Tight end Brock Bowers, who injured his ankle in the second quarter of Saturday’s 37-20 win at Vanderbilt, will undergo tightrope surgery, Georgia officials confirmed via email.

The statement read:

“Brock Bowers sustained a high ankle sprain during the Vanderbilt game in Nashville over the weekend. Surgery will be performed today (Oct. 16) to stabilize the ankle and a full recovery is anticipated.”

In his post-game press conference, Smart revealed that X-rays on Bowers’ ankle were negative, but that he would have an MRI to determine the extent of any further damage.

The Bulldogs have a bye weekend before their game against Florida, but Smart, as he typically does during the open date, is expected to meet with the media later this week. He should have an update then.

Sunday night, sources told UGASports that the family is considering a second opinion which leads us to think the initial diagnosis was disappointing.

With Bowers out, Georgia’s tight end duties would fall to sophomore Oscar Delp, along with true freshmen Lawson Luckie and Pearce Spurlin III. Luckie, ironically, just returned to the field after undergoing tightrope surgery to repair his ankle just prior to the start of the season.

More to come.

Here's the latest we are hearing on Bowers. We are working to confirm.