A look at Georgia's initial player availability report ahead of Tennessee
No.15 Tennessee and No.6 Georgia will clash on Saturday inside of Neyland Stadium at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. The Vols and Bulldogs have both dealt with injuries to start the season.
Each SEC program is now required to submit an availability report starting on Wednesday nights. Georgia has now released theirs, and Volquest takes a look at that here.
A look at Georgia’s Availability Report
| Player | Position | Status |
| Juan Gaston* | OL | Questionable |
| Earnest Greene* | OL | Probable |
| Ethan Barbour | TE | OUT |
| Thomas Blackshear | WR | OUT |
| Chase Linton | OLB | OUT |
*denotes starter
Both Greene and Gaston are starters for the Bulldogs, and they both missed the Austin Peay game last week. Based on Kirby Smart’s comments today, and the injury report tonight, they appear to be trending to be able to play or at least five it a go on Saturday against the Vols.
Understanding the SEC Availability Report
“This availability reporting policy is intended to reduce pressure from outside entities seeking participation information and represents a commitment of our 16 institutions to provide enhanced transparency to support efforts to protect our student-athletes and the integrity of competition,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey in August.
According to a policy approved by the Conference’s membership, SEC schools will be required to submit availability reports three days prior to each Conference football game (beginning on Wednesday in advance of a Saturday football game) with daily updates leading to a final report 90 minutes prior to game time. In the sports of basketball and baseball, reports will be filed the night before each SEC contest with an update on game day.
Under the reporting structure, prior to game day, student-athletes will be designated as “available,” “probable,” “questionable,” “doubtful,” or “out” for their next game. To provide additional clarity on game day, student-athletes will be designated as “available,” “game time decision,” or “out” for the upcoming game.
Failure to provide accurate and timely availability reports will subject schools to potential penalties ranging from $25,000 for a first offense to $100,000 for a third and further offenses in football, and a maximum of $15,000 to $25,000 in men’s and women’s basketball and baseball.
