A look at Georgia's initial injury report ahead of Saturday's matchup against Tennessee
No.7 Tennessee travels to Athens on Saturday night to take on No.12 Georgia in a pivotal late-season matchup with playoff implications. The Vols and Bulldogs are both dealing with injuries ahead of the contest, and on Wednesday night, the two teams released their initial player availability reports. Volquest looks at Georgia’s injury situation ahead of the top-15 contest.
(A * indicates a starter )
Georgia’s Availability Report
| Player | Position | Status |
| Roderick Robinson | Running Back | OUT |
| Branson Robinson | RB | OUT |
| Joseph Jonah-Ajonye | DL | OUT |
| Trevor Etienne* | RB | Questionable |
| Anthony Evans III | WR | Questionable |
| Cash Jones | RB | Questionable |
| Micah Morris* | OL | Questionable |
What Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart has said about Injuries This Week
“Branson is back out with us, moving around, running, on the bike and in pads. I don’t want to say he’s a week away, but he’s closer. Anthony Evans is hitting some speeds. He feels good, but we want to be careful with him. Hoping to get him back.”
Georgia also has injuries along the offensive line.
“They’re giving great effort, great toughness, they’re doing it by committee. We’ve got guys injured left and right out there so we’re running a drill and there’s no guard in there because we’re out of guards,” Smart said when asked about the practice performance of the offensive line this week. “This guy’s got to go in and take reps, this guy’s got to bump over here, move out there. It’s welcome to the SEC. One thing about those guys, they’re the toughest group on our team and they are the most committed and want to do right and want to play well. It’s tough sledding out there.”
Understanding the SEC Availability Report
“This availability reporting policy is intended to reduce pressure from outside entities seeking participation information and represents a commitment of our 16 institutions to provide enhanced transparency to support efforts to protect our student-athletes and the integrity of competition,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey in August.
According to a policy approved by the Conference’s membership, SEC schools will be required to submit availability reports three days prior to each Conference football game (beginning on Wednesday in advance of a Saturday football game) with daily updates leading to a final report 90 minutes prior to game time. In the sports of basketball and baseball, reports will be filed the night before each SEC contest with an update on game day.
Under the reporting structure, prior to game day, student-athletes will be designated as “available,” “probable,” “questionable,” “doubtful,” or “out” for their next game. To provide additional clarity on game day, student-athletes will be designated as “available,” “game time decision,” or “out” for the upcoming game.
Failure to provide accurate and timely availability reports will subject schools to potential penalties ranging from $25,000 for a first offense to $100,000 for a third and further offenses in football, and a maximum of $15,000 to $25,000 in men’s and women’s basketball and baseball.
