Georgia senior Quayvon Hicks, a former walk-on who played fullback and tight end for the Bulldogs, is having his college career end one game too soon.
The 6-foot-2, 251-pounder with 50 career games played has had a leg injury and arrived this week in Jacksonville on crutches. The Bulldogs face Penn State in the TaxSlayer Bowl on Saturday afternoon.
“Quayvon is not going to play,” Georgia interim coach Bryan McClendon told reporters Monday before the Bulldogs held their first of four morning practices this week at the University of North Florida. “Any time you see a guy who goes through this, it’s tough to see. He still has a lot to look forward to as he moves on both on and off the field, but you do hate seeing stuff like that happen.”
McClendon also said that freshman safety Johnathan Abram, who made four starts this year, did not make the bowl trip due to personal reasons and that freshman receiver Shaquery Wilson, who played in just two games, is ineligible for academic reasons. McClendon announced back in Athens that junior tailback Brendan Douglas (wrist) and junior inside linebacker Tim Kimbrough (suspension) would not be playing.
The Bulldogs worked out in helmets, shoulder pads and shorts in preparation for Saturday, which could become a 10th win this season and a 40th triumph for the senior class.