Tate Ratledge injury update: Georgia OL reportedly expected to be out several weeks

Georgia football lost a key member of its offensive line on Saturday in its SEC opener win at Kentucky in senior Tate Ratledge.

And according to several reports on Monday, Ratledge is expected to miss a handful of games following an MRI, which showed a sprained MCL in his left knee and a sprained left ankle. It was first reported by Rusty Mansell of DawgsHQ.

Ratledge sustained his injury in the second quarter of the Bulldogs' 13-12 win over the Wildcats this past week.

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Ratledge is in his third season starting for the Bulldogs. Last season, Ratledge was part of a Georgia offensive line that ranked first in the Southeastern Conference and seventh in the country in sacks allowed at 0.93 per game, and fifth in the nation in total offense at 496.5 yards per game.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart is set to participate in the SEC's coaches call tomorrow.

Here's the latest on Ratledge's injury as Georgia heads into its bye week:

Tate Ratledge injury update

Ratledge is currently out with a sprained MCL in his left knee and sprained left ankle.

The Bulldogs' 6-foot-6 offensive lineman went down in the second quarter with a leg and knee injury in Saturday's game vs. Kentucky. Per Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald, Ratledge grabbed his left leg once he went down and signaled over to the Bulldog's sideline for help. He was then helped off the field by Georgia's training staff.

"I was told ankle and knee but I don't know which is worse or how bad it is," Smart said after Georgia's 13-12 win at Kentucky on Saturday. "I don't know much about it."

Ratledge was seen in street clothes and a walking boot with crutches as he walked off the filed Saturday in Lexington, Kentucky following Georgia's win.

How long is Tate Ratledge out?

Per Weiszer, Ratledge should be back in time for Georgia's Nov. 2 game vs. Florida at Sanford Stadium in Athens.

Following its Week 4 bye, Georgia is set to play No. 4 Alabama, Mississippi State and No. 2 Texas over the next three weeks. The Bulldogs have their second bye week in Week 8 on Oct. 26.