According to a report from USA Today’s Dan Wolken, Georgia freshman quarterback Justin Fields intends to transfer. DawgNation has not yet confirmed that report, and Fields’ mother told the site that no decision has been made yet on the matter.
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Fields served as the backup to Jake Fromm this season. The freshman quarterback was the No. 2 player in the country coming out of high school in the 2018 class. Fields is from Kennesaw, Ga., and played at Harrison High School. According to Wolken, Fields intends to apply for a waiver from the NCAA so he would be immediately eligible. If that waiver is not granted, he will have to sit out a season.
In his freshman season, Fields completed 27 of his 39 pass attempts for 328 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also rushed for 266 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns. Fields did not start a contest, but he played in 12 of the 13 games. Fields’ last play at Georgia could end up being the fake punt on fourth and 11 on Georgia’s next to last drive in the SEC Championship game.
Still, with the report out there, many took to Twitter to voice a variety of opinions, ranging from the 2019 recruiting prospects, to how this will affect Georgia going forward.
Of course as soon as the Fields transfer news was announced, people began speculating where he could possibly end up. Many threw out SEC rivals such as Auburn and Florida, just to name a few.
A number of people were also quickly praising Georgia’s current quarterback Jake Fromm. The sophomore quarterback has now seen two different 5-star quarterbacks leave the team in his time in Athens, should the Fields report be accurate. Jacob Eason, a 5-star quarterback in Georgia’s 2016 class, transferred to Washington last season.
Fields spoke to reporters after the SEC Championship game, and when asked if he could guarantee he would be back at Georgia next season, he did not.
Again, Fields nor Georgia have officially announced anything regarding him transferring. The freshman quarterback was at Georgia’s practice on Monday, as the Bulldogs continue to prepare for the Sugar Bowl. Georgia will play Texas in New Orleans on Jan. 1.
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