Ex-USC quarterback J.T. Daniels, who recently transferred to the University of Georgia, has been granted immediate eligibility for this season from the NCAA.
The former Trojan is a five-star from Santa Ana, California. He was ranked as the No. 3-rated quarterback in his loaded recruiting class.
In 2018, Daniels threw for 2,672 yards with 14 touchdowns and 10 interceptions for USC. Unfortunately, he suffered a knee injury last season. Kedon Slovis was great in his time as the starter in 2019 and was strongly favored to win the starting job entering the 2020 season.
Wake Forest transfer Jamie Newman is projected to start for Georgia next season, but Daniels will compete provide solid depth and talent. Georgia has received a commitment from five-star quarterback Brock Vandagriff in the class of 2021.
Here’s how college football Twitter reacted to the news of Daniels’ eligibility:
Absolutely zero rhyme or reason with who gets immediate eligibility
✅ Daniels
✅ Martell
✅ Fields
❌ Eason
❌ Ford
❌ Hoffman
⚠️ Gatewood
⚠️ JurkovecIt’s basically NCAA Football Free Agency, except the rules are randomly applied https://t.co/wRCOj0rVPw
— Pick Six Previews (@PickSixPreviews) July 13, 2020
I support all players being able to transfer and play immediately so I'm glad to see JT Daniels got his waiver from the NCAA but he transferred to Georgia on May 28 and got his waiver already.
Cade Mays transferred to Tennessee on Jan. 8 and is still waiting for the NCAA.
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) July 13, 2020
JT Daniels is eligible immediately at Georgia. If you're confused, just refer to The Flowchart pic.twitter.com/RLcf4ogXfy
— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) July 13, 2020
https://twitter.com/TreyWallace_/status/1282720128262639616?s=20
JT Daniels' official Georgia headshot is wild lmao pic.twitter.com/Ufkjcm0LLL
— Sam Cooper (@SamDCooper) July 13, 2020
JT Daniels getting immediate eligibility is great and all but it don't change the fact Luke Ford was screwed by the NCAA.
— UGA United (@UGAUnited) July 13, 2020
Georgia now has likely the most interesting QB room in the country heading into this season with:
— JT Daniels, the former five-star recruit from USC.
— Jamie Newman, who has a fourth-round draft grade with a scouting service used by NFL teams.
— Three other scholarship QBs.— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) July 13, 2020
Somewhere, as you're reading this, a message board of a rival program of the University of Georgia tackle football team is spinning JT Daniels' immediate eligibility into a negative thing.
— Logan Booker (@LoganMBooker) July 13, 2020
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