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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior Author
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck injured his proper elbow when he was hit whereas throwing in Saturday’s SEC championship sport towards Texas and is exploring remedy choices with medical doctors, the varsity mentioned Monday.
The college mentioned in its assertion that there is no such thing as a timetable for Beck’s potential return.
Beck was harm whereas making an attempt to throw on the ultimate play of the primary half of Georgia’s 22-19 time beyond regulation win. He was seen icing his injured elbow on the sideline through the second half.
Seldom-used sophomore quarterback Gunner Stockton got here off the bench to steer the Bulldogs to their third SEC title underneath coach Kirby Good.
Along with Beck, the Bulldogs mentioned punter Brett Thorson was injured in Saturday’s victory. A finalist for the Ray Man Award, Thorson suffered a knee harm to his non-kicking leg that may require season-ending surgical procedure.
“Carson and Brett are each fierce opponents and intensely arduous employees,” Good mentioned in a press release. “I am assured they may assault their rehab with the identical dedication they exhibit of their day by day habits. We can be right here to help them each step of the way in which.”
Georgia is the No. 2 seed within the Faculty Soccer Playoff and can obtain a first-round bye. The Bulldogs will play the winner of the Dec. 20 first-round sport between No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 10 Indiana (8 p.m. ET/ABC, ESPN, ESPN+) in a CFP quarterfinal matchup on the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Yr’s Day (8:45 p.m. ET/ESPN).
Beck, a senior from Jacksonville, Florida, was thought of a possible No. 1 decide in subsequent 12 months’s NFL draft earlier than the season. He had an inconsistent marketing campaign, nevertheless, throwing three interceptions in every of three video games — towards Alabama, Texas and Florida. He threw 9 interceptions in a four-game stretch from mid-October to early November.
