ATLANTA – Saturday’s 52-7 win over arch-rival Georgia Tech was marred by a third-quarter injury to running back D’Andre Swift, but head coach Kirby Smart has his fingers crossed.

"We think he's going to be fine," Smart said. "He's got a shoulder contusion, and we think he will be fine. We think he'll be back."

Swift suffered the injury late in the third quarter, when he took the snap from the Wildcat, only to be dragged down just inside the 5-yard line. The hit resulted in a fumble, his second of the day.

The junior would remain on the ground for a couple of minutes, before walking slowly off the field. He entered the injury tent, where he remained until emerging to join his teammates on the sidelines; he did not return.

Smart said the Bulldogs probably caught a break.

"I wouldn’t say fortunate. It’s never fortunate that a guy gets dinged or hurt, I wouldn’t wish that on anybody. But he’s been dealing with that, kinda all year. He’s had shoulder contusions and it’s bothered him from time to time. But he’s a really tough guy," Smart said. "He probably could have gone back in the game if he needed to. But he knew that wasn’t what we needed to do, we needed to rest him and get him ready. He’s been a warrior and a leader of this team. His spirit we’ll need next week, because he’s got a lot of energy and emotion that we need." :

Should Swift miss any time, the bulk of Georgia’s running game would fall to senior Brian Herrien, with James Cook, Zamir White, and Kenny McIntosh being in line for extra reps.