Friday Night Kentucky Injury Report: Maxwell Hairston, Gerald Mincey are questionable

We are less than 24 hours away from kickoff between the Kentucky Wildcats and the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. As the teams settle in to prepare for the game, Mark Stoops and Kirby Smart have shared the latest on each team’s injury status.

The SEC requires each of its 16 member schools to provide “availability reports” throughout game week, a new league policy starting in 2024. Players must be listed as out (0% chance to play), doubtful (25% chance to play), questionable (50% chance to play), or probable (75% chance to play). The first report is issued Wednesday night, with daily updates until 90 minutes before kickoff.

QB Brock Vandagriff was not featured on the initial injury report but was added on Thursday night with a probable status. He’s looking good for tomorrow, still listed as probable. Two other starters, OT Gerald Mincey and CB Maxwell Hairston, have been downgraded to questionable.

• Chip Trayanum (RB) – Out
• Hardley Gilmore IV (WR) – Out
• Jason Patterson (RB) – Out
• Devin Smith (LB) – Out
• Darrion Henry-Young (DL) – Out
• Jager Burton (OL) – Out
• Courtland Ford (OL) – Out
• Tavion Gadson (DL) – Out
• Josaih Hayes (DL) – Out
• Brandon White (WR) – Questionable
• Maxwell Hairston (DB) – Questionable
• Gerald Mincey (OL) – Questionable
• Keeshawn Silver (DL) – Probable
• Brock Vandagriff (QB) – Probable

Georgia includes 5 players on Availability Report

How are things looking for Kirby Smart‘s football team? Two starters on the defensive line, Mykel Williams and Warren Brinson, have been officially declared out, and they aren’t the only banged up defensive linemen.

• Roderick Robinson II (RB) – Out
• Jordan Hall (DL) – Out
• Mykel Williams (DL) – Out
• Warren Brinson (DL) – Out
• Xzavier McLeod (DL) – Questionable

Kentucky vs. No. 1 Georgia: How to Watch

• Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
• TV: ABC (Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath)
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• Local Radio: UK Sports Network (Tom Leach, Jeff Piecoro, Dick Gabriel)
• AM: 840 WHAS, 630 WLAP
• FM: 98.1 WBUL
• Online: iHeart Radio
• Sirius XM: 82
• Live Stats: UKAthletics.com

You can also keep up with the game and chat with other fans on our game thread on KSBoard, with Nick Roush, Adam Luckett, and Drew Franklin providing updates from Kroger Field and the rest of us from home.

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