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Georgia’s 10-3 win over No. 3 Clemson was a great way to start the season for the 5th-ranked Bulldogs, but the game did result in a significant injury blow for Kirby Smart’s offensive line.
Starting right guard Tate Ratledge sustained a foot injury less than three minutes into the first quarter and didn’t return Saturday night.
On Sunday, the worst-case scenario was realized as news broke via a Facebook post by Ratledge’s mother, Mary, that the 6-6, 320-pound freshman would miss the remainder of the season.
Georgia OL Tate Ratledge will miss the rest of the 2021 season with a foot injury https://t.co/WckGvpEqxY — @KippLAdams @Mansell247 @Rowe247 pic.twitter.com/dcPUaoo5Sv
— Dawgs247 (@Dawgs247) September 5, 2021
Warren Ericson, a 6-4, 305-pound junior, replaced Ratledge after the injury and is expected to take over the starting job at right guard going forward.
Ratledge, a native of Rome, Georgia, was making his first career start on Saturday and playing in just his second career game. As a high school recruit, he was rated by 247Sports as the No. 37 overall prospect in the country and as a 4-star recruit.
The Bulldogs will return to action next Saturday at home against UAB.
"Chris Wallace covers college football for Saturday Down South. He has covered college athletics for multiple newspapers and also worked previously for Rivals.com and GolfChannel.com."
