Georgia Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart Gives Updates on Injured Receivers

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ATHENS - Georgia Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart updated reporters Monday on the healthy of two of the program’s receivers. 

AD Mitchell and Arian Smith are expected to be back playing soon - the question is when the two deep threats will return to the playing. 

“(AD) will definitely not be able to practice today,” Kirby said Monday. “(We) will evaluate going forward this week.”

Mitchell left Georgia’s 33-0 win over Samford with an apparent ankle injury on the first offensive play of the game. Smith injury was in August. 

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"Arian's coming back,” Smith told reporters. “He's been able to do some weight-bearing running, and he's got some good speed. We don't know when he'll be back. He won't be back this week. But he's getting better and you can see in his eyes that he's getting healthier. But no idea when he'll be back.”

Georgia, which is considered a 24.5-point favorite to win on the road at South Carolina this weekend, has depended on a stellar passing game in its first two wins of the season. In fact, Georgia’s passing game has taken off lately. In four of the Dawgs’ previous five games the team has thrown for at least 300 yards. 

Only 15 times in Kirby’s 83 games as head coach have the Bulldogs thrown for at least 300 yards. Stetson Bennett was the starter in six of those games; Jake Fromm in four; JT Daniles in three; and Jacob Eason in two.

Mitchell, in particular, has been a huge part of Bennett’s success in Athens. The sophomore made the touchdown that put the Bulldogs back on top of No. 1 Alabama for good in Georgia’s 33-18 win in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Indianapolis.