Max Johnson News, Rumors, Updates - Georgia Southern Eagles

Starting quarterback for Week 1 Johnson is set to be Georgia Southern's starting quarterback, Pete Thamel of ESPN reports.

Impact The report puts Johnson atop Georgia Southern's depth chart heading into the season and notes that he will log his first snap for GSU in Week 1. In terms of experience, there is next to nothing from Johnson, he showed decent but not maximized potential with both Texas A&M and North Carolina, but GSU's team hopes that he can deliver all that he has in a non-Power Conference FBS setting.

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Fighting for starting job Johnson is competing for the starting job with Turner Hilton, Colby Zak of WSAV reports.

Impact Johnson transferred in after playing two seasons at North Carolina. The senior quarterback is facing competition from Turner Helton, who enters his second season with Georgia Southern. More news regarding the job under center will surface as the offseason rolls on.

APRIL 23 • ROTOWIRE

Who will be UNC's starting quarterback? Bill Belichick breaks down 5 options Former UNC quarterback Gio Lopez transferred to Wake Forest, Max Johnson made the move to Georgia...

APRIL 1 • TARHEELTIMES.COM

Headed to Georgia Southern Johnson will transfer to Georgia Southern, per Matt Zenitz of CBSSports.com.

Impact Johnson played sparingly in 2025 for the Tar Heels, tossing for 437 yards and two touchdowns on 62.1 percent completion. He'll take his final year of eligibility to Georgia Southern, where he'll look to earn a starting role for the first time since his 2024 campaign that was cut tragically short by a brutal injury.

JANUARY 10 • ROTOWIRE

North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal UNC quarterback Max Johnson plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. On3’s Pete Nakos reported the...

DECEMBER 6, 2025 • TARHEELTIMES.COM

UNC Tar Heels QB Max Johnson to Enter the Transfer Portal Johnson will have one year of eligibility remaining.

DECEMBER 5, 2025 • SI.COM

Plans to enter portal Johnson plans to enter the NCAA's transfer portal, Inside Carolina reports.

Impact As part of North Carolina, Johnson logged two seasons. Between them, he recorded a 62.3 completion percentage for 508 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Johnson also recorded a rushing TD.

DECEMBER 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Wilson runs for 4 TDs as NC State beats UNC 42-19, winning rivalry game for 5th straight year

Short-yardage quarterback Will Wilson ran for four touchdowns to help N

NOVEMBER 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Iffy in first start of 2025 Johnson was 26-for-42 passing for 213 yards during Saturday's 38-10 defeat versus Clemson. He also had five rushes for 10 yards.

Impact Johnson drew the start for the injured Gio Lopez, and had a day that was absolutely nothing to write home about as the Tar Heels got dismantled by Clemson. Johnson didn't turn the ball over, but he also didn't find the end zone and averaged just 5.1 yards per attempt. Still, this was arguably a better outing than any Lopez has put together in 2025 -- North Carolina might have a quarterback controversy on its hands.

OCTOBER 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Johnson, Shipp and Patterson Post-Clemson Interviews CHAPEL HILL — Max Johnson, Jordan Shipp and Jaiden Patterson met with the media following Saturday's blowout loss to Clemson, 38-10.

OCTOBER 4, 2025 • 247SPORTS.COM

What Max Johnson Said After First Start for UNC Max Johnson made his first start as North Carolina's quarterback in the Bill Belichick era. The Tar Heels, however, were trampled by the Cle...

OCTOBER 4, 2025 • SI.COM

Clemson rolls out of open date by beating North Carolina 38-10 in Swinney-Belichick coaching matchup

Antonio Williams threw a 75-yard trick-play touchdown pass to T

OCTOBER 4, 2025 • Associated Press

Starting vs. Clemson Johnson will get the start Saturday against Clemson, Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reports.

Impact With Gio Lopez (leg) officially ruled out, Johnson is poised to make his first start of the season in a matchup with a tough Clemson defense. The senior Johnson has appeared in two games in relief of Lopez this year, completing 66.7 percent of his passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns.

OCTOBER 4, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

UNC To Face Tough Test Against Clemson With QB Change Looming UNC football faces a tough challenge against Clemson as both teams seek their first Power Four win of the season. With backup quarterback Ma...

OCTOBER 4, 2025 • 247SPORTS.COM

Countdown to Kickoff: UNC Expected to Make Quarterback Move to Max Johnson As North Carolina moves closer to Saturday's kickoff against Clemson, backup quarterback Max...

OCTOBER 3, 2025 • TARHEELTIMES.COM

Impact Johnson stepped in during the Tar Heels' loss to UCF with starter Gio Lopez knocked out of the game due to injury. With the latter looking less and less likely to play, Johnson looks like the starting gunslinger for Saturday. In Week 4 against the Knights, he completed 11-of-19 passes for 67 yards and a touchdown.

OCTOBER 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Robinson: Max Johnson Has Been a Big Source of Motivation for UNC During Bye Week North Carolina defensive tackle D'Antre Robinson met with the media Thursday to discuss himself, the team, Clemson, and much more. Video of...

OCTOBER 3, 2025 • 247SPORTS.COM

UNC QB mystery lingers, but Tuesday could bring clarity UNC head coach Bill Belichick may address the quarterback situation during Tuesday’s press conference, with questions still swirling around...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 • 247SPORTS.COM

The Tar Heels' Passing Attack 4 Games In... With UNC in an open date four games into the season, we take a dive into the Tar Heels' passing numbers by Gio Lopez and Max Johnson.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 • 247SPORTS.COM

Max Johnson steps in again as UNC faces quarterback uncertainty Against TCU, quarterback Max Johnson entered the game after starter Gio Lopez went down with an...

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 • TARHEELTIMES.COM

Max Johnson steps in again as UNC faces QB uncertainty Backup quarterback Max Johnson stepped in for an injured Gio Lopez for the second time in four games, finishing strong in UNC’s 34-9 loss to...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 • 247SPORTS.COM

Video: TarHeel247 Podcast - Is It Max Johnson's Turn At Quarterback? Four games into the college football season and North Carolina's offense is statistically among the...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 • TARHEELTIMES.COM

Daily Drop: It's Max Johnson's Turn at QB Four games into the season and North Carolina needs to fix a whole lot on offense, and one step in that process is making the move at quarte...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 • 247SPORTS.COM

Decent in relief of Lopez Johnson completed 11 of 19 passes for 67 yards and one touchdown during Saturday's 34-9 loss versus UCF.

Impact Johnson at the very least found the end zone and didn't turn the ball over, something starter Gio Lopez can't say. The latter was knocked out of the game with an injury, and while it was reported to not be season-ending, it sounds as if Johnson could be in line to start for the foreseeable future.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Max Johnson, Will Hardy say Tar Heels must stick together after tough loss After the 34-9 loss at UCF, the message from UNC quarterback Max Johnson and linebacker Will Hardy...

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 • TARHEELTIMES.COM

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