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Jermaine Johnson transferring again, leaving Georgia leadership opportunity for more snaps

Jermaine Johnson Georgia linebacker Jermaine Johnson (11) Athens, GA The #4-ranked University of Georgia football team defeated the #24-ranked Texas A&M Aggies, 19-13, in their Senior Day game played on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium. Photo credit Perry McIntyre. (Perry McIntyre)

ATHENS — Georgia coach Kirby Smart was molding Jermaine Johnson into a leader, but the talented outside linebacker has a higher priority on getting a larger snap count and will enter the  NCAA transfer portal.

Johnson’s father confirmed the news to the Athens Banner-Herald that his son was leaving, dissatisfied with the rotation the SEC’s top-ranked total defense and the nation’s No. 1-ranked rush defense uses along its front.

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