While meeting with the media in Atlanta as a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, Georgia safety J.R. Reed discussed the Sugar Bowl and if he will play.
Reed confirmed that he will indeed be suiting up in red and black in New Orleans.
“The Dawgs are playing and I’m still a Dawg,” Reed told the Athens Banner-Herald’s Marc Weiszer.
Last season, Bulldog cornerback Deandre Baker caught some heat after sitting out the same game to avoid risking injury.
Baker went on to be a first round NFL Draft selection by the New York Giants.