Jeremiah Holloman Dismissal Gives Increases Gap Between Alabama and Georgia in SEC
Heading into the 2019 campaign, the Georgia Bulldogs seemed primed to make a run at a National Championship. With a boatload of returnees and Kirby Smart running the show, it felt like nothing could get in the team's way.
Well, that all changed on Friday when the team announced one of their biggest offensive threats has been kicked off the team and won't don a UGA uniform again. Yup, Jeremiah Holloman has played his last down for the Bulldogs.
Georgia has dismissed junior WR Jeremiah Holloman from the team after he allegedly punched and choked his girlfriend https://t.co/KBLbp26INI
— SI College Football (@si_ncaafb) June 21, 2019
The allegations made against Holloman certainly are frightening, more than enough for Smart and his coaching staff to move on from a player who has the potential to play on Sundays. He allegedly punched and choked his girlfriend? Not good.
Last season, the 6-2, 200-pound wideout hauled in 24 balls for 418 yards and five touchdowns. He was expected to be the No. 1 WR target for Jake Fromm this fall, but that's all changed. And for Alabama, Holloman off the SEC gridirons this year is obviously good news. Not that they needed anything to justify their No. 1 ranking in the conference, but this big blow will certainly hurt UGA's chances of dethroning them.
Jeremiah Holloman was going to be Georgia’s unquestioned #1 receiver next season. That’s a huge blow to an offense that already had big questions to answer at receiver.
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) June 21, 2019
George Pickens is going to need to be ready to contribute immediately now more than before.
For the Bulldogs, they'll now look for George Pickens, Dominick Blaylock, Demetris Robertson and others to step up to fill the loss of Holloman. It won't be easy, though, and this latest update out of Athens could certainly have monster implications come late November/early December.