Branson Robinson, who showed his potential to emerge as a lead running back in 2023 for No. 1 Georgia by rushing for two touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 2022 national championship game win over TCU, will miss this season after suffering a ruptured patellar tendon.
Coach Kirby Smart announced Wednesday that Robinson, a sophomore, suffered the injury on Tuesday.
Robinson rushed for 330 yards and three touchdowns while playing in 12 games last season as Georgia won its second straight national championship.
Robinson rushed for 330 yards and three touchdowns while playing in 12 games last season as Georgia won its second straight national championship.
Robinson rushed for a season-high 98 yards against Auburn.
He showed potential to assume a bigger role in 2023 when he ran for 42 yards on seven carries with the two scores in the 65-7 rout of TCU.
Smart said Robinson’s injury “puts us in a tough situation” at running back as quarterback Carson Beck enters his first season as the starter.
Milton and Daijan Edwards are the most experienced running backs.
Roderick Robinson, Cash Jones and Andrew Paul also could be part of the rotation.
“It’ll be done by committee as it always has been here,” Smart said of the plan at running back. “I hate it for Branson because he had really worked hard.
By the end of the spring, when he had the turf toe, he was battling back all offseason, he’s had a great summer and looked really good in the days leading up to this injury.”
