Rival Views: Which transfer QB is the most important to their team?
Rivals.com National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell and National Recruiting Analyst Adam Gorney don’t always see eye to eye. In this edition of Rival Views, the two debate which transfer quarterback in college football is most important to their team.
TRANSFER TRACKER: Miami TE Michael Irvin Jr. enters the portal
FARRELL’S VIEW: JAMIE NEWMAN
No one is going to be more important to the college football landscape than new Georgia quarterback Jamie Newman, who transferred in from Wake Forest and is expected to replace Jake Fromm. Newman has it all — size, mobility, arm strength, leadership and a great work ethic that former teammates rave about. He will be playing in a new offense for the Bulldogs under Todd Monken and with more playmakers than he had at Wake.
Newman can beat you with his arms and legs. If he’s off on his passing game, Georgia can go run heavy and use the 230-pounder as a pounding running QB. Georgia is a dangerous team and Newman, who threw for 2,868 yards and ran for 574 last year, makes the Bulldogs more dangerous.
GORNEY’S VIEW: D’ERIQ KING
Miami allowed only 20.2 points per game and still finished the season with a losing record. In five of those seven losses, the Hurricanes were within a touchdown before the wheels really fell off late in the season and frustration took over with losses to FIU, Duke and Louisiana Tech.
The offense was really the problem last season and particularly at quarterback where Jarren Williams was average and N’Kosi Perry was just OK. Miami could never really get much going on that side of the ball. The team had a good amount of weapons at receiver but no Hurricane had more than 50 catches or more than five touchdown receptions.
That’s going to change dramatically with D'Eriq King on the team, especially if he can replicate his junior season at Houston where he threw for 2,982 yards with 36 touchdowns. King is also a dual-threat so he can get out and use his legs in the offense as well.
I don’t expect King to lead Miami to the College Football Playoff but he’s going to be a huge addition to the Hurricanes’ offense, he’s going to put more points on the board and he could be a spark in recruiting as players see the offense pick up much more.