Georgia football won a key rivalry game over Florida on Saturday, but running back Trevor Etienne suffered a rib injury. Etienne had only seven carries for 31 yards before being injured, but the Bulldogs managed to finish the game without him. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart provided various injury reports on Monday, including Etienne.
Trevor Etienne isn’t the only Georgia football player out with an injury, but he’s one that supporters are anxious about. Etienne is a valuable element of our team, and Kirby Smart is pleased with his current position.
“[Trevor] Etienne, I feel good about,” Smart said, according to an article from Dawg Nation. “He felt good yesterday. I don’t know a lot till we get out there and practice today. The big thing is his ability to sustain and deal with the pain. He’s a tough kid.”
Etienne is the leading rusher on the team this year, and Georgia went with Nate Frazier on Saturday after Etienne got hurt. Frazier had a nice day as he carried the football 19 times for 82 yards and he scored one touchdown.
“We’ve got to show confidence in him and play because a back can’t make it through this league trying to do it by himself,” Smart said of Frazier after the game. “And I thought he did some good things tonight. He had a couple mistakes. I’m not talking about the penalty. He had a couple mistakes that can cost us. He has really gotten better at his protection. I’m fired up about him in protection. He is not shy of contact. But he’s got to get vertical and not try to outrun everything to the sideline.”
Nate Frazier did a fantastic job filling in for Trevor Etienne, but it appears Georgia will have him back shortly.
Georgia football fans are pleased to see Trevor Etienne improving, while Kirby Smart provided an encouraging injury update on wide receiver Anthony Evans. Evans is out with a hamstring injury, but Smart is hopeful that he will return soon.
“Anthony’s dealing with a little bit of a hamstring,” Smart said. “So we’re hopeful to get him back. It happened late last week. So it’s why we train multiple guys to be able to return the ball. Malaki (Starks) became the next guy, and kickoff it became Cash.”
Georgia managed to win despite some crucial player injuries, but they obviously want Trevor Etienne and Anthony Evans healthy for this week’s big road game against Ole Miss. This is a huge game with SEC title and College Football Playoff implications, and the Bulldogs will need all hands on deck to win.
On Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET, Ole Miss and Georgia will face off at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, with the game broadcast on ABC. The Bulldogs presently lead by 2.5 points.
