Game week is only one week away, but there are still a few questions that remain for the Bulldogs.

Nick Chubb’s status for the Sept. 3 season opener is optimistic, but it’s something Georgia fans will still be anxious about until he steps onto the field. The quarterback situation remains a mystery, but that shouldn’t remain the case for very long.

Saturday’s rain-soaked scrimmage didn’t provide any immediate answers about the quarterbacks, but with no practice scheduled Sunday or Monday, the coaching staff will have plenty of time to evaluate film.

There are also a few units beginning to come together. The defense appears to be ready heading into the fall, and the offensive line is slowly taking shape as well.

Here’s a look at what has been solved at Georgia, and which issues remain.

What’s been solved

1. The defense is ready to go: Despite injuries, suspensions and transfers, the defense appears ready to go in 2016. Junior defensive tackle John Atkins is still recovering from a knee injury and sophomore defensive end Jonathan Ledbetter will serve a suspension, but the coaching staff has done a good job of getting everyone to buy in.

There will be a youth movement, but that’s not a bad thing. Although six starters are gone from last year’s front seven, there is still plenty of game experience. Sophomore defensive tackle Trent Thompson will anchor the line and could be joined by freshmen Julian Rochester and Michael Carter.

Linebacker is a bit more of a known entity. Junior Reggie Carter and sophomores Natrez Patrick and Roquan Smith have been getting plenty of work at the inside linebacker positions, something that may have resulted in senior Tim Kimbrough leaving the program. On the outside, Davin Bellamy and Lorenzo Carter have locked down the starting jobs. Smart helped turn Tim Williams into a sack artist at Alabama; the hope is he has the same touch with Carter.

Georgia’s secondary is easily the strength of its defense. Returning four upperclassmen starters, the Bulldogs’ front seven will benefit from tight pass coverage.

2. Nick Chubb’s status not so gloomy: There hasn’t been any concrete announcement regarding Chubb’s status for the opener against North Carolina, but all of the signs are pointing in the right direction.

For the second straight scrimmage, Chubb wasn’t wearing a non-contact jersey. He has been taken to the ground in practices this fall and says that he’s feeling good.

There’s no reason for Georgia’s coaching staff to give North Carolina any indication about the health of their star running back, but it shouldn’t be a surprise to see No. 27 on the sideline of the Georgia Dome dressed and ready to go.

3. Tight end is a major position of strength: While the running back group gets plenty of attention when discussing which Bulldogs unit is deepest and most talented, the tight ends might actually have them beat.

Junior Jeb Blazevich and sophomore Jackson Harris saw plenty of action last season, but many believe they weren’t used enough by former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. That likely won’t be the case with offensive coordinator Jim Chaney, who recognizes what he has in that position.

“Other than the quarterback spot, there will be more demand at the tight end position than any other position on our football team,” Chaney said after UGA’s Fan Day, according to a school press release. “They have got to learn to be a tackle in the run game and a wide-out in the passing game. So I can see us in multiple tight end sets, if needed, if that’s the direction we need to go to win that football game, then I feel real comfortable doing that.”

Add to the mix 5-star freshman Isaac Nauta, and the position may be one of the best in the conference. With several questions still surrounding the offense, the tight end unit is easily the most stable and dependable at this point.

What’s left to fix

There are more questions than answers for Georgia at this point, but we should see things beginning to take form over the course of the next week.

1. Quarterback situation: At the forefront of everyone’s mind is the ongoing quarterback battle between Jacob Eason, Greyson Lambert and Brice Ramsey.

Reports from practice indicate that Eason received most of the first-team reps last week. That might not be an indication of which way the coaching staff is leaning, but rather an effort to find out what Eason can really do. The book is mostly written on Lambert and Ramsey at this point, and the coaches likely want to have as much solid film on Eason as they can in order to make a proper evaluation.

Coach Kirby Smart didn’t reveal any updates following Saturday’s scrimmage, but it’s hard to imagine the coaches don’t want to get this figured out as quickly as possible.

2. Injury updates: Injuries are a part of football, although it’s not ideal to have a long injury report before the season even begins.

Right now, Michel is still limited as he recovers from a broken forearm. Freshman tight end Charlie Woerner is another offensive contributor who has been on the sidelines.

Several defenders also are banged up. Defensive lineman John Atkins is wearing a brace on his injured knee, safety Quincy Mauger sat out practice last week and wore a walking boot to help repair his left ankle and defensive back Juwuan Briscoe wore a non-contact jersey at Saturday’s scrimmage because of a shoulder injury.

None of the injuries appears to be too serious, but the Bulldogs will need everyone healthy once they reach SEC play.

3. Not much news from the wide receivers lately: One position still being sorted out is wide receiver. Georgia doesn’t have as many scholarship players at receiver as a lot of other SEC schools, but the coaches are trying to pull together a cohesive group.

We know sophomore receiver Terry Godwin is expected to do big things after a strong freshman campaign, but that’s about it.

Here’s what Smart had to say about the position during a radio interview with 680 The Fan on Wednesday: “We’re trying to develop some continuity and timing in the passing game but there is no one dominant wideout. There’s a lot of guys that do different things, they all have different jobs and they all do them in different ways. We’re trying to get the best guys in the best situation.”

Among the players who could contribute this season are junior Isaiah McKenzie, senior Reggie Davis, sophomores Jayson Stanley and Michael Chigbu and freshman Riley Ridley.

William McFadden covers the University of Georgia for Saturday Down South. For news on everything happening between the hedges, follow him on Twitter @willmcfadden.