ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia football team will be without its star tight end for the foreseeable future.
Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein confirmed that Brock Bowers will have surgery on Monday after he suffered a high-ankle sprain in the win over Vanderbilt.
The team did not give a timetable for his return. The No. 1 ranked Bulldogs are on a bye week before they travel to Jacksonville next Saturday for the annual rivalry game with Florida.
UGA Says Brock Bowers will have surgery today to stabilize his ankle after a high ankle sprain suffered over the weekend... full recovery is anticipated.
— Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) October 16, 2023
They gave no timetable on his return
Channel 2′s Alison Mastrangelo attended the game in Nashville.
Bowers went down during the second quarter of Saturday’s 37-20 against Vanderbilt. He walked to the sideline with the trainers into the medical tent and did not return. Coach Kirby Smart said the initial X-rays were negative.
Bowers caught four passes for 22 yards and rushed twice for 11 yards before he exited the game. He had entered Saturday’s game with three straight 100-yard receiving performances.
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