There has been a lot of buzz Thursday morning that USC quarterback JT Daniels, who is currently in the NCAA transfer portal, is almost a sure-thing to transfer to Georgia.
Daniels, who entered the transfer portal in mid-April, signed with USC as a five-star pro-style quarterback in the class of 2018. Out of Santa Ana, California, he ranked as the nation’s No. 6 overall player and as the third ranked quarterback, behind only Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields.
Following the news that Daniels may soon become a Bulldog, former Georgia SEC Championship winning quarterback DJ Shockley weighed in, and commented on how important it is to have competition at the quarterback position.
“Competition at its highest level at its top spot…..QB!!! Only good can come from good competition,” Shockley said on Twitter.
Daniels started for the Trojans in 2018 as a true freshman and has only used one full year of eligibility. Daniels’ freshman season had its ups and downs. He threw for 14 touchdowns and 2,672 yards with 10 interceptions, and the Trojans finished with a disappointing 5–7 record. Daniels was the starter to open the 2019 season as well, but tore his ACL and meniscus in the season-opener. After that, it was Kedon Slovis who came in and threw for 3,500 yards and 30 touchdowns. With Slovis returning this year, it left Daniels no choice but to look to play elsewhere. Similar to the Jacob Eason/Georgia situation.
