Mark Stoops announces injury to Kentucky LB Jordan Jones ahead of Georgia game
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A surprise injury has popped up for Kentucky late this week, but it shouldn’t affect who’s on the field when the No. 9 Wildcats take on No. 6 Georgia for the SEC East title on Saturday.
Kentucky coach Mark Stoops told reporters Thursday that senior linebacker Jordan Jones suffered a broken hand in practice this week, though the injury will not cause him to miss this weekend’s game.
Mark Stoops announces that Jordan Jones broke his hand this week but will play with a club. Called his middle linebacker duo “the Q-tip brothers.” pic.twitter.com/VIzX23xSbQ
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The injury doesn’t appear too serious — Stoops felt comfortable enough to jokingly refer to Jones and fellow linebacker Kash Daniel as the “Q-tip brothers” because both will play with a wrapped cast to protect broken hands. Daniel donned such a cast during the Wildcats’ 15-14 win at Missouri last Saturday.
Still, the broken hand comes at a bad time for Jones, who made a season-high 10 tackles last weekend. He’s fifth on the team with 46 total tackles, along with 3.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble.
We’ll see if the injury limits Jones in any way when Kentucky (7-1, 5-1 SEC) hosts the Bulldogs (7-1, 5-1) at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Marcus covers SEC football for Saturday Down South.
