Kirby Smart comments on Jaylen Waddle’s season-ending injury
By Sydney Hunte
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Kirby Smart and Georgia saw up close and personal the dynamic abilities of Jaylen Waddle when the Bulldogs played Alabama on Oct. 17. The junior hauled in 6 catches for 161 yards—one for a touchdown—as he broke the 120-yard receiving mark for the 4th week in a row in the Crimson Tide’s 41-24 win over the Dawgs.
An incredible season was cut short, though, as Waddle sustained a season-ending injury to his right ankle during the opening kickoff of the Tide’s game against Tennessee on Saturday.
“I’m sick for that young man because he’s as electric a football player as I’ve ever seen,” Smart said, according to the Athens Banner-Herald’s Marc Weiszer.
Unfortunately, it’s likely we won’t see Waddle on a college football field again this season. The good news: the Houston-area product will be able to come back stronger than ever in 2021, if not on Saturdays then certainly on Sundays in the NFL.
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.
