3 months ago
The Georgia Bulldogs are pretty healthy entering the start of fall camp. Georgia is preparing for its season open on Sept. 5 against Tennessee State.
Entering fall camp, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart was excited about how healthy the Bulldogs are. Georgia still has some starters that are limited after missing the spring, but the Bulldogs don't appear to have many recent injuries. Of course, that could all change over the course of fall camp.
"We're in a really healthy state," Smart said. "I feel like we've got a lot of guys that can practice."
Georgia is most notably without Auburn transfer defensive lineman Amaris Williams after he suffered a torn ACL in the spring. Williams is not the only Georgia player recovering from an ACL injury. Freshman cornerback Justice Fitzpatrick also suffered an ACL injury in December.
Kentucky running back transfer Dante Dowdell is the only other Georgia player that is expected to miss extended time. Dowdell was involved in an offseason ATV accident.
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Entering fall camp, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart was excited about how healthy the Bulldogs are. Georgia still has some starters that are limited after missing the spring, but the Bulldogs don't appear to have many recent injuries. Of course, that could all change over the course of fall camp.
"We're in a really healthy state," Smart said. "I feel like we've got a lot of guys that can practice."
Georgia is most notably without Auburn transfer defensive lineman Amaris Williams after he suffered a torn ACL in the spring. Williams is not the only Georgia player recovering from an ACL injury. Freshman cornerback Justice Fitzpatrick also suffered an ACL injury in December.
Kentucky running back transfer Dante Dowdell is the only other Georgia player that is expected to miss extended time. Dowdell was involved in an offseason ATV accident.
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3 months ago
Georgia Bulldogs running back Dante Dowdell was hospitalized after he was in an ATV accident this offseason. Dowdell's recovery is expected to take a significant period of time after he suffered "some serious injuries" in the accident.
Dowdell had a promising spring and was expected to be one of Georgia's top running backs this fall. Dowdell started his college football career at Oregon, transferred to Nebraska and then transferred to Kentucky. Last season, he posted 560 rushing yards and three touchdowns. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound running back was expected to take over Josh McCray's role at a minimum.
With Dowdell's status in doubt, let's take a look at the rest of Georgia's running back room. The Bulldogs return starting running back Nate Frazier along with Chauncey Bowens, who logged a few starts in 2025. Behind those two, Dwight Phillips and Bo Walker should see more action if Dowdell misses extended time.
Nate Frazier
Chauncey Bowens
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Dowdell had a promising spring and was expected to be one of Georgia's top running backs this fall. Dowdell started his college football career at Oregon, transferred to Nebraska and then transferred to Kentucky. Last season, he posted 560 rushing yards and three touchdowns. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound running back was expected to take over Josh McCray's role at a minimum.
With Dowdell's status in doubt, let's take a look at the rest of Georgia's running back room. The Bulldogs return starting running back Nate Frazier along with Chauncey Bowens, who logged a few starts in 2025. Behind those two, Dwight Phillips and Bo Walker should see more action if Dowdell misses extended time.
Nate Frazier
Chauncey Bowens
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3 months ago
Georgia running back Dante Dowdell is hospitalized with what head coach Kirby Smart described Tuesday as "serious injuries" due to an accident while riding an ATV.
Smart declined to reveal the nature of Dowdell's injuries while speaking at SEC media days in Tampa, Florida. Per ESPN, Smart said that Dowdell is receiving treatment at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, a hospital that specializes in spinal cord and brain injury rehabilitation.
"He's injured," Smart said, per ESPN. "We don't know when his return will be. I don't know the specifics of it, to be honest with you. It was a recreational vehicle, and he had some serious injuries."
Smart told reporters that Dowdell had been in two hospitals since the accident and that the program has cautious expectations that he'll make a "full recovery."
"We expect a full recovery, but the outlook right now is we're waiting to see," Smart said, per On3. "We'll go day to day with him and see.
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Smart declined to reveal the nature of Dowdell's injuries while speaking at SEC media days in Tampa, Florida. Per ESPN, Smart said that Dowdell is receiving treatment at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, a hospital that specializes in spinal cord and brain injury rehabilitation.
"He's injured," Smart said, per ESPN. "We don't know when his return will be. I don't know the specifics of it, to be honest with you. It was a recreational vehicle, and he had some serious injuries."
Smart told reporters that Dowdell had been in two hospitals since the accident and that the program has cautious expectations that he'll make a "full recovery."
"We expect a full recovery, but the outlook right now is we're waiting to see," Smart said, per On3. "We'll go day to day with him and see.
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