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Lawson Luckie injury update: Georgia reveals TE's status vs. Texas on Wednesday availability report

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Lawson Luckie
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All eyes will be on Athens on Saturday night. Texas and Georgia will square off between the hedges in a high-stakes SEC matchup.

The Longhorns, fresh off a bye, are still vying for a spot in the College Football Playoff after just making the projected 12-team bracket this week. As for the Bulldogs, they’ve been red-hot since a loss to Alabama and came in as the No. 5 team in the CFP rankings released Tuesday night.

Both teams released injury updates ahead of the game. Here are Georgia and Texas’ Wednesday availability reports.

Texas

  • None to report

Georgia

Steve Sarkisian: ‘You’ve got to be really connected’ in hostile environments

Speaking with reporters on Wednesday’s SEC coaches’ teleconference, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian discussed how the week off can help his team get ready for the environment at Sanford Stadium. He pointed to the Longhorns’ season-opening trip to Ohio State as a game that helped them learn to deal with such conditions, and it’ll be crucial for Texas to stay connected as it heads to Athens on Saturday.

“We didn’t play at home for 42 days,” Sarkisian said. “Being in some of those environments, being in some tough overtime games, having to bounce back playing in a rivalry game, all those things helped us mature. More so than that, it helped us grow closer together as a team. Football is the ultimate team sport. You win as a team and you lose as a team. Ultimately, I think that we are playing as a team now better than we have all season long. That includes all three phases of offense, defense, and special teams.

“The connectivity from player to player, coach to player, coach to coach is at an all-time high for us right now. I think that’s what it takes when you go into these environments like we’re going into Saturday night. You’ve got to be really connected. You’re going to need all three phases. In these types of hostile environments, you’ve got to lock arms and you’ve got to fight collectively together. You can’t rely on one aspect of your team to get it done.”