ATHENS â Georgia coach Kirby Smart announced that freshman tight end Ethan Barbour will need ankle surgery and miss a significant amount of time.
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I hate that for Ethan. Hopefully he will have a smooth recovery and rehab. That was a gruesome injury and would not wish that on anybody. Hoping the depth in the TE room will make this something that we hardly notice.
I didn't actually see Barbour's injury but I guess I'm glad I didn't. I remember watching Rosemy-Jacksaint and his foot flopping around and just thinking "yuck". On the good side, MRJS was also a freshman and came back and made it to the next level (currently in the CFL). I hate it happened but hope for the best for the young man.
We should have scored on a first down run and he would have been off the field.
it was on that level of gross
Hate it for Barbour. I seriously doubt he will be back at all this season - maybe by the playoffs or SECCG, but I'd be surprised if it's before then. Good to have Thorson and Everette back.
" Tennessee will reportedly be without its top two cornerbacks this week, as Jermond McCoy and Rickey Gibson are both dealing with injuries."
Sounds like a MAJOR invitation to really open up the vertical passing…if not now, then when?
Injuries are part of the game, which is why everyone says next man up. Hopefully, these younger guys recognize this and put in the work. It is a long season, and the injuries will mount and Georgia will only be as good as out depth allows.
I sure hate this happened to Barbour. He was on the up swing and full of promise. But he’ll be back and raging to get after it. You are in our thoughts and prayers young man for a full and speedy recovery.
These guys play too many games. And the weight and size of these players is unreal. This is why, I think, Kirby is the best at realizing that it doesn't do you any good to get to the playoffs if your team is decimated by injuries. You want everybody healthy late in the year, even if that means you suffer a loss or two because you were protecting your top players for the long haul. Being undefeated doesn't mean much anymore. Getting into the playoffs with a functioning team means everything.
