Being Georgia’s third leading tackler apparently wasn’t enough to secure senior linebacker Tim Kimbrough Jr. a roster spot with the Bulldogs heading into the season, at least according to him. Kimbrough’s father initially broke the news of his son’s decision to transfer Wednesday evening.
Thursday morning, the linebacker took to Twitter to speak out on his transfer. According to his tweets, Georgia was not going to give him a chance to see the field this season:
https://twitter.com/TK42_GTL/status/763730105734602752
https://twitter.com/TK42_GTL/status/763730586787655681
I had 4 different sets of coaches while I was there and I was good with each coaching staff.. Idk what happened this year
— Tim Kimbrough Jr. (@TimKTheRace) August 11, 2016
If any coaches wanna see film from this past camp contact me.. Sophomore yr Special teams and played in Sec games.. Y'all seen Junior Yr
— Tim Kimbrough Jr. (@TimKTheRace) August 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/TK42_GTL/status/763754143575973888
Despite his impending transfer, Kimbrough still appears to have love for Georgia. After sending those tweets, check out the one the senior closed the discussion with:
This Says It All pic.twitter.com/NsCKNvKjeb
— Tim Kimbrough Jr. (@TimKTheRace) August 11, 2016
It will be interesting to see if anything comes of this and whether Kirby Smart addresses the subject during his next media availability. Considering Georgia is not incredibly deep at the linebacker position heading into the season, why the most experienced linebacker wasn’t wanted by the Dawgs this season seems a strange decision.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
