Smart: Georgia football at highest COVID spike

2:55 PM ET With Georgia set to host its first home game against UAB at Sanford Stadium on Saturday, coach Kirby Smart said three or four of his players are sidelined with COVID-19. Smart declined to identify the players during a teleconference with reporters on Monday. It is unknown whether they will be available to play against the Blazers on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2). Ill be honest with you, Im as concerned as Ive ever been, because we have three or four guys out with COVID and we have a couple staff members that have been out with COVID here recently, Smart said. For us, were at our highest spike. And people are talking about vaccinations, well these are people that are vaccinated. Were talking about breakthroughs, and so that concerns you not only for the players on your team that are unvaccinated, that are playing and not playing, because we want everybody to be safe. But it concerns me for the players that are vaccinated that we could lose them. Last week, Georgias sports medicine director, Ron Courson, was diagnosed with COVID-19. He didnt travel with the team to Saturdays 10-3 victory over No. 3 Clemson. Rons doing good, hes had a tough run, Smart said. Rons the hardest worker Ive ever met in my life, and hes never not been at this building on any day. Never not been here two days in a row, including spring break and off time, and its killing him, I think, to not be here. His health seems good and, hopefully, hell be back. Smart said, last month, that more than 90% of Georgias players, coaches and other staff members had been vaccinated for COVID-19. Georgia is not requiring fans to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend games at Sanford Stadium this season. Capacity is 92,746. This is the highest weve been since fall camp right now, Smart said. I think theres this relief that you guys feel like everythings back to normal, well its really just not for us right now. The post Smart: Georgia football at highest COVID spike appeared first on Patabook Sports.

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