New Georgia football starter ruled out vs. Tennessee

Georgia football just received some of the worst news possible. Injuries have been a major factor impacting the team all season, and they once again are receiving some more bad news on that front.

It's been well documented how much of a disastrous position the UGA running back room is in right now. Both Roderick Robinson and Branson Robinson have been ruled out again for the Bulldogs' game against Tennesse. Also on Wednesday, Cash Jones and Trevor Etienne were listed as questionable.

So that means four running backs were listed on the injury report just three days before the big game this weekend.

Fast forward to Thursday night and yet another Georgia running back is ruled out for Saturday.

Trevor Etienne is out against Tennessee

According to Georgia's latest injury report on Thursday, Etienne has been ruled out for Georgia's game against Tennessee on Saturday. This is a major blow because Etienne is the Bulldogs leading rusher this season.

Georgia now has three running backs already ruled out with a fourth (Cash Jones) still questionable. That is not what you want to see in a room as small as the running back room is.

So where does Kirby Smart and Georgia go from here?

Nate Frazier will be expected to receive the vast majority of carries on Saturday. He has played very well since Etienne first got hurt against Florida, so he will be more than ready on Saturday.

But Frazier can't do it all, he's going to need some help from some other guys as well. Wide receivers Dillon Bell and Arian Smith are two guys to watch closely who could get a couple carries each. There also is running back Dwight Phillips who has found the endzone once this season on the ground.

So Smart and his staff will have a few other options, but it goes without saying that Georgia will be in even more trouble if Frazier gets hurt. Hopefully this is the last injury to report this week for Georgia, especially on offense where they can't afford to be missing anymore player than they already are.

Georgia Football's Latest Injury Report