Georgia's rash of injuries this season continued as coach Kirby Smart announced Monday that right tackle Amarius Mims, a preseason All-SEC pick, will be sidelined with what Smart described as a "bad" high ankle sprain.
Mims, who is the fifth-highest-rated draft eligible offensive tackle according to ESPN's Mel Kiper, will undergo TightRope surgery, Smart said. The procedure uses surgical thread instead of metal screws and is designed to accelerate recovery.
"We don't know how long that will be," Smart said of Mims. "He'll be back, it's just a matter of how long."
Tua Tagovailoa had the surgery at Alabama in 2018 and was out for a month.