Mekhi Mews, who joined the University of Georgia football program as a walk-on player but carved out a significant role on offense and special teams, has entered the NCAA transfer portal.
The receiver and punt returner played in all 13 games this season for Georgia, which was seeking a third straight national championship but lost 27-24 to Alabama in last week’s Southeastern Conference championship game and missed the College Football Playoff as the Crimson Tide were selected as the No. 4 seed behind Michigan, Washington and Texas.
The No. 6 Bulldogs (12-1) will face No. 5 Florida State (13-0), the Atlantic Coast Conference champion, in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 — though apparently without Mews, who had 13 catches for 155 yards and a touchdown while also ranking 18th nationally in punt returns with a 10.2-yard average, including a 69-yard touchdown against Ball State.
Mews, who also averaged 26.8 yards while splitting kick return duties with Dillon Bell, has two years of eligibility remaining. Mews became the second significant Georgia player to enter the portal, with backup quarterback Brock Vandagriff the first.
A former top prospect who failed to beat out Carson Beck for the starting job, Vandagriff announced his intention to transfer Monday and said two days later that he will play next season Kentucky, keeping him in the SEC.