Three days into preparing for Tennessee, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart remains hopeful that quarterback Jacob Eason will be available for Saturday's game.
Eason is recovering from a sprained knee suffered in Georgia's season opener against Appalachian State. Eason has missed the past three games but did return to practice in a limited fashion last week. Eason has done more this week, with Smart detailing further what he has been able to accomplish in practice.
“He’s improving. He’s gotten better with each day,” Smart said on the weekly SEC coaches teleconference. “He did a nice job (Tuesday) of being able to move around some in the pocket.