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Georgia adds former Clemson DB Derion Kendrick: Twitter reacts

Here are the best Twitter reactions to Georgia football landing former 5-star Clemson Tigers CB Derion Kendrick.

Per a report from Dawgnation, former Clemson All-ACC cornerback Derion Kendrick is transferring to Georgia.

Georgia plays Clemson in Charlotte on college football’s opening weekend and Kendrick very well may be on the field playing against his former team.

This is huge news for Georgia, as the secondary is easily the biggest area of concern after losing three starting cornerbacks from last year’s team to the NFL (Eric Stokes, Tyson Campbell, DJ Daniels).

The  6-foot-1, 190-pound cornerback is a product of South Pointe High School, the same Rock Hill, South Carolina school that produced Jadeveon Clowney. As a recruit, Kendrick had 5-stars next to his name and was recruited as a wide receiver.

Here are the best Twitter reactions to Georgia landing the former 5-star:

Report: Former Clemson All-ACC CB Derion Kendrick transferring to Georgia

Per a report from Dawgnation, former Clemson Tigers all-ACC CB Derion Kendrick is transferring to Georgia football.

Per a report from Dawgnation, former Clemson All-ACC cornerback Derion Kendrick is transferring to Georgia.

Georgia plays Clemson in Charlotte on college football’s opening weekend and Kendrick very well may be on the field playing against his former team.

This is huge news for Georgia, as the secondary is easily the biggest area of concern after losing three starting cornerbacks from last year’s team to the NFL (Eric Stokes, Tyson Campbell, DJ Daniels).

Georgia also added former Alabama cornerback Brandon Turnage tis offseason via transfer.

The  6-foot-1, 190-pound cornerback is a product of South Pointe High School, the same Rock Hill, South Carolina school that produced Jadeveon Clowney. As a recruit, Kendrick had 5-stars next to his name and was recruited as a wide receiver.

From Dawgnation:

Kendrick said in a recent podcast that he is putting a priority on academics in his return to campus. He was dismissed from the Clemson football team in February after missing required team activities. Kendrick indicated he was tending to family issues but did not communicate that properly.

A misdemeanor charge for “unlawful carrying of a handgun” clouded matters for Kendrick in March after officers found him asleep in his car with a gun on his lap. A small amount of marijuana led to a citation, per the Rock Hill Herald.

Last season, Kendrick started in eight of the nine games, leading the team with six pass break-ups.

Georgia basketball lands JUCO All-American transfer

Dalen Rignal, a JUCO transfer from Cowley College in Arkansas City, has decided to transfer to Georgia. Details here.

Georgia basketball added a JUCO All-American to its roster on Tuesday when forward Dalen Ridgnal announced his transfer to UGA. 

The 6-foot-6, 200 pound forward from Cowley College in Arkansas City, Kansas earned All-American honors in his sophomore season of 2020, averaging 21.1 points and 12.8 rebounds per game. Ridgnal started all 29 games and recorded a triple-double in all but six games. 

Ridgnal joins former Virginia Cavaliers guard Jabri Abdur-Rahim, former Florida Atlantic forward Jailyn Ingram, former USC guard Noah Baumann and the former University of Illinois at Chicago forward Braelen Bridges as transfer additions for the Dawgs.

Former Georgia football HC Mark Richt offers opinions on CFB transfers

Mark Richt once declared that “life is too short” to prevent collegiate athletes from pursuing transfer options.

It’s an intriguing change of opinion, especially from a man who never blocked any of his players’ transfer waivers in his time as the University of Georgia’s head football coach.

Mark Richt once declared that “life is too short” to prevent collegiate athletes from pursuing transfer options.

While employed as Top Dawg in Athens, Richt allowed tailback J.J. Green to transfer to in-state foe and yearly opponent Georgia Tech. He allowed quarterback Nick Marshall and safety Tray Matthews to transfer to conference rival and fellow yearly opponent Auburn. Multiple others switched allegiances to teams the Bulldogs chance facing every season.

“If the kid wants to go…let him go wherever he wants to go.”

Along nearly fifteen years in Athens, Mark Richt held true to these statements.

That was until, early in his tenure as the Miami Hurricanes’ head coach, Richt blocked the transfer of tailback Gus Edwards. Edwards, a redshirt junior at the time, expressed his intention to transfer to Syracuse University to be closer to his family, which included his newborn child.

Syracuse is by no means a football powerhouse but, as with Miami, is aligned with the Atlantic Coast Conference. Richt may not have made the decision single handedly, but it was obvious that the overseers of his alma mater’s athletic department wanted no part in facing a talented former Cane in conference play.

Edwards transferred to Big Ten program Rutgers and has since maintained a two-year roster spot with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens.

When this situation unfolded, I told myself that Richt’s hands were tied and his administrators were pulling all the strings. My opinion changed when he doubled down on his new viewpoint.

Sparking a conversation on collegiate athletes’ compensation, the former head coach was met by overwhelming criticism.

It’s a quicker turnaround in four years from Richt than the Hurricanes ever received.