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Former Georgia QB D’Wan Mathis changes positions

D’Wan Mathis is now practicing at a new position after E.J. Warner won the starting job at quarterback

D’Wan Mathis was named the opening game starter at quarterback for the Temple Owls for the second consecutive season to begin the 2022 college football season. However, Mathis, a Georgia transfer, is changing positions for the Owls.

D’Wan Mathis is now practicing at wide receiver. Mathis got off to a slow start to begin the 2022 season. Over Mathis’ first two games he went 14 of 29 for 125 passing yards and did not have a touchdown or interception.

Kurt Warner’s son, E.J. Warner, has impressed in the last two games. Warner has thrown for 388 passing yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

Mathis threw for 1,223 yards, six touchdowns, and four interceptions in 2021 for Temple.

Mathis was named the opening day starter at quarterback for three consecutive seasons. He was named Georgia’s starting quarterback ahead of the 2020 college football season, but lost his job to Stetson Bennett in his first career start against Arkansas. Mathis is a former four-star recruit from Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Michigan.

It seams like a long time ago when the Georgia Bulldogs started quarterback D’Wan Mathis to open the 2020 college football season. Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports

He was Georgia’s co-winner of the David Jacobs Award in 2019 for overcoming his scary brain cyst.

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Former Georgia Bulldog D’Wan Mathis wins starting QB job at Temple

Quarterback D’Wan Mathis transferred to Temple from UGA.

Former Georgia football quarterback D’Wan Mathis has been named the starter for the Temple Owls for the second consecutive season.

Mathis threw for 1,223 yards, six touchdowns, and four interceptions last season for Temple. The Owls begin their 2022 season against Duke on Sept. 2.

Temple is coming off a tough 3-9 season. The Owls won three of their first five games in 2021, but lost all of their remaining contests.

D’Wan Mathis and Temple should have a better season in 2022.

Mathis has been named the opening day starter for three consecutive seasons. He was named Georgia’s starting quarterback ahead of the 2020 college football season, but lost his job to Stetson Bennett in his first career start against Arkansas. Mathis is a former four-star recruit from Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Michigan.

It seams like a long time ago when the Georgia Bulldogs started quarterback D’Wan Mathis to open the 2020 college football season. Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports

He was Georgia’s co-winner of the David Jacobs Award in 2019 for overcoming his scary brain cyst. We wish him luck with Temple this season.

Temple football announced Mathis as the starting quarterback via Twitter:

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Early look at Georgia football’s quarterback room

Stetson Bennett should be expected to win the starting job thanks to his chemistry with Georgia’s receiving core, experience, and mobility

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett is returning for one final season in Athens. Bennett elected to return to school over entering the 2022 NFL draft or transferring.
Bennett, who was excellent in the College Football Playoff, will be favored to win the job as starting quarterback at Georgia. Bennett will face competition from Carson Beck, Brock Vandagriff and Gunner Stockton.
For the second consecutive season, Georgia’s prior season-opening starter at quarterback is transferring.
In 2020, Georgia opened the season with D’Wan Mathis, but Stetson Bennett quickly took over. Mathis transferred to Temple following the season.
In 2021, J.T. Daniels helped Georgia knock off Clemson to open the season. The Dawgs later turned to Bennett after Daniels suffered an oblique injury. Daniels is in the NCAA transfer portal.
Brock Vandagriff may prove to be Georgia’s stoutest competition for Bennett. The redshirt freshman quarterback is mobile and now has more familiarity with Todd Monken’s system. Last season, Georgia showed how important it is to have a mobile quarterback. Vandagriff attempted only one pass in 2021.
Georgia quarterback Brock Vandagriff throws a pass during the Georgia G-Day spring football game in 2021. Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald
Carson Beck likely enters spring as the No. 2 quarterback. Beck played before Vandagriff last season and has one more year of experience. Beck threw for 176 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions last season.
Bennett has been doubted before and has not started either of the past two seasons as the starter. Bennett should be expected to win the job thanks to his chemistry with Georgia’s receiving core, experience and mobility. Bennett’s excellence in 2021 should not be overlooked. He finished with the 40th-most efficient passing season of all-time.
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Former Georgia Bulldog D’Wan Mathis named starting QB at Temple

Former Georgia quarterback D’Wan Mathis has been named the starter for the Temple Owls.

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Former Georgia quarterback D’Wan Mathis has been named the starter for the Temple Owls.

Mathis announced his transfer to Temple in December.

Mathis beat former Iowa State quarterback and Elite 11 standout Re-al Mitchell for the job.

Mathis lost his job midway through the game against Arkansas. The former four-star recruit from Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Michigan, will be closer to home.

He was Georgia’s co-winner of the David Jacobs Award in 2019 for overcoming his scary brain cyst. He’s a tough player and will compete for the starting quarterback role at Temple.

Mathis is a mobile quarterback, but he’s not an elite athlete. He didn’t break many big runs during his time at the University of Georgia. Overall, he went 12-of-30 for 89 yards, passed for one touchdown, and threw three interceptions during his 2020 campaign for Georgia.

Hopefully, he can stay healthy and play well for Temple.

Georgia football QB D’Wan Mathis transferring to Temple

Georgia Bulldogs quarterback D’Wan Mathis is transferring to the Temple Owls football program. Mathis is a redshirt freshman at UGA.

Georgia Bulldogs quarterback D’Wan Mathis started the season opener against the Arkansas Razorbacks for the Dawgs. Now, Mathis is transferring to the Temple Owls football program.

Mathis lost his job midway through the game against Arkansas. The former four-star recruit from Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Michigan, will be closer to home now.

D’Wan Mathis was Georgia’s co-winner of the David Jacobs Award in 2019 for overcoming his scary brain cyst. He’s a tough player and will compete for the starting quarterback role at Temple.

Mathis is a mobile quarterback, but he’s not an elite athlete. He didn’t break many big runs during his time at the University of Georgia. Overall, he went 12-30 for 89 yards, passed for one touchdown, and threw three interceptions during his 2020 campaign for Georgia. Mathis is only a redshirt freshman and has time to develop.

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This picture of Mathis feels older than it really is. Hopefully he can stay healthy and play well for Temple.

Sep 26, 2020; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback D’Wan Mathis (2) gets away from an Arkansas Razorbacks defender during the first quarter of the game at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports

Former Georgia QB Aaron Murray says of current UGA QB D’Wan Mathis – ‘extremely impressive’

Former Georgia quarterbacK Aaron Murray says current UGA QB D’Wan Mathis ‘extremely impressive.’ Details and analysis here.

Georgia football’s quarterback competition will be interesting to watch after projected starter Jamie Newman’s decision to opt-out of the 2020 CFB season.

Intersting, yet nerve racking.

The Bulldogs are left with USC transfer J.T. Daniels, redshirt freshman D’Wan Mathis, fourth-year junior Stetson Bennett and freshman Carson Beck.

Daniels is by far the most tenured quarterback on the list.

Before a knee injury derailed his 2019 season – ultimately leading to him signing with the Bulldogs in July – Daniels threw for 2,672 yards with 14 touchdowns and 10 interceptions on a 59.5 % completion rate at USC in 2018.

Daniels will be the favorite to start for Georgia against Arkansas week one, but don’t count out the other guys in the room just yet.

Take Mathis for example. He came to Georgia in 2019 rated as the No. 11 pro style quarterback and showed flashes of brilliance in scrimmages until surgery to remove a brain cyst sidelined him for the rest of 2019.

He is now fully cleared and competing for the starting spot.

In a Tweet Wednesday afternoon, after reports of Newman’s decision to transfer, former Georgi quarterback Aaron Murray gave his thoughts on Mathis’ abilities.

Any input from the SEC’s all-time leading passer is welcome here. If Mathis can impress Murray, maybe we are too quick to crown Daniels as the starter just yet.