Georgia quarterback Justin Fields was the victim of several racial slurs hurled in his direction during a game in October, which might be enough to back his waiver case to the NCAA for immediate eligibility at a different program next season.

Fields, who is reportedly transferring schools, can argue that he feared for his own well-being while a student-athlete in Athens under the NCAA's new transfer guidelines, first pointed out by Sports Illustrated's Andy Staples.

1. The transfer is due to documented mitigating circumstances that are outside the student-athlete’s control and directly impact the health, safety and well-being of the student-athlete.

For the most part, undergraduate transfers must sit out a year after enrolling at a new school unless a waiver is granted. Fields is expected to retain attorney Tom Mars to aid with petitioning the NCAA for immediate eligibility. Mars worked with Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson and helped him earn a win with the NCAA this season in Ann Arbor after transferring from Ole Miss.

Mars and Patterson successfully argued that the Rebels' bowl ban fell under the mitigating circumstances category and the NCAA agreed.

“I’ve helped more than a dozen student-athletes from different sports in the past year, but I don’t talk about it publicly unless there’s a good reason to do so,” Mars said, via The Toledo Blade.

Fields' intended waiver claim stems from a Yahoo Sports report in October that Georgia baseball player Adam Sasser was heard using inappropriate language toward the freshman quarterback during a game vs. Tennessee. The report lines up with several social media posts detailing the alleged epithets tossed at Georgia's freshman signal caller.

Georgia student Jordan Goolsby tweeted the following after Georgia's win over Tennessee: "Put the n***er in...”- referring to Justin Fields is what a young adult white male screamed while surrounded by black students."

Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity on the alleged incident: “We are aware of a reported incident this weekend involving conduct by one of our student-athletes. While we are limited in what we can say about the incident at this time, I want to reemphasize that we do not condone discriminatory behavior. The University’s Equal Opportunity Office thoroughly reviews all reported violations of our Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy to ensure an appropriate response.”

Georgia baseball coach Scott Stricklin also gave an official statement on the matter. “I expect every member of our team to behave at all times in a way that upholds the highest standards and values of the University of Georgia, and it is disappointing when that doesn’t happen. While I cannot comment on this matter, we cooperate fully in any investigation involving an alleged violation of University policies.”

Considered the No. 2 overall prospect in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite rankings for the 2018 cycle, Fields originally committed to Georgia over Auburn, Florida State, Florida, and Alabama in Oct. 2017. He played in 12 of Georgia's 13 games this season, but did not start one, as sophomore Jake Fromm turned in another impressive campaign.

Ohio State has emerged as the reported frontrunner for Fields if he leaves Georgia.