Kirby Smart discusses health of JT Daniels, potential timeline for getting back to full strength
By Sydney Hunte
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No. 1 Georgia hasn’t officially announced who its starting quarterback will be ahead of a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff against No. 11 Kentucky on CBS. However, it appears that Stetson Bennett IV could get the call once more in place of JT Daniels, who has been working his way back from a lat injury.
It’s not affected the Bulldogs much, though, as they enter Saturday’s game with a perfect record and a chance to head into the open week at 7-0. While their defense has been the biggest part of their success, the health of Daniels, expected to be a key piece of the puzzle in the offense, continues to be a talking point with 5 regular season games left after this one.
On the SEC Network’s “Marty & McGee” on Saturday morning, Kirby Smart had some good news for Marty Smith and Ryan McGee as far as Daniels’ progression in practice is concerned, but did express uncertainty as to when the junior would be at full health.
Kirby Smart tells #MartyAndMcGee that JT Daniels has thrown more and farther in practice this week. "But at what point he gets back to 100%, I don't know that."
— Brandon Zimmerman (@BZSEC) October 16, 2021
Holding Daniels out against Kentucky obviously gives him that much more time to get healthy without risking further injury heading into the open week. Fortunately, Bennett’s held up his end of the bargain so far, and that’s good news for Bulldogs fans.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
