When projected Georgia starter Jamie Newman announced Wednesday that he is opting out of the 2020 season, the possibility of Daniels leading the Bulldogs this season turned into reality.

Daniels is still not fully cleared for contact as he continues to rehabilitate from the torn ACL he suffered at USC almost exactly a year ago. If the Bulldogs training staff gives him the all-clear at some point this month, though, he will presumably take the first snap of the 2020 season for Georgia when the Bulldogs play at Arkansas on Saturday, Sept. 26.

The Georgia Bulldogs are still a few weeks away from kicking off their revised 2020 college football season. So it’s unclear whether they’ll name a starter until a bit closer to their opening game against Arkansas.

Still, the battle for the team’s QB1 job is yet to be decided, but we learned a clue or at least a bit of insight this week.

It was reported that former USC Trojans QB JT Daniels has not yet been cleared for contact but has been scrimmaging with the Bulldogs.

The move to bring Daniels to Athens is now very deserving of a tip of the cap to Kirby Smart and the staff. But, there's also the possibility of Daniels not getting the clearance, which would make D'Wan Mathis the favorite to start for the Bulldogs. 

Mathis was recovering from brain surgery he underwent over a year ago. After redshirting in 2019, he was cleared to play back in February.