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.
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