Overview
- The SEC availability report released Wednesday listed Vanderbilt freshman quarterback Jared Curtis as questionable for Saturday’s game at Sanford Stadium, and coach Clark Lea said Curtis is “a little banged up” and working through the issue.
- If Curtis cannot play, reports name senior Blaze Berlowitz as the likeliest replacement and Vanderbilt has prepared its offense with that contingency in mind.
- Curtis has started two games this season and is 63-of-98 for 746 yards with four passing touchdowns, three interceptions, and 133 rushing yards and two rushing scores through four games.
- Georgia enters the game heavily favored, with ESPN’s model projecting roughly a 25-point margin and about a 95.6% chance of a Bulldogs win, reflecting Georgia’s high-scoring offense and top-ranked run defense.
- Vanderbilt’s special teams lapses, including multiple blocked punts this season, and a 106th-ranked rushing attack are cited as the clearest near-term vulnerabilities that would matter more if Curtis can’t play, and Curtis’s December flip from Georgia remains a notable background to the matchup.