Although he offered no specifics, head coach Kirby Smart shed some light on why wide receiver Arik Gilbert did not attend Saturday's scrimmage.

“Arik’s dealing with some personal issues," Smart said. "We love him. We’re thinking about him. We’re trying to help him."

Sources tell UGASports that Gilbert is still at Georgia and has been at the Butts-Mehre Building some during practice.

"When you think about a medical staff like Ron Courson has, he has so much experience in dealing these issues," Smart said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with him right now as he deals with those personal issues. We hope to get him back soon.”

Smart’s comments come after offensive coordinator Todd Monken was asked about Gilbert Thursday morning.

“Well, I think he’s adapted well,” Monken said during a Thursday Zoom session with reporters. “He’s a special talent, because he’s in the Brock Bowers mold in that he’s athletic enough to play receiver, but big enough to do some things on the interior. He’s a size match-up, he’s a run-after-catch guy. He loves to play the game. So we’re excited that he’s part of our program.”

Gilbert is coming off a freshman season with the Tigers that saw him catch 35 passes for 368 yards and two touchdowns.