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Florida dealing with crucial injuries against Georgia

Florida’s massive injury report against Georgia features injuries to the Gators top QB, WR, RB and CB

The Florida Gators have been bitten hard by the injury bug ahead of their matchup against Georgia in Jacksonville, and another player has fallen victim. Cornerback Jason Marshall Jr. was declared out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury.

The senior defensive back suffered a labrum injury in the homecoming game against Kentucky, and he will require surgery. The four-year starter for Florida started all seven games this season.

Among the Gators’ injury list is starting quarterback Graham Mertz, who suffered a torn ACL against Tennessee to end his season. Wide receiver Khaleil Jackson suffered a torn ACL in early September.

Wide receiver Eugene Wilson is out against Georgia with a hip injury. Wilson, who hauled in a game-high 11 receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown last year against Georgia, is Florida’s top receiving option.

The Gators’ top running back, Montrell Johnson Jr., is questionable. He is dealing with the same lower leg injury that took him out of the Kentucky game.

Overall, nine players are out for the Gators, which is an unbelievable amount. Billy Napier will need his crew to have all hands on deck to end the streak of losses against Georgia.

  • Graham Mertz, QB, Out
  • Ja’Keem Jackson, DB, Out
  • Jason Marshall Jr., DB, Out
  • Eugene Wilson III, WR, Out
  • Asa Turner, DB, Out
  • Kahleil Jackson, WR, Out
  • Devon Manuel, OL, Out
  • Roderick Kearney, OL, Out
  • Jamari Lyons, DL, Out
  • Montrell Johnson Jr., RB, Questionable
  • R.J. Moten, LB, Questionable
  • Damieon George Jr., OL, Questionable

Mark Richt and Terrence Edwards to be inducted into Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame

Former UGA head coach Mark Richt and Terrance Edwards will be inducted into the Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame this year in Jacksonville.

Former head coach Mark Richt and former receiver Terrence Edwards are set to be inducted into the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame next week in Jacksonville. The two are the newest members set to be recognized during one of the best rivalries in the SEC.

This honor is one of many Richt has received since retiring from the sport in 2018. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame this year. He had a record of 145-51 during his time at Georgia. Richt is also highly-regarded off the field with his contributions to researching Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease.

Edwards is the other Bulldog inductee with Richt. Edwards had a very successful four-year career with the Bulldogs from 1999 to 2002. He holds multiple receiving records such as the career receiving yards with 3,093 and career touchdowns with 30. Edwards was in the NFL for a short stint, but really found his footing in the CFL. In 2017, he was inducted into the Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame.

Tight end Brock Bowers is the player closest to breaking one of Edwards records, receiving touchdowns. Bowers likely will not come close to that record as he underwent surgery on his ankle that will take him out for much of the rest of the regular season.

20 Most Important College Football Thoughts Ever: Week 10

Welcome to the quick recap of big things from Week 10 in the 20 Most Important College Football Thoughts Ever … at least for this week.

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20. Coastal Carolina 23, South Alabama 6

Don’t bail on Coastal Carolina just because it only beat South Alabama 23-9. The polls are still in love, and the New Year’s Six game and Sun Belt championship are both on the table. South Alabama is a decent enough defensive team to keep games from getting out of hand. Coastal Carolina got up early, the offense was balanced, the defense was strong throughout, and it was the sort of business-like easy win that good teams don’t sweat over.

19. Cincinnati 38, Houston 10

A whole lot of things can be true at once for Cincinnati. It can be that dominant, it can be there steady-good, and it can also be beating up on a whole slew of overrated and overloved teams. Houston is okay – it was missing its top receivers – but that doesn’t dismiss the 510 yards of total offense from the Bearcats, including 342 on the ground. The UC O line is a destructive force.

18. Oklahoma 62, Kansas 9

How next-level bad is Kansas? Oklahoma star QB Spencer Rattler was just okay, got hurt – he’s supposedly going to be fine with a banged up hip – and it was still a brutal blowout that got uglier and uglier with the backups in. No, this isn’t the Oklahoma team of previous seasons, and no, it’s not going to the College Football Playoff, but it’s working its way up into Big 12 Championship status with each week.

17. Texas A&M 48, South Carolina 3

Texas A&M might be fifth in the polls, and it is getting respect, but not enough. South Carolina really isn’t as bad as it looked – the Aggies were dominant. The D allowed just 150 yards of USC offense, Kellen Mond was methodically good, and the ground game – 264 yards and two scores – picked a great time to put together one of its best games of the season. It’s all there for the taking. Keep winning, go 9-1, expect Florida to lose another game, hope for a Notre Dame loss somewhere, and the CFP is right there.

16. Oregon 35, Stanford 14

Oregon’s win over Stanford is probably going to be dismissed as no big whoop, but that’s a better Cardinal team than it might seem. Tyler Shough was an effective 17-of-26 for 227 yards and a touchdown with a pick through the air for the Ducks, and he ran for 85 yards and a touchdown. Stanford showed a running game again after doing nothing last year, but that’s going to be the norm. Again, it was a good win for Oregon. This year, in the opener, take a 21-point victory and don’t ask any questions.

15. Indiana 38, Michigan 21

Don’t look at the opposing team records or get too into this any more than you have to. Indiana is 3-0 with wins over Penn State and Michigan. Again, Indiana – in football – is 3-0 with wins over Penn State and Michigan, beating the Wolverines for the first time since 1987.

The focus has been all on Michigan stinking it up, but really, this should be about IU improving in each of the first three games. Michael Penix’s 342 yards and three touchdowns, to go along with 97 yards and two scores from Stevie Scott, are legitimate. More than that, Indiana – again, in football – held the University of Michigan to 13 yards rushing.

14. Oklahoma State 30, Kansas State 18

Oklahoma State isn’t going to be the high-flying fun show we all thought it would be. However, the defense has been one of the biggest shockers of the 2020 college football season – it’s terrific, especially when it has to be (Texas game aside, to a point). The O didn’t really work against Kansas State, but on the road, and with the realistic Big 12 title dreams about to slip away, that was a gut-check win and finish – holding on to stop a two-point conversion in a take-the-W-get-on-the-bus-and-get-out game.

13. Marshall 51, UMass 10

Shhhhhhhhhh, but Marshall is right there in the mix for the Group of Five spot in the New Year’s Six. Beating UMass by 41 is about as tough as ordering drive-through, but this team just keeps rolling right along. The running game is great, freshman QB Grant Wells is getting sharper and sharper, and now all the program needs is for the Cincinnatis, Libertys, Coastal Carolinas and BYUs of the world to start to stumble.

12. Iowa State 38, Baylor 31

So by this point we know what Iowa State is. Brock Purdy isn’t going to rise up and have a dominant statistical year, but he’s still going to be fine. The three touchdown passes – good. The 164 yards and three interceptions – bad. However, Breece Hall is having a Doak Walker Award type of season – 31 carries for 133 yards and two scores – and the defense managed to hold down a mediocre Baylor attack. The team’s four turnovers, though, almost gave the game away.

11. Miami 44, NC State 41

D’Eriq King isn’t going to win the Heisman, and he’s always going to be behind the Clemson starting quarterback in the attention department, but a case has to be made for him as the ACC MVP. That Hurricane team needed everything he gave it in the 44-41 win over NC State, completing 31-of-41 passes for 430 yards and five touchdowns, and with a team-high 105 rushing yards on 15 carries.

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Georgia down two starting safeties after Lewis Cine ejected for targeting

UGA football is down two starting safeties for the Georgia-Florida game after Lewis Cine was ejected for targeting on Kyle Pitts.

Georgia safety Lewis Cine has been ejected for targeting.

That leaves UGA without its two starting safeties for the remainder of the game.

Cine’s hit camp with roughly 9 minutes remaining in the first half. He delivered a huge blow to Florida superstar tight end Kyle Pitts.

It was really just an unfortunate play. Cine was clearly not trying to do anything illegal, but more so just get lower than his opponent. Instead, he and Pitts got low at the same time and it resulted in an ugly play.

WATCH: Florida’s Kyle Pitts, Georgia’s Lewis Cine involved in big collision

This was targeting all the way and it was a bit scary as well. Florida tight end Kyle Pitts went for a reception in the middle of the field and then Georgia’s Lewis Cine came in, lowered his head and hit the Gators’ player, injuring both. Kyle Pitts …

This was targeting all the way and it was a bit scary as well.

Florida tight end Kyle Pitts went for a reception in the middle of the field and then Georgia’s Lewis Cine came in, lowered his head and hit the Gators’ player, injuring both.

Georgia takes lead with pick-six, Florida immediately ties it again

UGA football regained the lead in the Georgia-Florida game thanks to an Eric Stokes pick-six.

Boom! Georgia regained the lead in the second quarter thanks to an Eric Stokes pick six on 3rd and 10.

Stokes stepped right in front of the comeback route, bobbled it and then took it back to the house for his second pick-six of the year.

Watch it here:

UPDATE:

Two plays later and we are tied at 21-21 again.

Florida hit a 50 yard wheel route and then a 25 yard touchdown pass to Kyle Pitts on the right sideline.

Georgia QB Stetson Bennett goes to locker room. Who’s next?

Georgia football QB Stetson Bennett left for the locker room in the first quarter of UGA vs Florida. Who replaced him?

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett left for the locker room in the first quarter of the game against Florida.

It looks like an injury to Bennett’s right shoulder. He took a huge shot on his touchdown pass he made to Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint.

Taking his place is D’Wan Mathis, who opened the season as the UGA starter before pulled for Bennett against Arkansas.

Bennett’s start to the game was pretty consistent with his play as of late. No turnovers, but some missed passes and a dropped snap that killed his final drive.

UGA WR scores TD, suffers gruesome leg injury

UGA football WR Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint scored a TD during the Georgia-florida but suffered a nasty leg injury.

You absolutely hate to see this.

During the first quarter of the Georgia-Florida game, UGA true freshman wide receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint scored on a third down touchdown pass from Stetson Bennett to give the Bulldogs a 14-0 lead early.

However, things took a turn for the worst as Rosemy-Jacksaint entered the end zone, as his leg snapped backwards.

He needed to be carted off the field.

Rosemy-Jacksaint is a true freshman St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

You can watch a replay here.

Watch: Zamir White takes it 75 yards for the TD on first play

Watch as UGA football RB Zamir White takes it 75 yards to the house on the first play of Georgia-Florida.

Wow! On the first play from scrimmage, Georgia running back Zamir White went 75 yards to the house.

The Bulldogs take a very early 7-0 lead.

 

Georgia vs Florida: UGA football announces team captains

UGA football captains for the Georgia vs Florida game.

Georgia announced its team captains ahead of the most important game remaining on the schedule.

Linebacker Monty Rice, cornerback Tyson Campbell and running back James Cook will lead the No. 5 ranked Dawgs today against the No. 8 Gators in Jacksonville.

For Rice, this is his third time serving as team captain. On the year he has 27 tackles, 2 for a loss, 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.

This will be Campbell’s second time captaining the Bulldogs. He has 13 tackles, 1 for a loss, and has 4 pass deflections in 2020.

And Cook will be making his first appearance as team captain. The junior has had a nice year, taking 23 carries for 122 yards and 10 catches for 173 yards and a touchdown.