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Jamie Newman explains why he’s opting out of the 2020 CFB season

Georgia football QB Jamie Newman releases statement explaining why he has decided to opt out of the 2020 CFB season.

Georgia quarterback Jamie Newman, who transferred to UGA from Wake Forest as a graduate senior this offseason, has opted out of the 2020 college football season.

Newman released a statement via Twitter just minutes after the news was spilled that he would be opting out.

“… due to the uncertainities of this year amid a global pandemic I will officially opt-out of this football season to prepare for the upcoming 2021 NFL Draft.” Newman said in his statement.

This was not the news that Georgia fans were expecting or hoped for.  The highly anticipated Jamie Newman era of UGA football has ended before it has even begun.

David Pollack reacts to Jamie Newman’s decision

Former Georgia football linebacker David Pollack reacts to UGA QB Jamie Newman’s decision to opt out of the 2020 CFB season.

Following the news of incoming graduate transfer quarterback Jamie Newman opting out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns, former Georgia All-American linebacker, and current ESPN college football analyst David Pollack has changed his pick of the Dawgs winning it all this year.

Pollack has been known to not be biased with his alma-matter but seems to have been all in on the Jamie Newman train.  With Newman now preparing for the 2021 NFL Draft and the quarterback position up in the air for Georgia, Pollack reverted to predicting Alabama or Clemson as the 2020 National Champions.

Newman completed 60.5 percent of his passes, throwing for 3,959 yards, 35 touchdowns and 16 interceptions in three seasons at Wake Forest. He also rushed for 826 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Now Kirby Smart and offensive coordinator Todd Monken will have to study their depth chart and see who is the next best pick to have under center in 2020.