Georgia Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart Gives Injury Updates Heading into Ohio State Showdown
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ATLANTA - Georgia Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart gave some updates on the Dawgs as they head into their meeting with No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2022 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in the College Football Playoffs. The Bulldogs are 6.5-point favorites to defeat Ohio State according to FanDuel.
WR Ladd McConkey and OL Warren McClendon both left Georgia’s 50-30 win over LSU in the 2022 SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. Kirby was asked about both players Monday, and said he was hopeful the two would be back for the game.
“We are excited to hopefully get those guys back and see what they do this week,” Kirby said on Monday.
The Bulldogs practiced in Athens on Monday. Ohio State travelled to Atlanta on Christmas Day and practiced there on Monday. Under Kirby, Georgia rarely has practices open to the media. But reporters are scheduled to see the Bulldogs and Buckeyes practice on Wednesday and Thursday due to mandates in place by the College Football Playoff for New Year’s Six and Semifinal game.
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The Bulldogs will take on No. 4 Ohio State in Atlanta at the 2022 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. The winner of the game will play the winner of the Fiesta Bowl, which features No. 2 Michigan and No. 3 TCU. The Bulldogs are considered 6.5-point favorites to beat the Buckeyes.
Kirby said McClendon’s injury was “a light MCL” after the win over LSU - adding: “(I) don’t know how long it will be. He wasn’t able to go back in obviously. Don’t know what grade is.”
Kirby after the SEC Championship: “Ladd’s (injury) is a continuation of what he’s been having. His knees have been bothering him, and he has some tendinitis in there. It didn’t so much hurt him on the play as it just started aggravating him more and didn’t feel like he could go.”
It is expected that WR AD Mitchell will continue his return heading into the Peach Bowl. Mitchell played against LSU, but missed the bulk of the season healing from two different injuries. Kirby said before Christmas that freshman DL Marvin Jones (ankle) was conditioning, and might return to UGA’s practices soon.
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