Georgia will go into its SEC opener at Arkansas missing another piece on the offensive line.
Marcus Harrison was ruled out in Thursday’s availability report, adding to a list that already included safety Tyriq Green, cornerback Justice Fitzpatrick and outside linebacker Chase Linton. On the Arkansas side, tight ends Maddox Lassiter and Hutson Hendrix are also out, while defensive back Brandon Ford remains questionable.
Harrison has gotten reps at offensive guard in both of Georgia’s games this season. The 6-foot-8, 330-pound lineman has appeared in four games over the course of a season and change in Athens.
Green’s absence is tied to an ankle injury he suffered late in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game against Western Kentucky. That ended a huge day for the freshman, who scored on a fumble recovery in the end zone and later broke free for a 91-yard kick return touchdown.
That special teams score was notable for Georgia, too. It was the program’s first kick return touchdown since Terry Godwin in 2016.
"T-Green, we're finding more and more out on," Kirby Smart said on Monday. "We'll see what the deal is with him as the week goes if he's able to play or not."
Dawgs247 reported seeing Green in a boot on his right foot after Saturday’s win, and a source told the site there was no structural damage to the ankle, which points away from a long-term problem.
Linton has been sidelined since fall camp after what Smart described as a "lower-leg injury." Smart said last week that Linton is considered week to week moving forward.
The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Linton was with the team before Saturday’s game and had a compression sleeve on the injured leg. He played in four games for Georgia last season and finished with 1 tackle, coming in the SEC championship game. Linton was a four-star prospect at North Atlanta High School.
Fitzpatrick is still working back from a torn ACL he suffered during his senior year of high school. He took part in warmups before Georgia’s first two games, but he has not played.
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