Georgia football’s 2025 quarterback Ryan Montgomery received some unfortunate news Monday night when he learned that his senior season at Findlay High School will end early. The nation’s No. 9 quarterback prospect will undergo season-ending ACL surgery.

“It breaks my heart to share that I will miss the remainder of my senior football season with my teammates and coaches,” Montgomery said in a statement posted on social media. “God has a plan for me and I know He will only strengthen my faith.”

Montgomery, Ohio State’s No. 5 quarterback, suffered the injury on his team’s first offensive play of the game. He received the snap, rolled to his left and was hit in the knee by an opposing defender, causing him to do a somersault in the air before landing. Montgomery returned for one play before leaving the game.

The 6-foot-3, 215-pound player had a solid summer, culminating in his performance in the Elite 11, where he showed off a precise but strong arm and made Georgia fans happy to see him in the red and black.

Montgomery finished his junior season as a finalist for Ohio Mr. Football, an award previously won by Charles Woodson, Mitchell Trubisky and Joe Burrow. He also broke a school record previously set by Ben Roethlisberger by throwing six touchdown passes in a game.

Last season, Montgomery also threw for 3,377 yards with 38 touchdowns and 10 touchdowns on the ground. His performance earned him offers from schools such as Georgia, Florida, Michigan, South Carolina and Ohio State, where his brother is currently an offensive lineman.

Montgomery is expected to be Georgia’s highest-rated quarterback signing since Brock Vandagriff in 2021 and is said to still be under contract with the Bulldogs.

“I look forward to a full recovery,” Montgomery wrote, “and to the next chapter of my life at the University of Georgia.”