QB Eason moving closer to return from injury for No. 7 Dogs

By September 25, 2017 4:55 pm

CHARLES ODUM, AP Sports Writer

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jacob Eason could be moving closer to playing again for No. 7 Georgia.

Coach Kirby Smart said Monday to “possibly count on Eason” playing this week at Tennessee. Eason could return if he continues to recover from a left knee injury he suffered the first week of the season.

Smart wouldn’t say if a healthy Eason would reclaim the starting job from Jake Fromm.

Fromm has quickly taken a firm hold on the position. The freshman is 3-0 as a starter, including two wins over Top 25 teams — at Notre Dame and in last week’s surprising 31-3 rout of then-No. 17 Mississippi State.

Georgia (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) is moving up in the polls and there may be no reason to change starting quarterbacks and possibly disrupt momentum on offense.

KPUG Edit: Eason, a Washington State native, starred at Lake Stevens High School.

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