Redshirt sophomore Julian Humphrey will not finish out the season with the Georgia football team. Despite starting 10 games in Athens this year, he’s chosen to enter the transfer portal.
Coaches and teammates were visibly peeved by that decision as it came just days before the Bulldogs face Texas in the SEC Championship. Head coach Kirby Smart confirmed the rumors this week while previewing his matchup with the Longhorns. It doesn’t seem like Humphrey will factor into the gameplan on Saturday.
“No status [for the SEC Championship] that I’m aware of,” Smart said. “We’re worried about the guys we’re going to play Texas with. I’m not dealing with it. I’m worried about my team. I’ve learned in this thing that you worry about the players that are with you, not the ones that aren’t.”
Essentially, Humphrey has been given the boot. As Smart mentioned, he has no status moving forward as the Bulldogs look to the SEC Championship and College Football Playoff. He has become an afterthought!
Humphrey’s Georgia football teammates were just as thrown off by the transfer decision. They were equally as irritated, too.
Fellow defensive back Malaki Starks stopped short of reaming Humphrey in his most recent interview, though he wasn’t happy about the timing of the announcement.
Julian Humphrey broke his news after the Bulldogs’ most recent matchup, a win over Georgia Tech in eight overtimes. He’s already been linked to major programs like Texas A&M, Miami, Oregon, Alabama, and Texas. Originally from the Lone Star State, the Aggies and Longhorns may have a leg up.
After briefly flirting with a transfer last season, he ultimately stayed put in Athens as a redshirt freshman. That apparently didn’t stop him from shutting the door on leaving the Georgia football program, and this week, he made it official.
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It will be interesting to see where Humphrey ends up when all is said and done. Whoever does land his signature gains a player with starting experience in the SEC. That said, loyalty concerns could be an issue. Kirby Smart has given up on trying to convince Humphrey to stick around. He’s focused on the guys that want to be there.
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