Yesterday, former USC quarterback JT Daniels announced his transfer to Georgia. It’s the Bulldogs’ second transfer quarterback pickup of the offseason.
Daniels follows former Wake Forest grad transfer QB Jamie Newman to UGA. Newman is the presumptive starter for this year unless Daniels can somehow get a waiver to play right away. It seems unlikely that someone who merely lost his job after getting injured will get one, but no one’s ever accused the NCAA of being consistent with its waiver decisions.
It’s hard to say no when a former 5-star quarterback with a year of Power 5 starting experience shows interest, but Georgia’s choice to pursue and take Daniels puts Kirby Smart’s quarterback pipeline strategy in stark contrast to Dan Mullen’s at Florida.