Thanks, Ryan. That seems to be the official party line too–was hoping you might have other info. I just remember screaming at the screen during the Georgia game to get him in the game… With the right side of the line the way it was, just give him the ball and watch him run. They weren’t going to pass anyway–at least not successfully… Oh, well…

There’s been very little information, even from the connected beat, but generally the issue has been two-fold:

1) He’s been hurt most of the season. Nothing major, but just not 100%.
2) He can’t pass block (watch the play after his big Citrus Bowl run)

Since there’s a lot of RPO and potential checks to passes in the offense, the concern is that he’s a liability in protection if the correct read is pass. If he can shore up that part of the game, he should see a much, much heavier load.