Following his decision to transfer to the University of Georgia for the 2024 college football season, running back Trevor Etienne took a shot at the University of Florida on Friday.

During an appearance on Real Talk (h/t On3.com's Nick Schultz), Etienne explained his rationale behind transferring and didn't speak glowingly about his former school:

"For me, it was like, does the good outweigh the bad? I've been with Florida for two years. I went through that whole process of rebuilding, it's kind of still rebuilding. I felt like there was a lot of uncertainty, so like, a lot of questions were unanswered. There's a lot of unknown going on. I felt like, I can stay here and do what I've been doing for another year or two, or bet on myself and take a chance somewhere else.

"Pretty much to sum it up, it was like, I can either be Running Back 2 on a losing team, or go somewhere—I wanted to play in December, too. That also played a big part in me transferring. So I said, I can stay Running Back 2 on a losing team or go somewhere and possibly be Running Back 1 and win a natty."

Etienne, who is the younger brother of current Jacksonville Jaguars and former Clemson running back Travis Etienne, spent his first two collegiate seasons at Florida.

The 19-year-old enjoyed two productive years with the Gators, rushing for 719 yards and six touchdowns in 2022, followed by 753 yards and eight touchdowns, plus 21 catches for 121 yards and a score last season.

While Etienne was an important part of Florida's offense, he finished second on the team in rushing to Montrell Johnson in both 2022 and 2023, which speaks to Etienne calling himself the Gators' RB2.

Additionally, Florida has finished with a losing record in each of the past three seasons, including a 5-7 mark in 2023, which saw it miss out on a bowl game for the first time since 2017.

Conversely, Georgia is a combined 32-2 over the past three years, and it won national championships in 2021 and 2022.

The Bulldogs were undefeated and the No. 1-ranked team in the nation entering the SEC Championship Game last season, but they lost to Alabama and were left out of the College Football Playoff.

However, Georgia is returning a ton of talent in 2024, including quarterback Carson Beck, who is viewed as an early Heisman Trophy contender.

Two key players who will not be back next season, though, are running backs Daijun Edwards and Kendall Milton, who both entered the 2024 NFL draft.

Edwards led the Bulldogs last season with 880 rushing yards and also rushed for 13 touchdowns, while Milton ran for 790 yards and 14 scores.

Georgia's leading rusher aside from Edwards and Milton in 2023 was Roderick Robinson II, who accrued only 196 yards.

That means Etienne will likely have a massive role in 2024 and could potentially be the Bulldogs' No. 1 running back.

That will not only allow him to play a lot for a team with national title aspirations, but it should significantly help his NFL draft stock as well.