ATHENS — Kirby Smart supplied one other replace on quarterback Carson Beck on Sunday.
Beck left Saturday’s recreation with what Smart mentioned was an upper-extremity harm to his throwing arm. Beck underwent an MRI on Sunday.
“I’m nonetheless making an attempt to get that information myself,” Smart mentioned whereas showing on ESPN. “He did get to have an MRI this morning. We ought to get the outcomes right here within the subsequent few hours. We simply had a group assembly. He was there for the group assembly, however we don’t know way more than we knew final evening as of proper now. We ought to be discovering one thing out right here quickly.”
Smart added that he’s additionally awaiting the MRI outcomes of punter Brett Thorson.
Beck left the sport after sustaining his harm on the ultimate play of the primary half within the 22-19 win over Texas. Beck did are available in for the ultimate play of the sport when he handed the ball off to Georgia working again Trevor Etienne, who completed issues off with a 4-yard landing run.
Gunner Stockton stepped in for Beck on Saturday. He accomplished 12 of his 16 cross makes an attempt for 71 yards and an interception. He added 8 speeding yards as effectively.
Following the win over Texas, Smart praised Stockton for his efficiency.
“I imply, the gamers imagine in Gunner. They love Gunner. The juice that he introduced and the fervour and power,” Smart mentioned. “And it was prefer it gave us an added increase of power. They had been fired up. They had been making an attempt to maintain him composed. And I believed the offensive employees did an excellent job serving to Gunner out, with the best way they name the sport. And he did an excellent job executing.”
Georgia and Beck do have a while to recuperate, because the Bulldogs don’t play subsequent till Jan. 1 within the Sugar Bowl. The win over Texas gave the Bulldogs a first-round bye within the College Football Playoff. Georgia will play the winner of Notre Dame and Indiana. The Sugar Bowl is ready for an 8:45 p.m. ET begin on ABC.
Beck was not the one notable harm on Saturday for Georgia, as punter Brett Thorson left the sport as effectively. He sustained a left knee harm after a punt and was noticed leaving the sector on crutches.
Georgia didn’t punt for the rest of the sport following Thorson’s harm. The Bulldogs did run a faux punt that was profitable. Charlie Ham was again because the group’s punter on the play.
The accidents to Beck and Thorson have additionally elevated Stockton to being the group’s holder as effectively.
Thorson is a Ray Guy finalist whereas Beck has an SEC-best 28 landing passes on the season. These two potential losses loom massive for Georgia over the approaching weeks because it prepares for its subsequent recreation.
