Kirby Smart Provides Update On Colbie Young's Status With The Team

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart spoke with reporters this week and was asked about senior receiver Colbie Young who returned to practice this week, after he was arrested Oct. 8 on misdemeanor charges of battery and assault on an unborn child.

The woman involved in an altercation that led to Young's arrest retracted her statement to police and requested that all criminal charges against him be dropped. Per ESPN:

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Sources told ESPN on Tuesday that Young, who had been suspended from the team since his arrest, will not be allowed to play in games until his legal matter is resolved. He has an arraignment scheduled for state court in Athens, Georgia, on Dec. 10.

"The Title IX office at UGA cleared Colbie so he was allowed to return to the team activities, including practice," Young's attorney, Kim Stephens, told ESPN. "We expect and hope that the prosecutors will follow the Title IX office's lead and dismiss the charges against Mr. Young in the very near future."

Young was working off to the side during Monday's practice.

"It's still a pending legal matter, so Colbie's competition status has not changed, and we don't have any timelines or expectations on this process," coach Kirby Smart said. "He's back practicing with us and using our facilities, but that's all I can really comment on."

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