ATHENS — Georgia has had another player announce plans to enter the transfer portal, as wide receiver Nitro Tuggle becomes the latest to do so.
This is not the first time Tuggle has announced he will be entering the transfer portal. The sophomore wide receiver from Goshen, Ind., announced he would be entering the transfer portal in December before ultimately electing to remain at Georgia.
Tuggle made his announcement via Instagram.
Tuggle appeared in eight games this season for Georgia, catching 3 passes for 34 yards. His biggest game came against Tennessee, when he caught two passes for 25 yards.
He will have three years of eligibility remaining at his next stop.
Tuggle was arrested in March on reckless driving and speeding/maximum limit charges, both misdemeanors. Following the arrest, Georgia suspended Tuggle indefinitely.
“It’s very unfortunate that one of those young men got his driver’s license within one month of that happening, at 18 or 19 years old,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said following Tuggle’s arrest. “It’s amazing how many kids come to school without a driver’s license.
“It’s no excuse, but one of those things we will continue to educate and discipline our guys to try to correct it.”
In the winter transfer portal window, wide receivers Michael Jackson and Anthony Evans both transferred. Jackson has yet to announce a new school, while Evans is now at Mississippi State.
Georgia added Noah Thomas of Texas A&M and Zachariah Branch of USC through the transfer portal. The Bulldogs also signed five wide receivers as a part of the 2025 signing class. Four of those signees are already on campus, while Thomas Blackshear will arrive this summer.
“They’ve come a long way. They were thrown into the fire,” Smart said of the freshman receivers. “They’ve been demanded to get the call, line up. I mean, they’re ahead of where our typical freshmen are because they’ve gone with the twos. They’ve got a ways to go still. They had a little anxiety today. They had a couple plays I thought they should have made. But they’re a good group, and Tyler’s been hurt. We haven’t been able to see him much. But that young group has made some plays for us.”
Georgia brings back Colbie Young, Dillon Bell, London Humphreys, Cole Speer and Sacovie White at the position. Young, Humphreys and White all caught touchdowns in the spring game, while Bell had 78 receiving yards.
Georgia also has had running back Branson Robinson enter the transfer portal this spring. The current transfer portal window opened on April 16 and closes on April 25. Tuggle will not be able to transfer to another SEC school because of conference transfer rules.
Bulldogs who entered the transfer portal
Listed in order of when the player entered the transfer portal
- Cornerback Julian Humphrey — transferred to Texas A&M
- Wide receiver Michael Jackson — entered transfer portal
- Defensive tackle Jamaal Jarrett — transferred to USC
- Defensive back Justyn Rhett — transferred to Nebraska
- Outside linebacker Samuel M’Pemba — transferred to Texas A&M
- Inside linebacker Troy Bowles — transferred to Michigan
- Safety Jake Pope — transferred to UNLV
- Wide receiver Anthony Evans — transferred to Mississippi State
- Quarterback Jaden Rashada — entered transfer portal
- Outside linebacker Damon Wilson — transferred to Missouri
- Defensive back Collin Gill — transferred to Charlotte
- Quarterback Carson Beck — transferred to Miami
- Running back Branson Robinson — entered the transfer portal
- Wide receiver Nitro Tuggle -- entered transfer portal
Bulldogs added from the transfer portal
- USC safety Zion Branch — transferred to Georgia
- USC wide receiver Zachariah Branch — transferred to Georgia
- Miami safety Jaden Harris — transferred to Georgia
- Alabama-Birmingham safety Adrian Maddox — transferred to Georgia
- Texas A&M wide receiver Noah Thomas — transferred to Georgia
- Vanderbilt running back Micah Bell — transferred to Georgia
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