Will Colbie Young Play for Georgia on Saturday?

Will wide receiver Colbie Young play for Georgia on Saturday?

Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young (8) drives in to score a touchdown after pulling in a pass from Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15) during the first half of a NCAA college football game against Tennessee Tech in Athens, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. / Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK

Will wide receiver Colbie Young play for Georgia on Saturday?

On Tuesday morning, news broke that Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young had been arrested on charges of assaulting an unborn child and battery, according to the Athens Clarke-County jail log. Young was booked at 4:18 A.M. That puts the question into place of whether Young will play for Georgia on Saturday against Mississippi State.

Georgia Bulldogs' head coach Kirby Smart spoke with the media earlier this afternoon, where he was asked to provide more details on the arrest and the status of Young's availability for Saturday's game against Mississippi State.

Smart began his press conference with a statement on the matter:
"I know you guys wanna know about Colbie and wanna ask about it, but it's a pending legal matter and I can't answer any questions about it right now." Smart also said that he had not talked to Young about the situation yet during his Tuesday evening press conference.

Based off of the fact that Smart had not yet met with Young and it's already halfway through the week, that would lead one to believe that Young will likely not play for Georgia on Saturday against Mississippi State. However, an official decision has not yet been made.

Here is the what the official police report detailed about the situation:

Per the police report, obtained by the Atlanta Journal-constitution, an officer had been dispatched to an Athens residence just before 1 a.m. A 20-year-old woman had gone to Young’s apartment to discuss the status of their relationship and the pair began talking for about 20 minutes.

The report details that a conversation between Young and the 20-year-old woman became heated after the woman found Young on the phone with another woman. As the conversation escalated, the female alleges that Young grabbed her by the arm and pulled her out of the room. Young returned to his room and locked the door.

As the woman began to gather her things, the police report stated that she had called a friend. At this point, Young allegedly left his room and “picked her up and began to squeeze her torso and abdomen very hard.” She believed that Young was trying to harm her.

The arrest report states that the 20-year-old woman had “expressed some concerns about mental abuse in the past that has now escalated to the alleged physical abuse.” She also noted that she was "scared of him".

The officer examined the woman’s injuries and noted there was a bruise and some discoloration on the bottom of the right side of her chest. She also “had some redness on her right flank.” There were no injuries noted on the arm that she claimed had been grabbed. The woman was transported to a local hospital for further medical treatment.

The officer then interviewed Young at his residence and he stated the relationship with the woman had ended and that she was invited over. Young denied grabbing the woman and that the injuries to the woman were not from him.

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