Earnest Greene, Juan Gaston injury update: Friday availability report reveals latest on Georgia OLs vs. Ole Miss

As Saturday’s showdown between Georgia and Ole Miss approaches, both teams are hoping to get players back from injuries. Their Friday availability reports showed where things stand.

For Georgia, offensive linemen Earnest Greene and Juan Gaston were both listed as probable throughout the week, and that was still the case Friday. On3’s Pete Nakos reported both players were progressing well as the matchup approaches. For Ole Miss, Logan Diggs was upgraded to probable.

Georgia and Ole Miss will square off at Sanford Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Here is the Friday availability report for both teams.

Ole Miss Rebels

• S Ladarian Clardy – Out
• RB Logan Diggs – Probable
• WR Devin Price – Probable

Georgia Bulldogs

• TE Ethan Barbour – Out
• WR Talyn Taylor – Out
• DB Kyron Jones – Out
• OL Malachi Toliver – Out
• WR Thomas Blackshear – Out
• OL Earnest Greene III – Probable
• OL Juan Gaston – Probable

Saturday’s game is receiving plenty of fanfare as undefeated Ole Miss makes its way to Athens. ESPN’s College GameDay will be in attendance as the Rebels look to not only improve to 7-0, but also get a second straight victory over Georgia after winning last year’s game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Of course, there’s also the storyline that both Lane Kiffin and Kirby Smart worked together at Alabama. They were part of Nick Saban’s staff as offensive and defensive coordinators, respectively, and still have a close relationship.

In fact, earlier this week, Kiffin offered some high praise for Smart and what he’s done as UGA head coach. But in true fashion, he also had a bit of fun at Smart’s expense, particularly regarding his record against Alabama.

“He’s done it a lot longer (than me) and done a great job,” Kiffin said of Smart. “Remember, he went there when I was at Alabama when he took the job and had the first year. They were not playing as well as they’d like and he kind of redid their offense and has never looked back since and really became the new Alabama and kind of built it the exact same way.

“People talk about people leaving coach Saban and what do they take – I think Kirby basically is Nick Saban in almost every area. How he is, how he coaches, everything. How he models his team. And it’s worked. Basically have repeated the program and the success, really against everybody but Alabama.”

Georgia and Ole Miss is shaping up to be one of the biggest games of Week 8. Kickoff is set for Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.