UGA Head Football Coach Says Team Is Seeing Breakthrough COVID Cases

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks during news conference ahead of Saturday’s SEC Championship football game Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in Atlanta. Georgia will face LSU. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Georgia football Kirby Smart announced that “three or four” players on the second-ranked Bulldogs were recently sidelined with COVID-19.

The positive tests for Georgia come despite both programs having met the Southeastern Conference’s 85% vaccination threshold to avoid further COVID testing and masking requirements.

Georgia’s 10-3 win over then-No. 3 Clemson occurred without sports medicine director Ron Courson, who tested positive with a breakthrough case of COVID-19 and didn’t make the trip. Smart said Courson is doing well but noted that several staffers have also been out recently along with players.