Georgia football is in desperate need of some good injury luck to fall their way in their running back room. Yes this is football and everyone expects injuries to happen, but the amount the UGA running back room has suffered this season is far from what anyone should expect.
And those injuries are beginning to add up once again as both Branson Robinson and Roderick Robinson are expected to miss the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. So that once again puts Georgia in a difficult spot as what is a very deep running back room is shrinking extremely fast.
With these two running backs being ruled, everyone is now turning their attention to Trevor Etienne who is the Bulldogs’ top running back this season but has dealt with an injury of his own. Etienne suffered a rib injury against Florida that he injured again in practice after the Ole Miss game which caused him to miss the final three games of the regular season.
Etienne did return for the SEC Championship game against Texas where he found the end zone twice, but there is still a little concern for his health considering this was his frist game back. Those concerns however were dispelled as Etienne updated how his ribs have been doing since this injury.
“I’ll definitely be wearing it (protective jacket), but my ribs are a lot better,” Etienne said via uga.rivals.com. “It’s no pain in there whatsoever, but I’ll definitely be wearing it.”
Etienne and Nate Frazier need to stay healthy
After finding out earlier this week that Carson Beck will be out for the entire College Football Playoff, it became very apparent that Georgia will have to rely on their run game a lot more. And that endeavor became more intimidating after the recent injury updates to Georgia’s running back room.
Georgia still has two elite options in the backfield in Etienne and freshman Nate Frazier, but things could get sketchy if either player gets injured during the playoffs. Georgia was able to survive with only Frazier for a few games at the end of the regular season, but that will be a lot more difficult to accomplish in the postseason.
So hopefully they both stay healthy because that will give Georgia the best chance at winning a National Championship this year when everyone is already doubting them so much.
