Trevor Etienne to miss Georgia's showdown vs. Tennessee
Trevor Etienne will not be available Saturday night for Georgia in a major showdown against Tennessee. That is a major blow to the Bulldogs, especially for an offense that continues to be inconsistent this season.
Etienne originally sustained a rib injury against Florida and was limited to 9 offensive touches against Ole Miss. He only had 34 yards of offense in that game as Georgia managed just 10 points on the road.
Now, Etienne has been ruled out for Saturday’s game against the Vols with Georgia confirming the news with Thursday’s availability report. An additional blow to the running back room was added with Cash Jones listed as questionable for the game.
With Etienne limited against Ole Miss, Nate Frazier led the Bulldogs with 12 carries but only managed 47 yards and a long carry of 8 yards on the afternoon. Frazier is Georgia’s 2nd-leading rusher this season with 333 yards.
Even if Jones is available to work with Frazier, he has mainly been used as a receiver when on the field. He has just 8 carries for 15 yards, and Dillon Bell, Georgia’s 3rd-leading receiver, is also the team’s 3rd-leading rusher with 104 yards on the ground.
On the other side of the ball, Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is still listed as questionable. However, ESPN’s Chris Low reported Thursday afternoon that he expects Iamaleava to be available.
Considering the issues for Georgia’s offense, and QB Carson Beck, it will be interesting to see how the Bulldogs try and attack the Vols Saturday night.
The sky is falling!!..maybe RFK Jr. or Matt Gaetz can do something to help the Dawgs
Better than crazy joe or comma la
You and hubby may want to get baby woke’s gender affirmation surgery completed and tax payer covered before the red wave takes over all 3 branches in January…I say leave her as the cute little burlap wearing her she is now.
“maybe RFK Jr. or Matt Gaetz can do something to help the Dawgs”
Ha ha you voted for Camel Toe Harris.
It is all about quality depth this time of year. Tough spot for UGA’S running backs, especially with the QB’s struggles. Certainly that helps UT, but Nico’s status and if he can not only play but finish will have an impact. Going to be a fascinating game.
Just out of curiosity what do the dawg fans think of etiene ? Do you guys feel like he has been a major contributor or a let down? This is not a dig at all as I am just curious of what the uga fan base is feeling towards him.
He seems weak. This is the most important game of the season and he is hurt.
The cream rises to the top.
Thanks TruVOL, I mean Bubba, I mean Buford, I mean Trudawg. I’m looking forward to your Okie and UTA personalities as well.
I like his play.
The blocking and play calling haven’t given him much of a chance though.
With all the injuries, we are lucky we have him.
Kinda worried about the rib injury as those can be nagging, prolonged injuries, but we’ll see.
I would say a letdown, but our OL and QB also suck. Going into the year, I thought he would ball out because the OL and QB would be strengths…not the case.
He’s been fine. The OL he is running behind has been a major disappointment.
Think Cash got hurt when three OL Miss defenders blew him up in the backfield right after he got the ball.
I think TE has given his best effort every game and that is all you can ask from any player. UGa offense has issues everywhere unfortunately so we have not been able to see Trevor in space as much as we needed to. No denying his explosive potential.
What’s interesting is that Etienne was able to run better last year with a bad Florida OL. Maybe it’s the play calling that is affecting his run game?
Certainly a blow losing ETN, but Frazier can get it done.
Good to see fewer names on the defensive side.
Wouldn’t be wise for UT to play a concussed QB in this game.
Go Dawgs.
Frazier can get it done but one word of advice, ball security!
If everyone followed the orange ones new hiring standards (or lack of)..the next UGA football coach may be Clay Aiken ( he once went to a game). The next coach at U Tennesse might be Reba since her brother Pate played JV ball in community college.Btw, Baby Woke is please with its birth assignment. Go Gators
“Considering the issues for Georgia’s offense, and QB Carson Beck, it will be interesting to see how the Bulldogs try and attack the Vols Saturday night.”
It’s a home game so UGA wins this one by 2 scores. Beck will throw at least one INT but it won’t matter.