Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Georgia QB Jamie Newman is latest starter favorite to opt out of 2020 season

Graduate transfer senior quarterback Jamie Newman, who left to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to join the Georgia Bulldogs earlier this year, is opting out of the 2020 season.

That’s according to a recent report in 247Sports. From 247Sports: “[Newman is] skipping the 2020 season to train for the 2021 NFL Draft. When he announced that UGA would be his transfer destination at the first of the year, he immediately became the favorite to win the starting quarterback job. He gained some early steam as a potential Heisman Trophy Candidate. The Bulldogs then added former USC quarterback JT Daniels as a transfer in May and the redshirt sophomore was later granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA.”

WHAT THE WISE MEN ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

Austin American-Statesman: The Dotted Line: Our annual Big 12 of the Big 12, the conference’s best dozen players

Austin American-Statesman: On Second Thought Ep. 190: ESPN’s Greg McElroy on college football vs. COVID, Texas State coach Jake Spavital on the opener vs. SMU

Dallas Morning News: Game-by-game predictions for Texas in 2020: Are Longhorns Big 12 Championship Game-bound?

247Sports: The Insider: the pleasant surprises, concerns of fall camp

247Sports: Mike at Night: Notes on targets nearing decisions

247Sports: Texas basketball commits and targets see big jumps in rankings

247Sports: Horns247 Staff Roundtable: Ranking the Top 3 positions for Texas

Inside Texas: Gameplan: Weighing the upside and downside for the 2020 Longhorns

Inside Texas: The permanent benefits of recruiting at Texas

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

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The Longhorn Republic dives deep on the defense

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NEWS ACROSS THE LONGHORN REPUBLIC AND BEYOND

• Prepare to pay if you want to see Big 12 kickoff later this month, when the Oklahoma Sooners take on the FCS Missouri State Bears. ESPN reports that the cost to order the pay-per-view for the game is $54.99, which, compared to stadium tickets, is cheap, but ...

• So long, Oklahoma City Thunder. Hello, round two Houston Rockets.