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Georgia football looks like it will get boost with KJ Bolden return
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- Georgia football looks like it will get boost with KJ Bolden return
ATLANTA – Georgia football looks like it will get back star safety KJ Bolden for Saturday's game against Florida.
The junior is warming up pregame in Mercedes-Benz Stadium with the Bulldog starters. He was upgraded on the SEC availability report as a game-time decision according to the report released 90 minutes before kickoff.
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Bolden has been dealing with a lower right leg injury
Bolden's mother posted on Facebook on Friday night with a photo that included her son: "My Words to KJ '"'Do what you Do' Oh and Yeah he's playing!"
Bolden has 22 tackles, 2 tackles for loss and an interception with four pass breakups.
Wide receiver Isaiah Canion was spotted wearing a large brace on his right leg during warmups when he ran routes. He was listed as a game-time decision.
The Georgia Tech transfer hasn't played since the win at Arkansas in Week 3.
Georgia lost to Auburn 27-24 in its last game on Oct. 17 when Bolden was out.
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East Carlina transfer Ja'Marley Riddle started in his place. He was in coverage along with Ellis Robinson on one touchdown pass in a game in which he had 6 tackles but also missed several more.
"I think KJ's a really phenomenal player," Sumrall said. "Has a lot of experience. He's a headsy guy, and you can tell that he has a lot of time on task in their defensive structure, but I would say, too, it wasn't like they don't have another good player or players around that secondary group that can come into the game. … When he leaves, yeah, maybe they lose that catalyst or kind of a cornerstone of their defense, but they've got other good players that come in, and they've got a lot of great players around that defense."
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