2 Georgia after being ruled out with an undisclosed injury . Jared Curtis is out for Vanderbilt’s game against No. The freshman quarterback had been listed as questionable throughout the week and was still expected to get a final evaluation before kickoff.
- ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Curtis would try to play and that the final decision would come after his pregame evaluation in Athens. Because vanderbilt is facing Georgia in Athens, the timing of Curtis’ injury is crucial. Because of Curtis’ injury, by the time Vanderbilt reached the Georgia game, Berlowitz was back in the starting role.
Curtis was limited in practice during the week but completed Friday’s walkthrough. The Commodores entered the game after their loss to Auburn, while Georgia ranked No. Curtis was one of the biggest recruiting additions in Vanderbilt history. That made Saturday’s matchup particularly notable, as Curtis was set to face the program he had once planned to join. He had taken over as Vanderbilt’s starting quarterback after the team opened the season using both Curtis and Blaze Berlowitz. Berlowitz was not simply a backup who had been moved away from the quarterback position. He was Vanderbilt’s starting quarterback for the opening game and continued to share the position with Curtis early in the season. Curtis then became the team’s starting quarterback in the following weeks.
He was ultimately ruled out before the game. The five-star freshman had previously been committed to Georgia before flipping to Vanderbilt in December.
