Update for the second half: In the third quarter, Trevor Etienne rejoined the game.
Somehow, Georgia’s night in Lexington has turned into a hassle. Trevor Etienne, the running back for the Bulldogs, appeared to be hurt. We don’t now know the entire degree of the injury.
With his shoulder bothering him, the Georgia running back returned to the locker room during the first half. After nine carries for 26 yards, Etienne returned to the locker room, ending the game as Georgia’s top rusher at the time. According to D.J. Shockley, a sideline reporter for Georgia radio, Etienne hurt his left shoulder during the Kentucky game and was “out for now”.
Kirby Smart was questioned about it during the intermission.
“It’s possible that he could return,” Smart stated.
When Georgia and Kentucky were deadlocked at the half, Etienne departed the game. Georgia ended the first half behind, 6-3. The Bulldogs will probably look to Nate Frazier and Branson Robinson, who hadn’t played a snap until Etienne was down. When Etienne was out, Georgia had ran the ball twice for seven yards outside of him.
After failing to take a snap in the Week 1 opener, Etienne made a comeback to the starting lineup last week. In that victory, he ran eight times for 72 yards, setting himself up for another team-high performance.
His head coach had taken note of his early performances and wasn’t overanalyzing the Tennessee Tech game.
We may not yet be aware of that. Quite difficult to say now. “After Week 1, I wouldn’t judge that based on today,” Smart remarked. We have a rather strong stable of backs, in my opinion. The thought of our backs enrages me. We have a fantastic group, as I have stated to you all numerous times. Good depth, good leadership, good young, and good old. I spent the entire year feeling really at ease there. Although I can’t really attribute much of an impact on what he did today, I still feel that way. I have no idea how much respect is there.
The initial availability reports for Kentucky and Georgia’s matchup at Kroger Field on Saturday, Week 3, have been made public.
From 2024 onwards, first availability reports have to be submitted by “Wednesday by 7:00 pm Central time / 8:00 pm Eastern time for a Saturday game (or, for any non-Saturday game, three nights before the game by 7:00 pm Central time / 8:00 pm Eastern time).”
Reports must then be made available once a day on Thursday and Friday, following practice and before 7 p.m. Central / 8 p.m. Eastern time. The reports that have been updated will be called the “Friday Update” and the “Thursday Update.”
A player must be marked as Out (i.e., will not play/0% chance to play), Doubtful (i.e., unlikely to play/25% chance to play), Questionable (i.e., uncertain to play/50% chance to play), or Probable (i.e., probable to play/75% chance to play) in each of the three weekly updates.
Then, “An institution is required to provide a Game Day Update on game day, no later than ninety minutes prior to kickoff. The only designation statuses that are allowed on the Game Day Update are: Available (i.e., will be ready to play and dress for the game), Game Time Decision: The student-athlete must be evaluated by coaches and/or medical staff during pre-game warmups in order to determine if he may play in the game; or Out: The student-athlete must not dress or be present for the game.
