Georgia TE Bowers game-time call vs

• Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterNov 11, 2023, 11:01 AM ET

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ATHENS, Georgia– Georgia coach Kirby Smart stated tight end Brock Bowers’ schedule for Saturday night’s showdown versus No. 9 Ole Miss at Sanford Arena will be a game-time choice, as the All-American continues to recover from TightRope surgery on his left ankle.Smart, speaking on the set of “College GameDay “on Saturday, said he intended to return Bowers and offensive deal with Amarius Mims for the Ole Miss contest(7 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App). Mims, a preseason All-SEC pick, hasn’t played considering that undergoing TightRope surgery on his ankle in mid-September however will return this evening, sources informed ESPN’s Pete Thamel.”That’s what we hope,” Smart said of Bowers.

“I don’t know if he’ll be 100%, however he’s done a good task during the week working toward the criteria he’s got to do. We’ll see how he is. It’s a game-time choice. “I still do not understand if we’ll be 100%.

We’re wanting to get Mims back. With those things taking place, we’re getting better on offense to where we require to be.”Bowers, a junior from Napa, California, was hurt

in the first half of a 37-20 victory at Vanderbilt on Oct. 14. TightRope surgical treatment, which includes utilizing surgical thread rather of metal screws, is designed to speed up healing. The typical healing time is 4 to 6 weeks. It has actually been 26 days considering that Bowers’ surgery.Bowers leads the Bulldogs with 41 catches for 567 yards and four touchdowns.

He had more than 100 receiving lawns in 3 straight games before he was hurt.