A Georgia fan base in desperate need of some good news may have gotten some Saturday night when Mark Richt revealed that tailback Nick Chubb might not need surgery on his left knee. Chubb went down on the Bulldogs' first play from scrimmage with a gruesome injury in which his knee appeared to hyperextend and his tibia and fibula made an unplanned expedition forward and away from his knee.
Those who saw it naturally assumed the worst. Chubb in obvious pain and apparent tears on the sideline didn't put anyone at ease. But in his postgame remarks Coach Richt was remarkably positive about the situation, saying that coaches are "still pretty hopeful it won’t require surgery.