ATHENS — Georgia coach Kirby Smart was molding Jermaine Johnson into a leader, but the talented outside linebacker has a higher priority on getting a larger snap count and will enter the  NCAA transfer portal.

Johnson’s father confirmed the news to the Athens Banner-Herald that his son was leaving, dissatisfied with the rotation the SEC’s top-ranked total defense and the nation’s No. 1-ranked rush defense uses along its front.

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