Head coach Kirby Smart confirmed an initial report from UGASports that quarterback Carson Beck was looking for more opinions on the elbow he injured on the final play of the first half against Texas in the SEC Championship.

When he was a guest on College GameDay, Smart barely had a major update.

“Well, he and his family were in Jacksonville with his team and his staff and really a group of people in his family trying to figure out the best options going forward,” Smart said. “But we’ve spoken to him, we’ve communicated with him and we’re hoping for the best.”

Georgia has already announced this Shooter Stockton will be the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback when they face the winner of Notre Dame-Indiana at Sugar Bown on New Year’s Night (8:45 p.m., ABC).

So far in practice, Smart has said he has liked what he has seen from the former Rabun County star.

“Yes, he was a great competitor,” Smart said. “We’ve had some really spirited training sessions and it’s nice to see him getting reps and growing as a player. “It’s been really fun to see him grow and compete against our one defense. It was great for him.”

Smart said the Bulldogs have already done a lot of work on both teams.

“It was an adventure because our offensive and defensive staff and our special teams had to break down both teams, not to mention dealing with the portal and the portal visitors and people going through the portal and coming out of the portal,” Smart said . “I spoke to several coaches who are playing today and tomorrow and it was a nightmare for them because they had to prepare for this early game while also trying to maintain their roster for next year.”

Smart said he already has a good idea of ​​what the Fighting Irish and Hoosiers have to offer.

“We spent most of this week spending a few days on each team. That was really special for us because we never had two teams to work on,” Smart said. “So we’ve been working on each team and we’ll have a lot of recruits in town tonight and we’ll be able to watch the game with some juniors and some of our young middle graders that are in town.”