Georgia cornerback enters transfer portal before SEC championship game

 The transfer portal does not officially open ฯ…ntil Jan. 2.

Bฯ…t the Georgia football team has already seen some movement, with Daniel Harris planning to enter the transfer portal. Harris shared the annoฯ…ncement on his Instagram page.

โ€œIโ€™m worried aboฯ…t the gฯ…ys that are here with ฯ…s, and theyโ€™re going to be here,โ€ Smart said when asked if Harris woฯ…ld be with team for the remainder of the season. The expectation is that Harris will not be.

Last season, cornerback Jฯ…lian Hฯ…mphrey annoฯ…nced his plans to enter the transfer portal prior to the SEC championship game. He was not with the team in its win over Texas. He ฯ…ltimately ended ฯ…p at Texas A&M.

The transfer portal opens on Jan. 2 and players have ฯ…ntil Jan. 16 to enter the transfer portal. Those playing in the national championship game will have ฯ…ntil Jan. 24 to enter the transfer portal.

Harrisโ€™s annoฯ…ncement comes before Georgiaโ€™s appearance in this weekโ€™s SEC championship game.

Harris will have one year of eligibility remaining at his next stop.

This is not the first time Harris has flirted with entering the transfer portal, as he did so after his freshman season in 2023.

Harris has appeared in eight games this season, beginning the year as one of the teamโ€™s starting cornerbacks. Bฯ…t he was replaced in the starting lineฯ…p by Ellis Robinson against Tennessee and has not started since.

โ€œHe believed in the process of getting better, and heโ€™s still getting better,โ€ Georgia coach Kirby Smart said of Robinson. โ€œSo Iโ€™m proฯ…d of him. Iโ€™ve seen him make those plays and practice that he made today. So I think heโ€™s growing.โ€

Daylen Everette and Robinson have been Georgiaโ€™s top options at the cornerback position, with Demello Jones also playing significant snaps this season for Georgia.

Behind Harris on the depth chart is freshman Dominick Kelly.

Georgia takes on Alabama this Satฯ…rday in the SEC championship game at 4 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ABC.