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No. 12 will be without one of its top offensive weapons for Saturday's showdown with No. 7 .
Running back was listed as out with a rib injury on after being listed as questionable throughout the week. Etienne, who transferred to Georgia after two seasons at , is the Bulldogs' leading rusher with 477 yards and seven touchdowns, with an additional 140 yards on 23 catches. He suffered the injury to his ribs in over the Gators.
Etienne attempted to play in to , but only participated in six plays. Georgia's running back depth was already thin and Etienne's injury only makes the situation more dire. Freshman is the team's second-leading rusher with 333 yards and three touchdowns on 75 carries.
However, fellow freshmen and have seven touches between them this season. has missed three games with a knee injury, junior is listed as questionable on this week's injury report and has not played this season due to turf toe. Etienne finds the end zone for his second TD.
📺 ABC | — Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) As a result, Georgia is second to last among SEC teams in rushing with 1,117 yards and rush yards per game (124.1), and 10th in the conference with 3.35 yards per carry.
The lack of a consistent rushing attack has affected the performance of quarterback , who has thrown 12 interceptions this season — twice as many as he threw last year. At (7–2 overall), a loss would likely knock Georgia out of . Tennessee could arguably afford a defeat at 5-1 (8–1 overall).
Tennessee quarterback is listed as questionable after during the week..
