Wow, that stings. Georgia’s new heralded gunslinger Jamie Newman has decided to opt-out of the 2020 college football season and will be preparing for the 2021 NFL Draft.
Can’t say I don’t blame him for doing so, but that doesn’t make it any easier to swollow.
We were excited to say the least when Newman chose to finish his collegiate career at Georgia. And all we’ve heard this summer is about how Newman was one of the top returning quarterbacks in college football, so losing him just weeks before the opening is disheartening.
Here is how UGA Twitter reacted to the recent news:
🙏🏽. #GODSPLAN pic.twitter.com/1LMOi1lydF
— Jamie Newman (@jlmn12_) September 2, 2020
Report: Georgia QB Jamie Newman will not play college football in 2020 https://t.co/CgBzFK92xb
— UGA Football Live (@UGAfootballLive) September 2, 2020
QB Jamie Newman, who transferred to Georgia from Wake Forest and was the Bulldogs' expected starter, has instead opted out of the 2020 season and will focus on preparing for the NFL draft, sources told @Mark_Schlabach. https://t.co/2d3IiiKbw3
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) September 2, 2020
😬😬😬😬 did not see this coming!!! I guess the JT Daniels era starts sooner than expected. Was really looking forward to seeing Newman in this offense with the talent around him at UGA!! #ears2thestreet https://t.co/HpHDRitSTm
— DjShockley (@DjShockley3) September 2, 2020
Everyone has the right to make their own personal decision but I think Jamie Newman could have helped his draft stock tremendously with a solid year at Georgia. Without it?? Most likely a 3rd or 4th rounder…
— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) September 2, 2020
Any former players at scrimmages recently or anything? Or maybe other 5-star QBs on the roster from Pac-12 schools? https://t.co/Bh6RYnquf5
— Logan Booker (@LoganMBooker) September 2, 2020
I’ve got my money on D’wan 🤷🏻♂️
— Jake Reuse (@ReuseRecruiting) September 2, 2020
UGA transfer quarterback Jamie Newman has opted-out of the 2020 CFB season to prepare for the NFL Draft.
Georgia's updated quarterback depth chart:
J.T. Daniels (Rsoph.)
Stetson Bennet (Jr.)
D'Wan Mathis (Rfr.)
Carson Beck (Fr.)— Jc Shelton (@J_Shelton_) September 2, 2020
Watching @dwanM3 his first year on campus… was extremely impressed! Kid can spin in https://t.co/pRZ9wjdyYp
— Aaron Murray (@aaronmurray11) September 2, 2020