Update from Monday:
Georgia QB Jacob Eason out with sprained knee against App State
The Bulldogs were without their starter under center.
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Georgia won, 31-10, with Jake Fromm finishing at QB.
Georgia will be without its starting quarterback for the rest of its first game of 2017, as Jacob Eason left out of Saturday night’s game at home against Appalachian State with an injury. Eason injured his left knee in the first quarter of the Bulldogs’ home opener. True freshman Jake Fromm is now in for Georgia at quarterback.
It’s unclear what the severity of Eason’s injury is exactly, but this is a bad start for Georgia’s 2017 season, regardless. The former five-star quarterback started for the Dawgs as a true freshman last fall, and he threw for 2,430 yards, 16 touchdowns, and eight interceptions during UGA’s 8-5 season. Georgia scored a touchdown to go up 7-0 over App State after the injury to Eason.
Fromm is a former four-star quarterback from Warner Robbins, Ga., who was featured in a documentary produced by Friday Night Lights’ Peter Berg:
In FNL, Berg’s world was his own. Dillon’s first star quarterback, Jason Street, was more or less in the same position as Fromm: a heavily recruited celebrity in a small Southern town, tasked with leading a state title contender. When Street was injured at the end of FNL’s pilot, it was crushing, but it also made for a storyline that drove parts of that series for years. QB1 had to find stories without conjuring such drama.
For Georgia to win the SEC East this season in Kirby Smart’s year two, having Eason along with some talented wide receivers and running backs around him will be key. Hopefully the starter’s injury isn’t too severe.
We will continue to update this story with more information as it comes available.
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