Starting cornerback Branden Smith suffered a foot injury during practice Thursday and did not practice with the team Saturday. At least publicly, though, head coach Mark Richt doesn’t appear to be overly concerned about the issue.
“We don’t think it’s serious,” Richt said according to the Athens Banner-Herald. “Nothing that requires surgery. I guess the old ‘day-by-day’ is the best way to describe it.”
If the injury prognosis should happen to change to week-to-week, it wouldn’t just be the secondary affected as Smith is also the Bulldogs top punt returner.
In addition to the semi-uncertainty surrounding Smith’s injury, Richt also confirmed yesterday that the leading returning tackler from a year ago has lost his starting job. Sanders Commings and Shawn Williams are Richt’s starters at safety, the coach said, meaning Bacarri Rambo, second on the team in tackles in 2010, has been officially bumped down a notch on the depth chart.
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