Is Brock Bowers playing today vs. Ole Miss? Latest injury update

The Georgia Bulldogs have a big test today. Maybe their biggest of the season so far, and they might have their best player back on the field for it.

Tight end Brock Bowers has missed the past two games after getting tightrope surgery on his ankle. At one point it seemed possible it was season-ending, but now he appears likely to play today against No. 9 Ole Miss.

Bowers suffered a high ankle sprain on October 16, against Vanderbilt. To that point in the season, he had racked up 567 yards and four touchdowns on 41 catches. Even after missing the past two games he still leads the team in both catches and yards.

Despite not having its top receiver for the past two games, the Georgia offense has scored 43 and 30 points against Florida and Missouri. Sophomore tight end Oscar Delp has stepped up and was especially effective against Mizzou, with four catches for 33 yards and a touchdown.

Bowers returned to practice this week and optimism for his return has built since. The unbeaten Bulldogs could use the boost as they try to clinch a spot in the SEC Championship game with a win today.

Ole Miss is the highest-ranked opponent that Kirby Smart’s team has faced this year and the Rebels only loss came to Alabama back in Week 4. Last week, Lane Kiffin’s team escaped a high-scoring game against Texas A&M with a 38-35 win. Ole Miss is 14th in the country in scoring offense, so Georgia will not only need to get stops, but keep pace and who better than Bowers to help Carson Beck do that?

Brock Bowers injury status:

Bowers will likely be a game-time decision on Saturday. It all depends on “how the ankle is responding” as Kirby Smart told reporters this week.