Georgia might be without its star edge rusher for the remainder for the rest of the season, as the pectoral injury he suffered in the win over Florida is feared to be season-ending, according to a report from Jake Rowe of Dawgs HQ and Matt Zenitz of On3.

Smith left in the first quarter of Saturday’s win over the Gators. On the season, Smith leads the Bulldogs with 3.0 sacks. The senior leader is expected to have surgery this week to repair the injury.

Without Smith, Georgia will turn to Robert Beal, Chaz Chambliss and Marvin Jones Jr. for more snaps at the edge rusher position. Chambliss did notch a sack in Saturday’s win, while Beal led the team in sacks last season.

“Well, Robert played. He played a little more number of snaps once Nolan was injured,” Smart said. “Chaz did a nice job coming in. It was great to get him back. Didn’t know that he would have to play that much in that role. His hamstring has still been bothering him. It bothered him a little bit the other night after the game.

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