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.
Watching @dwanM3 his first year on campus… was extremely impressed! Kid can spin in https://t.co/pRZ9wjdyYp
— Aaron Murray (@aaronmurray11) September 2, 2020
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.