Georgia early enrollee Justin Fields was the nation’s consensus No. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the 2018 signing class.
Yet not even Fields is immune to adjusting to the collegiate level.
“He’s hitting a little bit of a wall,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said in a news conference after Saturday’s practice. “I think with all of the installation – he’s coming in and meeting extra and doing all of the things we expect of him to – but it’s a lot, and we don’t taper it for him. I think he’s really getting accustomed, because we are doing some different drills that he’s not used to, moving in the pocket and creating space and stepping up from the rush.
“I think a lot of that stuff is new to him, and he’s growing in that role. He certainly has good mobility when he gets out of the pocket, and he’s done a good job picking things up.”
The Bulldogs held their sixth spring practice, working out for 2 1/2 hours. Saturday also was the third and final day of Georgia’s annual coaching clinic.