Georgia is set to begin Monday with a pre-season period and it has to deal with several injuries as the journey to the start of the 2020 football season, which begins on September 26, begins. Kirby Smart met with beat reporters on a Zoom call Sunday night where he provided some good news and some at the other end of the spectrum.
As for the Bulldog quarterbacks, both Jamie Newman and JT Daniels have been dealing with injuries this summer where one will be full speed to practice and the other will not.
“JT Daniels has not been removed yet,” Smart said. “JT Daniels is also coming off an ACL. He’s capable of taking some reps. He’s capable of throwing the ball and doing some things, but he’s not yet completely removed from the knee and he’s going out. to be. “
“Jamie Newman had a crumple of the midfoot and was out for a bit of our period for summer access, “Smart went on.” We call it a mini-camp, OTAs, whatever you want to call it, he probably missed half of that, not able to work out and so some things, but he was mentally there and could do a lot of things with do the team. He is back now and can do anything. “
UGA has three other quarterbacks on the roster Stetson Bennett IV, D’Wan Mathis, en Carson Beck. Smart covers that those three are heavy in the mix for the starting job, but the fact of the matter is that Newman as Daniels will almost win the job.
Sophomore wideout Dominick Blaylock, who suffered a torn ACL in the SEC Championship, has not yet been completely removed. He does most of the same workout games as his teammates at the moment, but will be in a contactless dress to start camp for press season.
Smart delivered some positive injury news by noting that freshman tackled offensively Broderick Jones, a former five-star percentage of Lithonia High School (Lithonia, Ga.), is back at full strength after an incident this entire season with a motorcycle. He sustained a minor injury but has recovered. Senior cornerback DJ Daniel also has to deal with an ankle injury during the summer walkthrough period, but Smart says he will be ready to go if practice starts on Monday. He is one of three UGA cornerbacks with at least 11 games of starting experience under their belt.
Senior inside linebacker Monty Rice and freshman tight end Darnell Washington could also be added to the recovered list. Rice is struggling with a foot disease, but would have to be 100 percent if practices resume, while Washington is fully back from arthroscopic surgery on his knee. Freshman wideout Arian Smith also had minor knee surgery and should be back some time in the 2020 season.
Redshirt freshman in linebacker Rian Davis should be “soon” per Smart back after having surgery to repair a torn meniscus. He will not be able to practice when practice begins on Monday.
As for the worst of the bad news, Dawgs247 has learned that there’s a good chance of newcomers Kelee Ringo misses the 2020 season after having surgery on his shoulder. The injury was sustained in high school and it did not improve once he came to UGA. Smart called it “a repair” and said Ringo would be “out for a while.” However, sources close to the situation have indicated that he is likely for the season.
