Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald Fri, October 16, 2026 at 8:01 AM UTC · 2 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement It has gotten to the point for Georgia football' s depleted running back room that coach Kirby Smart was asked this week if he's looked at moving a player to the position ahead of Saturday's home game with Auburn.
"We don't have anybody to move there," Smart said. "Tyriq Green? He can't move there. We have the guys that we have."
Green, a two-way star at Buford who is a safety for Georgia , hasn't played since being injured at the end of a week two win against Western Kentucky.
Chauncey Bowens, who leads the team in rushing touchdowns, is listed as out for the second straight week with a lower body injury.
Nate Frazier, the team's top running back, isn't on the SEC availability report but wasn't last week either and didn't go because of injured ribs.
Junior Dwight Phillips admitted to feeling "a little beat up," after a career-high 17 carries for 120 yards.
He said his mindset when he was told Frazier could not go was "really next man up. My teammates and coaches had the confidence in me and I took advantage of the opportunity."
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Thursday, Oct. 15.
Georgia 37, Auburn 10: Auburn last topped 13 points in a game at Georgia in 2009 when Chris Todd was the quarterback. This doesn't look like a Tigers offense that can change that. It has scored 21 and 14 points the last two games and ranks 13th in the SEC in scoring.
Georgia 48, Auburn 10: Auburn hasn't won many of the latest installments in the Deep South's Old Rivalry, and it is quite difficult to see a path to victory this weekend. The Tigers haven't scored more than 13 points in Athens since 2009, so don't expect to see many points come Saturday.
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