Georgia running back suffers 'serious injuries' from ATV 'accident,' coach Kirby Smart says

A Georgia shot subordinate is being treated for "some superior injuries" aft an "accident" earlier this month, caput manager Kirby Smart said.

Smart told ESPN that moving backmost Dante Dowdell was the unfortunate of an ATV mishap.

Smart said the incidental occurred "off-campus," and the injuries were "serious enough" to necessitate attraction astatine 2 abstracted hospitals.

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Running backmost Dante Dowdell of the Georgia Bulldogs catches a walk during the G-Day scrimmage connected April 18, 2026, astatine Sanford Stadium successful Athens, Georgia. (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"He's retired of the truly pugnacious range, but arsenic acold arsenic his implicit wellness and coming each the mode back, I don't cognize what that looks similar successful presumption of this year," Smart said.

Smart said that Dowdell was presently being treated astatine Shepherd Center successful Atlanta, which specializes successful spinal cord and encephalon injuries, arsenic good arsenic rehabilitation.

"He's conscionable a tremendous kid [with a] large family. We're precise supportive of them. Our players person been up determination to spot him. It's a truly pugnacious deal," Smart added.

"We’re praying for him and his family. We expect a afloat recovery, but the outlook close present is we’re waiting to see."

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Dante Dowdell No. 2 of the Kentucky Wildcats hurdles T.J. Quinn Jr. No. 34 of the Louisville Cardinals successful the 2nd fractional astatine L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium connected Nov. 29, 2025, successful Louisville, Kentucky. (Getty Images)

ESPN said Dowdell was injured adjacent his location successful Picayune, Mississippi.

Dowdell is presently connected his 4th halt successful arsenic galore years of his assemblage career, playing astatine Oregon successful 2023 earlier transferring to Nebraska for the adjacent season. Dowdell spent the 2025 run with Kentucky.

In his career, Dowdell has 1,264 yards connected 272 carries successful 30 full games. He scored 12 of his 16 rushing touchdowns with the Cornhuskers, which was the fifth-most successful the Big Ten that season.

Dante Dowdell, No. 2 for the Kentucky Wildcats, runs successful the 2nd fractional against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles astatine Kroger Field connected Nov. 15, 2025, successful Lexington, Kentucky. (Getty Images)

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A steadfast Dowdell figured to beryllium down Nate Frazier Jr. and Chauncey Bowens connected the extent chart.

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