Kirby Smart gives injury update on Colbie Young after Ole Miss game
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Georgia coach Kirby Smart shared some unfortunate news regarding wide receiver Colbie Young in his postgame press conference after the Ole Miss win.
Smart confirmed that Young suffered a leg fracture in UGA’s victory and is set to miss significant time with the injury.
If Young is forced to miss the remainder of the season, it would be a huge blow for Georgia‘s wide receiver room. Entering Saturday, Young amassed 22 catches for 300 yards on the year. He added 1 catch for 36 yards on Saturday before exiting the game.
Georgia’s tight ends stepped in a big way for its passing game on Saturday. Lawson Luckie totaled 3 touchdowns on the day. Both Luckie and Oscar Delp caught 4+ passes in the win.
As for the receiver position, Georgia will likely be leaning more-heavily on players like Zachariah Branch, Dillon Bell and London Humphreys while Young is out. Noah Thomas could also see his role increase as a result of this injury.
Georgia is idle in Week 9 before facing Florida in Week 10.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
