Inside Carson Beck’s transfer: The quiet tension behind his Georgia departure and what may come next

Quarterback Carson Beck has entered the transfer portal after previously declaring for the NFL Draft, sources confirmed to CBS Sports and 247Sports. 

While Beck’s decision wasn’t entirely a surprise as he had yet to sign a standard representation agreement with an NFL agent, leaving the door open to return to college, the timing and manner in which it unfolded caught Georgia off guard. 

A member of Beck’s camp gave Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart a heads-up only shortly before the news leaked Thursday afternoon, sources say, though that is not to say Georgia expected Beck back in Athens. 

The nature in which Beck’s departure played out contributes to further sourness in the breakup. Sources say Georgia, at large, had already been miffed with Beck being away from the team during much of College Football Playoff preparation for the Sugar Bowl as Beck sought opinions from doctors in California and Texas. 

Beck was on the sideline for the Sugar Bowl, where the Bulldogs’ season ended in a 23-10 loss to Notre Dame. Beck arrived in New Orleans a day later than his teammates and skipped the team’s media day. Some within the program that week seemed ready to move on from Beck, whose personality and headline-grabbing relationship with Miami basketball star and TikTok sensation Hanna Cavinder had become a distraction and a source of frustration for some teammates, sources said, though many of his teammates remained supportive of him as he dealt with a season-ending surgery. 

On the morning of the team’s first full day in New Orleans, Beck phoned first-time starter Gunner Stockton, his replacement, to voice support and provide guidance heading into the Bulldogs’ playoff game. Beck arrived in New Orleans later that day.

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Author : Chris Hummer

Publish date : 2025-01-10 03:03:00

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