Georgia football offers transfer portal WR from Kent State

Dante Cephas caught three passes against UGA this season.

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to Kent State wide receiver Dante Cephas. Cephas, a former three-star recruit, is currently in the NCAA transfer portal.

Dante Cephas got a first-hand look at the atmosphere in Athens, Georgia, when Kent State played at Georgia on Sept. 24. The Golden Flash competed well against Georgia in a 39-22 loss to the Bulldogs. Cephas finished that contest with three catches for 25 yards.

Cephas caught 48 passes for 744 yards and scored three touchdowns for Kent State this past season. In 2021, Cephas hauled in 82 passes for 1,240 yards and finished the year with nine touchdown receptions.

The junior receiver would be immediately eligible at his new home. Dante Cephas is the No. 16 player in the transfer portal, per 247Sports. Cephas is currently projected to commit to Penn State.

The 6-foot-1, 190-pound receiver is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Cephas announced his scholarship offer from the University of Georgia via Twitter:

Colorado, Miami, Maryland, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and more elite college football programs have offered scholarship offers to Dante Cephas.

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TV, commentators set for Georgia-Kent State game

How to watch the Georgia-Kent State football game on Sept. 24.

The Georgia Bulldogs host Kent State Golden Flashes in Week 4 of the college football. The Bulldogs previously hosted Kent State in 1998, which was the only meeting in series history. Georgia defeated Kent State 56-3.

Kent State opened the 2022 college football season with two straight Power Five opponents. The Golden Flashes lost 45-20 at Washington in Week 1. In Week 2, Kent State lost 33-3 at Oklahoma. Last week, Kent State won 63-10 over Long Island.

The Georgia-Kent State game will kick at noon ET on Saturday, Sept. 24. The game will be televised on SEC Network+ and ESPN+.

(Watch and stream the game live on ESPN+)

The SEC Network commentators are Taylor Zarzour, former Georgia offensive tackle Matt Stinchcomb, and Tera Talmadge.

Georgia football is off to a 3-0 start to the 2022 college football season and hasn’t had any close games. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia fans can listen to the radio broadcast of the Kent State game on WSB AM 750 via the Bulldog Network. Georgia football’s radio team of Eric Zeier (analyst), Scott Howard (play-by-play), and DJ Shockley (sideline reporter) does a fantastic job of covering the Bulldogs.

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