Georgia football ran into some problems with four-star running back commit Jae Lamar at the start of October. Lamar is the only running back committed to Georgia's 2026 class, so his commitment is one that UGA can't afford to lose.
Unfortunately his commitment was in jeopardy because he left his team and was no longer playing high school football. It was unclear why he was no longer with his team, but it was very concerning for Georgia to see him no longer playing football.
Thankfully that changed on Friday as Lamar returned to the field with his team and helped lead them to a 45-28 victory.
4-star Jae Lamar's return is great news for Georgia
As mentioned, Lamar is the only running back committed to Georgia's 2026 recruiting class. This means that UGA couldn't afford to lose his commitment as that would give them zero incoming running backs next season. That would put the future depth of Georgia's backfield in jeopardy, so it was key for UGA to not lose his commitment.
At this point it's still unclear what took place off the field to cause him to miss a month of his senior season, but it appears to be in the past. And if his high school coach is fine with him playing after whatever took place, then Georgia shouldn't be worried about him continuing his career in Athens next season.
Lamar finished Friday night's matchup with two touchdowns which takes his season total to 12. He has played in seven games so far this seaon, so he is nearly averaging two scores a game so far this season.
Hopefully Lamar is able to continue the rest of the season and not run into any more problems. If he does then Georgia should have nothing to worry about when it comes to his commitment, but if another issue ocurs then it could be time for UGA to step in and see what's going on.