Here is the Aug. 15 edition of The Daily Recap presented by JFQ Lending.
RBU gets deeper
Georgia was already returning a stacked running back trio in Kendall Milton, Kenny McIntosh and Daijun Edwards. Each of those players brings something unique to the table, with the ability to run behind what should be a stout offensive line.
Following Saturday’s scrimmage, however, head coach Kirby Smart couldn’t help but remark about how great the two newcomers—Branson Robinson and Andrew Paul—looked at the position.
“These two young guys are different, they’re heavier and they run behind their pads. They probably don’t show up until days like today because they’re a little hard to tackle,” Smart said. “I thought both those guys had a good scrimmage. They’re not great, they’re not where they need to be, they’re not where they need to be in pass pro, but they’re hard to tackle. I’m very pleased with where they are.”
Thus far, there has also been some buzz about freshman safety Malaki Starks, although Smart made sure to tone down the expectations.
“I think our freshman DBs are going to be good football players,” Smart said. “That doesn’t mean they’re going to go out and start, but those freshman DBs are going to help us. All of them have shown signs of ‘Man, he’s going to be OK; he’s going to be able to help us,” Smart said.
Bell making most of opportunity
Sticking with the freshman theme, another standout has been receiver Dillon Bell. Bell has seen a significant opportunity emerge thanks to Arian Smith (ankle) and De’Nylon Morrissette (knee) dealing with injuries.
"Everything is kind of cyclical. Right now, at wideout, we don’t have great depth and we have a couple injuries," Smart said. "Those young guys are getting thrust out there and they’ve got to grow up. We’ve done it before."
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Injury update
In addition to Smith and Morrissette, Smart noted that Milton (hamstring), guard Tate Ratledge (turf toe) and tackle Earnest Greene (hamstring) were all held out of the scrimmage. Smart was particularly sympathetic to Smith, who has battled injuries in the prior two seasons.
“The poor kid can’t catch a break. He had an injury when he first got here, jumping in a long-jump bed, and another injury his sophomore year,” Smart said. “He’s worked so hard to get back. He gave up track this year; he’s an elite track runner, but he gave that up so he could have a successful season.”
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