Maybe the future quarterback situation in Athens isn’t as straightforward and black and white as it seemed earlier in the evening.
Monday night, it was reported that Justin Fields has notified Georgia of his intent to transfer. Subsequent to that, ESPN.com reported that “Fields is exploring the possibility of transferring, though he hasn’t yet told the Bulldogs’ coaching staff that he’s leaving.”
Additionally, at least one member of Fields’ family told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a decision hasn’t been made one way or the other.Asked if she could confirm reports that her son intends to transfer from Georgia, Fields’ stepmother said she could not. But she also didn’t deny them.
“I’m not at liberty to discuss anything,” Jo Ann Claudrick Fields said via telephone Monday night. “We’re not confirming or denying anything. We haven’t made a decision.
Fields’ mother also told the Journal-Constitution to talk to the quarterback’s father, Ivant Fields, as "[h]e handles everything involving football.”
If the transfer were to come to fruition, ESPN reported that Florida State, Ohio State and Oklahoma would be potential landing spots. That website also reports that Fields is expected to play in the Sugar Bowl for the Bulldogs.
Fields was rated by 247Sports.com as the No. 1 player regardless of position in the Class of 2018. He spent his true freshman season as the primary backup to sophomore starter Jake Fromm.
