With Athens being just 70 miles away from Atlanta, where around 90,000 Georgia fans reside, the Longhorns will essentially be facing a road game environment on Saturday.

AUSTIN, Texas — As the higher seed, the No. 3 Texas Longhorns are technically the home team for Saturday’s SEC Championship game against the No. 7 Georgia Bulldogs in Atlanta. Initially, it was assumed that Texas would wear their burnt orange home jerseys for the game. However, the conference confirmed on Monday that Texas will instead don their iconic icy white road uniforms, as head coach Steve Sarkisian anticipates a hostile atmosphere. Mercedes-Benz Stadium is located just 70 miles from Athens, and with around 90,000 Georgia alumni in the area, the environment is expected to be overwhelmingly pro-Bulldogs.

Sarkisian sees this as “essentially a road game” for the Longhorns, so they are approaching the matchup as such. Texas has thrived in road games, having won 11 consecutive away contests, and it is an environment the team has learned to embrace under Sarkisian in his fourth year. “Our guys do enjoy it. It’s been a journey to get here, but we’ve played some of our best football in tough environments. That gives me confidence heading into this one and understanding what it will take to come out on top,” Sarkisian shared.

 

Georgia football may be getting some much-needed help at running back soon. The team’s injury issues have piled up recently, with the running back group hit hardest. Branson Robinson and Roderick Robinson have both been sidelined for an extended period, and Trevor Etienne recently joined them on the injury list. Even wide receiver Dillon Bell got hurt while stepping in at running back.

This has had a major impact on Georgia’s offense, but fortunately, freshman Nate Frazier has stepped up to fill the gap. However, it’s clear that Georgia can’t rely on Frazier alone for the long term, so they desperately need reinforcements.

It seems that help is on the way, as seen in the latest injury report ahead of Georgia’s upcoming game against in-state rival Georgia Tech on Friday night.

Georgia football latest injury report
Player – Status
WR Colbie Young – Out
OT Nyier Daniels – Out
OT Marcus Harrison – Out
DE Joseph Jonah-Ajonye – Out
LB Kirs Jones – Out
RB Trevor Etienne – Doubtful
DT Christen Miller – Doubtful
RB Branson Robinson – Questionable
RB Roderick Robinson – Questionable
WR Dillon Bell – Questionable
WR Anthony Evans – Questionable
OT Earnest Greene – Probable
STAR Joenel Aguero – Probable
OL Micah Morris – Available

It’s clear that both Branson Robinson and Roderick Robinson are now listed as questionable, the first time either has been listed as anything other than out in quite a while. Additionally, Etienne has been upgraded from out to doubtful. While this likely means he won’t play against Georgia Tech, it indicates he’s progressing and could be ready for the SEC Championship game next week.

While there’s no certainty that any of these three players will return against Georgia Tech, it’s encouraging to see that all of them are close to returning. This is exactly what Georgia needs if they aim to win the SEC Championship and make a deep run in the College Football Playoff.

The hope is that at least one of these players will make their return Friday night against Georgia Tech, allowing them to regain some confidence as they head into postseason play.

 

 

Georgia football’s senior class has accomplished a lot during their four years in Athens. They have won an SEC Championship, two National Championships and currently have the most wins for any senior class in Georgia football history.

 

But there’s another accomplishment this group just achieved this weekend after their win against Georgia Tech that may not be as great as the three accomplishments mentioned, but is still very impressive and one every Georgia fan should be very excited about.

 

Senior class never lost to their rivals

Georgia’s win over Georgia Tech extended their win streak over the Yellow Jackets to seven in a row. But what about UGA’s other rivals? Georgia is currently on an eight game win streak against Auburn and a four game win streak over Florida.

 

So that means that Georgia’s senior class has never lost to any of their rivals during their four year career. On top of these three teams, the Bulldogs’s senior class did not lose to Tennessee either. Sure the Vols are not a rival like the other three teams, but Tennessee always seems to have really good team recently, so beating them every year is a huge accomplishment as well.

 

Sure this year’s senior class will be remembered for many other things before this accomplishment, but it can’t be stated enough how great of an accomplishment this really is. Everyone knows how difficult it is to win rivalry games, even as a big favorite. Georgia just learned that against Georgia Tech Friday night. So for UGA to beat all of their rivals and Tennessee the last four years, when these teams wanted to do nothing more than pull off the upset against the Bulldogs, is something that should and will always be remembered.

 

Hopefully this trend continues under Kirby Smart, because Georgia fans have gotten very used to this dominance over their rivals. But for now, let’s enjoy this run while it lasts and give this class the credit they deserve, because beating Georgia’s rivals is one of the best things every season.

 

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