Former Georgia Bulldog safety Jake Pope has officially transferred to the UNLV Rebels. He will be coached by former Florida Gators coach Dan Mullen, a rival of Kirby Smart.
Pope spent his first two years with the Alabama Crimson Tide before transferring to Georgia for this past season. Pope didn’t record a stat in the four games he played.
The most memorable moment of Pope’s Georgia career was against Ole Miss, when he was recorded celebrating with one of his former high school teammates. Kirby Smart remarked on the incident, calling Pope “an idiot” before later apologizing. Pope entered the transfer portal on Dec. 15 and now will be playing in the Mountain West.
Georgia is losing a ton of defensive backs via the transfer portal and the 2025 NFL draft. Malaki Starks just declared for the draft and Dan Jackson is out of eligibility. Georgia also lost Julian Humphrey to Texas A&M, Justyn Rhett to Nebraska, and Daniel David-Sisavanh.
Georgia has been active in the transfer portal especially at defensive back. UGA picked up brothers Zachariah Branch (receiver) and Zion Branch (safety) from USC and Jaden Harris (safety) from Miami.
