Georgia football played its game against Missouri on Saturday, Nov. 14, without its usual center.
Fifth year Drew Bobo was out, though head coach Kirby Smart didn’t reveal the reason postgame.
“He’s dealing with a little minor issue that he had during the week,” Smart said. “He’s had it all year. He’s frustrated but hopefully getting back.”
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In his place, snapping to fifth year quarterback Gunner Stockton was sophomore Cortez Smith. He didn’t do anything differently to earn the role over the veterans like juniors Malachi Toliver and Henry Peagler, though.
“He snapped, just like all of them,” Smart said, a bit in disbelief when asked what Smith might’ve done to stand out. “He goes out and he works. He competes. People are going to see the five linemen, right? There’s 12 other lineman that are out there going against the defense. The offense is getting better, and they don’t get an opportunity to play. He was one of those guys.”
Smart said Smith did everything he had to do to put him in position to go play, and that was that. He’s not the only one doing that, either.
“There’s a bunch of guys out there that practice every day that don’t get to play,” Smart said.
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For the first time since the Vanderbilt game on Oct. 3, junior running back Chauncey Bowens was back on the gridiron for the No. 1 Bulldogs. He even scored a touchdown.
“He pushes every day,” Smart said of Bowens. “I thought he had a better week of practice. I think he would tell you he’s not at 100%, but he’s pushing to go and get better. He brings a physicality to us that we really don’t have. You know, that size back. But we keep wanting him to get more healthy and … he was much closer this week than he was in previous weeks.”
For reference, Bowens is listed at 5-foot-11 and 225 pounds. He is the biggest running back on the team.
Georgia (9-1) travels to South Carolina (6-3) to close out the conference slate at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21.
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Sara Tidwell covers both Northeastern Georgia high school and University of Georgia athletics for the Athens Banner-Herald, part of the USA Today Network. Reach her at stidwell@usatodayco.com or follow her @saramtidwell on X (formerly Twitter).
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