
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia head coach Kirby Smart has seen his team practice a couple of times ahead of its game against Mississippi State this coming Saturday. Asked how banged up Bulldogs Jared Wilson, Christen Miller and Jordan Hall have looked in practice, he shared the following:
“Christen’s been able to practice. Jared’s better than he wasn’t but not taking full load of reps. Doing more than he did last week. Jordan’s trying to get out there and go. I hate it for that kid because he’s out there frustrated. He’s doing more than he did last week but I don’t know that I can say he’ll be ready to play this week.”
Wilson and Hall were both listed as game-time decisions this past week with neither seeing the field. Smart noted that Wilson was available as an “emergency center” if needed. As for Miller, the third-year defensive lineman was announced as “out for the game” with a knee injury during the fourth quarter. Smart said he was on the sideline with ice on his knee but believed that his lack of presence on the field had more to do with the scoreboard than it did the severity of injury.
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Other injuries for Georgia include Smael Mondon (lower body), Nasir Johnson (knee), Tate Ratledge (ankle/knee), Roderick Robinson (toe), Kris Jones (lower body), Marcus Harrison (lower body) and Marques Easley (lower body). EDGE Mykel Williams, who played just six snaps against Auburn after seeing the field for 25 in the Alabama game, continues to make his way back to full strength from an ankle injury suffered in the season-opener. Meanwhile, wide receivers London Humphreys (illness) and Sacovie White (undisclosed) came off the injury report. Those ailments are of varying degrees of severity, while Smart has mentioned bumps and bruises for the likes of Carson Beck (non-throwing AC joint) and CJ Allen (undisclosed) recently.
A full injury report from the SEC will be available on Wednesday night. Georgia and Mississippi State kickoff Saturday at 4:15 p.m. ET on SEC Network. MSU is off to a 1-4 start under first-year head coach Jeff Lebby with consecutive losses to Arizona State, Toledo, Florida and Texas after a season-opening win over Eastern Kentucky. The Bulldogs rank second-to-last in the SEC in scoring offense and No. 122 in the nation for total defense. As of publication, Georgia is a 34-point favorite according to Vegas Insider.
