Jamie Newman

Jamie Newman (born December 1, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs.

Jamie Newman
Georgia Bulldogs
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Senior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolGraham (Graham, North Carolina)
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-01) December 1, 1997
Graham, North Carolina
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)

Early years

Newman attended Graham High School in Graham, North Carolina. He was a four-year starter at quarterback in high school. He committed to Wake Forest University to play college football.[1]

College career

Wake Forest

Newman redshirted his first year at Wake Forest in 2016. As a backup to John Wolford in 2017, he completed two of four passes for eight yards and an interception. Newman entered 2018 as backup to Sam Hartman, but started the final four games after Hartman was hurt.[2] He was named the 2018 Birmingham Bowl MVP after throwing for 328 yards and a touchdown.[3] For the season, he completed 84 of 141 passes for 1,083 yards, nine touchdowns and four interceptions. Newman beat out Hartman for the starting job entering 2019.[4][5]

Georgia

On January 10, 2020, Newman announced that he would transfer to the University of Georgia for his final year of eligibility.[6]

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References
  1. Bailey, Stephen (April 20, 2015). "Syracuse football recruiting: Orange QB target Jamie Newman commits to Wake Forest". syracuse.
  2. reports, wire. "With Hartman gone, WF looks to Newman". The Courier-Tribune.
  3. Dudley, Evan (December 22, 2018). "'Another day at the office': Wake Forest QB Jamie Newman wins Birmingham Bowl MVP". al.
  4. "Wake Forest to start Jamie Newman at QB". ESPN.com. August 18, 2019.
  5. Journal, Conor O’Neill Winston-Salem. "Jamie Newman continues to develop as Wake Forest's quarterback, and wins coming with it". Winston-Salem Journal.
  6. Pickman, Ben. "Georgia Adds Grad Transfer QB Jamie Newman". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-04-26.


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