ATHENS – Georgian senior linebacker Monty Rice expected to be a game-time decision after missing reps with a leg injury
Rice, a team captain from Huntsville, Ala, who leads the team with 18 tackles, wears a protective walking boot this week after being injured in training, according to a source with direct knowledge
The No The 3-ranked Bulldogs (3-0) play Non 2 Alabama (3-0) at 8 pm Saturday (TV: CBS) at Tuscaloosa Rice should travel and be with the team
Coach Kirby Smart would likely turn to junior Quay Walker if Rice was unable to fight the Crimson Tide
The 6-foot-4, 240-pound Walker, a one-time Alabama entry from Cordele, Ga., ranks fifth on the team with 12 tackles this season
Walker saw a lot of work against Tennessee, with Rice slipping into Nakobe Dean’s inside linebacker for part of the second period in the 44-21 win over the Vols
Rice was in Dean’s shoes when he blitzed and stripped UT football quarterback Jarrett Guarantano, scooping him up and running 20 yards for a touchdown and the game’s final score
Rice was also injured the last time the Bulldogs faced Alabama in the 2018 SEC Championship game
Coach Kirby Smart knocked out quarterback JT Daniels ahead of the Auburn game, but the USC transfer has yet to take a hit in a game
Daniels recently ditched the protective knee pad he wore during scrums and practices, but it’s unclear if Smart considers him ready to play against Tide
Redshirt Freshman QB D’Wan Mathis, who started Game 1 in Arkansas, continues to be listed as the No 2 quarterback
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