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Georgia's running backs supporting each other, staying ready

Jeremy Johnsonby: Jeremy Johnson3 hours agoJeremyO_Johnson
NCAA Football: Austin Peay at Georgia
Sep 6, 2025; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs running back Chauncey Bowens (33) reacts after a run against the Austin Peay Governors in the third quarter at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Georgia keeps finding a new key player at running back. Georgia has seen a different three different leading rushers in their four games. The Bulldogs have four running backs with at least one touchdown so far.

There is a brotherhood brewing in Georgia’s running back room. Saturday night, the Bulldogs asked a redshirt freshman, Chauncey Bowens, to do the job.

Nate Frazier, a sophomore, is typically the starter. Frazier fumbled in the second quarter. He saw very little action the rest of the night as Alabama bested the Bulldogs in Athens. Frazier carried four times for 30 yards, but the fumble seemed to pivot Georgia to another ball carrier.

Bowens was also on a roll. He put up 119 yards and a touchdown. There was no jealousy. As Bowens had his career night, one of the loudest cheerleaders that head coach Kirby Smart could hear on Georgia’s sideline was Frazier.

“They love each other, man,” Smart told reporters on Monday. “The fact that Nate was cheering and happy for Chauncey shows what kind of culture we’ve built here. He was pumped for him, and he was crushed for himself. He’s upset and knows that he’s got things he’s got to work on. He’s got to continue to improve that.”

Georgia is about growing its youth

Smart doesn’t believe in throwing young players to the bench. He believes in believing in them and giving them chances to grow.

“You show confidence in them,” Smart said of Tayln Taylor and Ellis Robinson, but the message is universal.  “You love on them, discipline them, grow on them and try to get them better.”

Smart expects Frazier to continue to be a big part of Georgia’s offense. He trusts the sophomore’s makeup to be ready when the Bulldogs host Kentucky this weekend. Georgia needs everyone in the room. There are eight games left on the slate.

“Nate’s not afraid of hard work,” Smart said. “He’s not afraid to go out there and get to work and improve, and he’ll continue to do that. You don’t get through this gauntlet of SEC games without having multiple backs and having guys ready, and I feel good about that room.”

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