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Kirby Smart's practice style is under fire after new Georgia injuries emerge

Three new injuries emerge ahead of Georgia’s annual G-Day.
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart looks toward the field during the Sugar Bowl and College Football Playoff quarterfinals at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La., on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart looks toward the field during the Sugar Bowl and College Football Playoff quarterfinals at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La., on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. | Ayrton Breckenridge/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

By now everyone knows of the two major injuries Georgia suffered this week. It began with transfer Amaris Williams who tore his ACL on Tuesday and was ruled out for the season and then followed up with starting defensive back Ellis Robinson spraining his ankle.

Up to this point there weren’t many injuries to report, so this was a tough finish to spring ball for Georgia. Unfortunately the hits just keep on coming as three more Bulldogs were discovered to be injured as they sat on the sideline during G-Day on Saturday.

Vast amount of injuries puts Kirby Smart's practice procedures under fire

On top of the injuries to Williams and Robinson, three other Bulldogs also sat out of G-Day as well. This includes wide receiver Sacovie White-Helton, corner Demello Jones and linebacker Raylen Wilson.

All five of these Bulldogs were expected to be major contributors this season, so seeing all of them out with an injury is not what anyone wants to see. Williams is the only player known to be significantly injured though, so until anyone else is confirmed to be significantly injured as well it should be assumed that they are not in jeopardy of missing any time this season.

Georgia also suffered another injury the moment G-Day began as running back Nate Frazier went down with an injury on his first carry of the game.

All of these injuries have left fans wonderding what could possibly be going on behind the scenes. The only answer that anyone has been able to come up with is that Kirby Smart's practices this spring have been too intense.

Smart is known for always putting Georgia through very difficult practices, and that is a big reason why UGA has been so good under him. But if these practices are leading to a lot of offseason injuries then is anyone sure it is the right thing to do?

The good news is that there is a lot of time before the regular season begins, so any Bulldog dealing with a minor injury will have time to heal up. But Smart may have to think twice about how he runs his practices if this amount of injuries keeps occurring.

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