Georgia football returns to practice on Monday to take on Charleston Southern. Below you can find live updates, the latest injury report and practice news for the Week 12 game.
The Bulldogs are heavy favorites this week, as they are the No. 1 team in the country taking on an FCS foe.
Georgia football-Charleston Southern: Live updates, practice news
12 p.m., Monday Nov. 15 update: Georgia football coach Kirby Smart will meet with the media at 12 p.m. ET, with players following to preview the game against Charleston Southern.
- “Thought they really pushed through in some tough, adverse situations. Last home game for a lot of seniors. Meant a lot to our program, a lot to our team. I can’t thank these guys for what they’ve done for this program.” — Smart on the state of the team
- “We had the same thing last. We basically said if you’re fourth year or beyond, you’ll walk. So we’re going to honor those guys that choose to walk. But we’re not crossing that bridge yet. If they walk twice, then great, they’ve got a special opportunity. That does not include third-year juniors.” — Smart on the senior day protocol.
- “I’ve spoken to Adam but that’s the extent of it. I can’t say much more.” — Smart on Adam Anderson
- “I don’t know if any lead is safe on them. You have to be careful because they scored 21 points on 13 plays.” — Smart on playing Georgia starters late in the game.
- “It’s not disruptive, it’s just the nature of the beast. We’re dealing with some of the repercussions of it now. We’ve got 7 or 8 guys who won’t be able to practice today but they should be back tomorrow.” — Smart on how players are dealing with the flu.
- “Resillent. They’ve been through a lot. They’ve had some ups and downs. Very high quality leaders. They don’t know the mark they’re leaving right but they’ll be very proud of what they did at Georgia. I’m really proud of how they pushed through.” — Smart on the senior class.
- “Chris hasn’t cross-trained much and he didn’t practice much at star until last week. Brini has to be a safety, Cine has to be a money. Kamari has to be able to play star and corner.” — Smart on cross training in the secondary.
- “It’s a see-saw. Do I believe these programs need these games to survive. Yeah I do. It funds sometimes 25 percent, 50 percent of their budget.” — Smart on FCS games.
- “I am all about promoting the game of football.” — Kirby Smart.
- “Arian is going to be out and I don’t for how long. He had a fracture in his leg. No kid has been through what he’s been through. And then this happens. It was a weird deal, was running routes nad just banged legs with another guy.”
- “Dom is a little sick but under the weather. We’re going to get Dom back, it’s just going to be about him executing and be able to play.”
- “Jamaree wasn’t quite able to play last week. It bothered him a little. We think he’s going to clear this week. Nolan should be fine, he’s got an elbow that’s dinged up. Devonte had a scare during the game but he should be fine.” — Smart on injury updates.
- “He’s the guy that is repping with the twos. He’s continuing to work and get better. He does a good job in good-on-good. Both these guys are playing well right now.” — Smart on JT Daniels.
- “He’s been repping almost exclusively at guard. He’s continued to get better there. He does give us a lot of size. It’s good he got to get in that action. He got to play in a tough environment, like Broderick. He’s got ID things, protection things he’s got to clean up.” — Smart on Xavier Truss.
- “I think it’s really important. They need confidence. the guys in front of them need reps too.” — Smart on the importance of injured players getting reps.
Georgia players Justin Shaffer and Jordan Davis also previewed the game.
The Georgia Bulldogs have already wrapped up SEC play following a 41-17 win over Tennessee. The win moved the Bulldogs to 10-0 on the season and 8-0 in SEC play.
The final two games of the regular season will have Georgia taking on non-conference foes, with the first being a game against Charleston Southern, an FCS team. The Buccaneers are 4-5 on the season.
Saturday will also be the final home game of the season for the Bulldogs. It will give the school a chance to honor the many seniors on the team, such as James Cook, Chris Smith, Channing Tindall and Jordan Davis. Georgia did not have a senior day last season, as its game against Vanderbilt was canceled due to complications with COVID-19 within the Vanderbilt program.
Given the opponent, this game should also be an opportunity to play some younger players, though as Florida showed against Samford you can’t take a team lightly at all.
Georgia will be doing some scoreboard watching this weekend, as a win for Alabama clinches the SEC West for the Crimson Tide. Nick Saban’s team is one of the few teams playing a conference game this week, with Alabama hosting Arkansas. Georgia beat Arkansas 37-0 earlier in the season.
Georgia football injury report for Charleston Southern
Nolan Smith (questionable, elbow), Devonte Wyatt (questionable, knee), Dominick Blaylock (questionable, knee), Jamaree Salyer (questionable, foot), George Pickens (doubtful, knee), Kendall Milton (doubtful, knee), Arian Smith (out, knee), Tykee Smith (out, knee), Trezmen Marshall (out, knee), Rian Davis (out, quad), Jalen Kimber (out, shoulder), Tate Ratledge (out, foot)
Georgia football-Charleston Southern game time
The Georgia football-Charleston Southern game time is set for 12 p.m.
