Having fallen short in their respective pursuits of Everett Golson, it appears Georgia and Florida have their collective sights set on another transfer quarterback.
Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald is reporting that UGA has received permission to talk to transfer target Greyson Lambert. 247Sports.com, meanwhile, reports that Lambert will visit Athens this weekend, and will then follow up that with a visit to Florida Monday.
Nearly two weeks ago, it was announced that Lambert had received a release from his Virginia scholarship.
Entering spring practice, Georgia’s quarterback competition to replace Hutson Mason was a three-player race: Brice Ramsey, Faton Bauta and Jacob Park. Ramsey and Bauta exited the spring 1-2 -- or 1a-1b, to be technically correct -- on UGA’s unofficial depth chart.
Florida’s quarterback situation is equally unsettled, with neither Treon Harris nor Will Grier able to grab the job by the throat this spring, although Grier will enter the summer as the slight favorite.
Lambert could immediately enter either the Bulldogs’ or Gators’ signal-calling fray as he will receive his degree from UVa. late next month and will be eligible immediately at any FBS school. Colorado State, Fresno State and Purdue have also shown an interest in Lambert, who will have two years of eligibility remaining.
Last season, Lambert started nine of the Cavaliers’ 12 games. He threw more interceptions (11) than touchdowns (10) while completing just under 60 percent of his 261 passes. That performance, as well as their collective performances in the spring, allowed Matt Johns to wrest control of the starting job exiting those 15 sessions and contributed to Lambert pulling the trigger on a transfer.