JT Daniels’ debut for Georgia is a victory and a revelation

AP photo by Brynn Anderson / Georgia quarterback JT Daniels looks for a play call from the sideline during the first half of Saturday night's home game against Mississippi State. Daniels passed for 401 yards and four touchdowns in his first game for Georgia after transferring from Southern California. AP photo by Brynn Anderson / Georgia quarterback JT Daniels looks for a play call from the sideline during the first half of Saturday night's home game against Mississippi State. Daniels passed for 401 yards and four touchdowns in his first game for Georgia after transferring from Southern California.

By PAUL NEWBERRY / The Associated Press November 21, 2020 5 min read

ATHENS, Ga. – After waiting almost 15 months for this moment, JT Daniels took a knee and soaked up the cheers from the socially distanced crowd.

There were only about 20,000 fans at Sanford Stadium, but it sounded more like the usual 92,000 present at University of Georgia football games.

“JT! JT! JT!” they chanted over and over again.

Making quite a debut between the hedges, Daniels passed for 401 yards and four touchdowns Saturday night as No. 13 Georgia held on for a 31-24 victory over Mississippi State in a matchup of the Southeastern Conference’s Bulldogs.

Playing for the first time since the 2019 opener when he was at Southern California, Daniels became the third quarterback to start for Georgia (5-2) this season.