Georgia football rules out three defenders ahead of SEC opener
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Key Points:
- Georgia's SEC injury report reveals that outside linebacker Chase Linton, defensive backs Justice Fitzpatrick and Tyriq Green are ruled out for the upcoming game against Arkansas.
- Tyriq Green, who left the Western Kentucky game with an ankle injury, had been a key playmaker, returning a kickoff for a touchdown and recovering a fumble for another score.
- With Linton and Amaris Williams unavailable due to injuries, Georgia will rely on freshmen Khamari Brooks and PJ Dean at outside linebacker, while veterans KJ Bolden, Kyron Jones, and Khalil Barnes will fill defensive back roles.
- Running back Dante Dowdell remains sidelined following multiple injuries sustained in an ATV accident, and wide receiver Thomas Blackshear missed the previous game with a wrist injury but was not listed on the injury report.
- The SEC will continue to release updated availability reports leading up to the Saturday noon game against Arkansas on ABC.
