Georgia RB Etienne returns; Texas OL Banks out for title game

ATLANTA — Operating again Trevor Etienne, who missed the previous three video games with a rib damage, returned for No. 5 Georgia in Saturday’s SEC championship recreation in opposition to No. 2 Texas.

Longhorns star left deal with Kelvin Banks Jr. (ankle) went by means of a pregame exercise however was dominated out simply earlier than kickoff. Georgia defensive lineman Christen Miller (shoulder) was dressed after some questions on his availability for the SEC championship recreation, which can resolve which staff will get a top-four seed and a first-round bye within the upcoming School Soccer Playoff.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian mentioned earlier within the week that Banks, a projected first-round choose within the 2025 NFL draft, had been practising. He was damage within the first quarter of final week’s 17-7 victory at Texas A&M and was carrying a strolling boot on the sideline.

Redshirt freshman Trevor Goosby crammed in for Banks and helped the Longhorns run for 243 yards.

Miller did not play in final week’s 44-42, eight-overtime victory over Georgia Tech and is among the protection’s higher run stoppers.

Etienne, who transferred from Florida this 12 months, performed an enormous function in Georgia’s 30-15 victory at then-No. 1 Texas on Oct. 19, dashing for 87 yards with three touchdowns. He was catching punts and operating in Saturday’s warmups at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Freshman Nate Frazier has been the Bulldogs’ main operating again in Etienne’s absence. He ran for a career-high 136 yards with three touchdowns in a 59-21 win over UMass and had the successful rating within the eighth time beyond regulation in opposition to Georgia Tech.