Georgia's Nick Chubb hasn't had much G-Day action

Georgia tailback Nick Chubb will be available to play in Saturday afternoon's G-Day game, but he is not expected to get a lot of playing time.
Georgia tailback Nick Chubb will be available to play in Saturday afternoon's G-Day game, but he is not expected to get a lot of playing time.

Senior tailback Nick Chubb has played in 32 career games for Georgia and racked up 3,424 rushing yards, which ranks second only to Herschel Walker in school history.

Chubb's G-Day rushing totals aren't quite as lofty.

The 5-foot-10, 228-pounder from Cedartown has three career spring-game carries for 34 yards and a 17-yard touchdown, with that output occurring in 2015. Chubb missed last year's G-Day event while recovering from torn knee ligaments, and he is not expecting a heavy workload this Saturday.

"That will be the coaches' decision," Chubb said Tuesday night in a news conference. "I don't know. I'll be out there ready."

Georgia practiced for more than two hours Tuesday in their new indoor practice facility. It was the 13th spring workout for the Bulldogs, who will practice again Thursday.

Chubb also had three receptions for 23 yards two years ago at G-Day, and that could be where he is used the most Saturday. He has been featured as a receiver out of the backfield more this spring, adding Tuesday that he has welcomed the challenge.

Last year's rehabbing prevented Chubb from participating before a record G-Day crowd of 93,000.

"Hopefully we can pack it out again," Chubb said. "Maybe it will happen. Maybe not. I hope so."

Smart's new policy

Coach Kirby Smart was upset last Thursday when media members saw freshman defensive back Deangelo Gibbs suffer a shoulder injury and reported the news. Smart wanted to tell his parents before they learned about it online, and he vowed to change how things were reported in practice.

That change was announced Tuesday.

The university stated that all information regarding injuries or the medical status of players will be "disseminated" by Smart and that players who are not dressed in required practice gear during the open portion of practice are not allowed to be reported about unless addressed by Smart. Should an injury occur during the open portion of practice, which was the case with Gibbs, reporting is not allowed unless it is addressed by Smart.

Austin Peay added

Georgia will open its 2018 season against Austin Peay in Sanford Stadium. The game between the Bulldogs and Governors, who compete in the Ohio Valley Conference of the Championship Subdivision, will take place Sept. 1.

The other nonconference foes for the Bulldogs in 2018 are Middle Tennessee State, UMass and Georgia Tech, with those games scheduled for Sanford as well.

"Having seven home games will be great for our team, community and fans," Smart said in a released statement.

Austin Peay went 0-11 this past season in its inaugural year under coach Will Healy, a former Boyd-Buchanan quarterback and UTC receivers coach.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.

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