Reports: Georgia starting defender dealing with injury, was in a boot Friday
Georgia could be without a key defender for Saturday night’s showdown against No. 2 Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Both Mike Griffith of Dawg Nation and Seth Emerson of The Athletic are reporting that Monty Rice is dealing with an injury and has been seen in a protective walking boot. Griffith’s Friday report noted Rice has missed practice with a lower leg injury. Emerson’s Saturday morning report detailed that it’s a foot injury for Rice who made the trip to Tuscaloosa and appears to be a pregame decision.
On Friday afternoon, Rice was named one of the Bulldogs’ 3 captains for the showdown with No. 2 Alabama. The senior linebacker was named the Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week for his performance in UGA’s Week 3 win over Tennessee.
Rice, a native of Huntsville, Alabama, led the Bulldogs in tackles for the second straight game and scored his first career touchdown during Georgia’s 44-21 rout of No. 14 Tennessee. He tallied eight stops, including a pair of tackles for loss. One of Rice’s TFL was a strip-sack that he recovered and returned 20 yards for the Bulldogs’ final touchdown. Rice directed a defense that held the Vols to minus-1 yards rushing and without a point in the second half.
Ugh!
Excuses already ?
How on earth is an injury to your leading tackler “aN exCUsE”?
Oh just wait until after this game if UGA wins. All the bummer fans will be making excuses “oh its cause of the Saban covid stuff.” bet.
AFan, I haven’t seen any GA fans using it as an excuse.
Do you mean like in how the Bama fans were using the excuse of Alabama losing their best LB last year? I did see plenty of that!
Dude seriously? Who is making excuses the game hasnt even started yet. Highly unclassy.
Hate to see that. I knew he was injured, but with a boot on as late as Friday. Looks like it’s next up for the Dawg’s.
I hope he was injured early in the week. That would mean his replacement got plenty of reps.
The quarterback of our defense unfortunately. Next man up!
No big deal uga doesn’t have a chance anyway bama 45 uga 14