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  Graduate of the University of Georgia Aug 31, 2024, 09:29 AM ET ATLANTA– Georgia will lack transfer running back Trevor Etienne in Saturday’s opener versus No. 14 Clemson as a

result of his arrest earlier this spring on DUI and negligent driving charges, sources told ESPN on Saturday.Etienne, who moved to Georgia from Florida in January, was expected to be the starting tailback for the No. 1 Bulldogs against the Tigers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.Georgia will likewise be without tailback Roderick Robinson

II, who recently underwent surgery for grass toe.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated The Bulldogs will depend on sophomore Branson Robinson, freshman Nate Frazier and walk-on Money Jones in the running game versus the Tigers.Etienne, the more youthful sibling of Jacksonville Jaguars tailback Travis Etienne Jr., was detained March 24 on charges of DUI, negligent

driving and three other misdemeanors. In

a plea contract in July, prosecutors dropped the DUI charge as Etienne pleaded no contest to careless driving and guilty to charges of underage belongings of alcohol, failure to keep lane and a window-tint violation.He got 12 months of probation. He was fined$852 and purchased to finish a substance abuse evaluation, 40 hours of social work and an alcohol danger reduction program.Under Georgia athletic department policy, Etienne would have missed out on 10% of the Bulldogs’season– a minimum of one game– if he had been condemned of DUI. It was initially unclear whether the plea agreement changed that.

“I do not really discuss all the other things, with regards to suspensions, for any of our players, “coach Kirby Smart said Monday.Branson Robinson missed all of the 2023 season while recovering from a ruptured patella tendon. Robinson, ESPN’s top running back prospect in the 2022 class, has actually practiced in preseason camp without restrictions, Smart said.Robinson, from Canton, Mississippi, ran for 330 yards with 3 ratings as a freshman in

2022.