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Kansas State linebacker transfer Branden Jennings has received a waiver from the NCAA for immediate eligibility to play this season at UCF, a team spokesperson confirmed to the Orlando Sentinel on Friday night. Jennings, who began his college career at Maryland, was a 4-star linebacker out of Sandalwood in Jacksonville during the 2021 recruiting cycle. While athletes are allowed to transfer without sitting out a season thanks to the one-time transfer rule approved by the NCAA in April 2021, Jennings needed special clearance because he had changed schools once before.

After a freshman season in the Big Ten with the Terrapins in which Jennings totaled 23 tackles (17 solo), 1 tackle for loss and forced a fumble in eight games, he entered the NCAA transfer portal in November. The 6-foot-3, 235-pound linebacker spent the spring semester at Kansas State before entering the portal a second time in April. Last month following a visit to campus, Jennings committed to the Knights and enrolled for the summer as UCF became his third college in less than two years. - Orlando Sentinel

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OLB Branden Jennings, Mississippi State
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06/08/22 - Jordan Morant, rSr/2025, Mississippi State, 5-11, 210 (DS#64 SS) + More +

Mississippi State football added to its secondary Monday night when defensive back Jordan Morant announced his commitment. The Michigan transfer defensive back is headed to Starkville after two seasons with the Wolverines. He appeared in eight games last season and recorded one tackle. He redshirted his freshman season of 2020. Morant attended Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, New Jersey. He was a four-star prospect, according to the 247Sports composite. - The Clarion Ledger

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SS Jordan Morant, Mississippi State
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05/16/22 - Branden Jennings, rSr/2026, Mississippi State, 6-2, 240 (DS#36 OLB) + More +

After going through the NCAA transfer portal process for a second time, Branden Jennings has finally settled on a destination. The linebacker announced he will be playing for head coach Gus Malzhan and the UCF Knights during the 2022 season. Jennings played last year with the Maryland Terrapins as a true freshman but left the program in favor of the Kansas State Wildcats. By the time mid-April came around, Jennings reentered his name in the transfer portal for the second time in the same cycle. Now, the Jacksonville, FL native will return to his home state of play for UCF. Jennings played in eight games last season with Maryland, having 23 tackles, a tackle for loss, and a forced fumble. He left the program after the year finished and went through spring practice with the Wildcats. - Orlando Sentinel and On3

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OLB Branden Jennings, Mississippi State
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05/15/22 - Massimo Biscardi, rSr/2023, Mississippi State, 5-10, 203 (DS#32 K) + More +

Poised for a 2022 standout season: Placekicker Massimo Biscardi is a transfer from Coastal Carolina at a position where the Bulldogs had significant issues. Biscardi was 46 of 57 in four seasons with Coastal Carolina and made at least one kick of 50-plus yards each year. - AP College Football

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K Massimo Biscardi, Mississippi State
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05/09/22 - Jordan Morant, rSr/2025, Mississippi State, 5-11, 210 (DS#64 SS) + More +

A reserve Michigan defensive back who entered the transfer portal last month has decided on his next stop. Jordan Morant, who appeared in eight games over two seasons for the Wolverines, announced his commitment to Duke University on Saturday. In a post on social media, Morant wrote "back to work" to accompany a graphic announcing his commitment. The 6-foot, 210-pound safety was an academic all-Big Ten selection but never found his footing early on in Ann Arbor. He redshirted as a freshman in 2020, then spent a bulk of his eight appearances in 2021 on special teams.

There was a belief that Morant would work his way into the rotation this year, especially with Michigan losing both of its starters from last season. But the Parisppany, N.J., elected to enter the portal in April after the team concluded spring practice. At Duke, Morant will have three years of eligibility remaining and figures to get an opportunity to play a bigger role. The former four-star recruit was a top-200 prospect in 2020, and considered a top-five player in the state of New Jersey. - Ann Arbor News

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SS Jordan Morant, Mississippi State
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05/03/22 - Blake Shapen, rSr/2026, Mississippi State, 6-0, 210 (DS#22 QB) + More +

Sophomore Blake Shapen is expected to be named Baylor's starting quarterback, prompting fifth-year senior Gerry Bohanon to enter the transfer portal. Reports surfaced late Tuesday night that Shapen will be named starting quarterback after battling Bohanon throughout spring practice. On Wednesday, Bohanon entered the NCAA transfer portal as a graduate transfer. The deadline to enter the transfer portal is May 1. Baylor hasn't made an official announcement on coach Dave Aranda's decision at quarterback. Following Baylor's spring game, Aranda said that he wanted to name a starter before the end of the spring semester. During Saturday's Green and Gold spring game, Shapen was more impressive than Bohanon passing the ball as he hit Josh Cameron in the second quarter for a seven-yard touchdown before finding Monaray Baldwin in stride for a 50-yard touchdown in the final minutes of the game. - Waco Tribune Herald

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QB Blake Shapen, Mississippi State
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02/28/22 - Zach Haynes, rSr/2025, Mississippi State, 6-1, 195 (DS#999 P) + More +

2021 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE FIRST-TEAM (COACHES): P - Zach Haynes, Southeast Missouri,...Haynes repeated as a first-team selection after ranking third in the OVC with 41.2 yards per punt. His 76-yard punt vs. Eastern Illinois was the longest in the league and sixth-longest in the FCS. Haynes punted 66 times for 2,716 yards and dropped 24 of his kicks inside the 20-yard line. - Southeast Missouri Football

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P Zach Haynes, Mississippi State
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12/13/21 - *Emmanuel Forbes, Jr/2023, Mississippi State, 6-1, 170 (DS#6 CB) + More +

2021 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DB Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State,...Forbes finished the regular season leading the team with three interceptions and was tied for fourth with 53 tackles. The 6-foot, 180-pounder from Grenada, Mississippi also added 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, five pass breakups and a forced fumble. Forbes' eight career interceptions are tied for the second-most in the SEC and his three career pick-6's are knotted for the national lead and is the only underclassman among that group. He is the first MSU corner selected as an All-SEC performer by the coaches since Darius Slay in 2012 and was also named a Freshman All-SEC performer by the coaches last season. - Mississippi State Football

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CB *Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State
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12/13/21 - *Charles Cross, rSo/2022, Mississippi State, 6-5, 311 (DS#3 OT) + More +

2021 ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): OL Charles Cross, Mississippi State,...Sophomore offensive tackle Charles Cross was tabbed as a first team selection while sophomore cornerback Emmanuel Forbes garnered second team honors. Cross protected the blindside for the conference's leading passer Will Rogers in all 12 games during the regular season. Cross was the first Bulldog offensive tackle to be tabbed to the Coaches' All-SEC first team since Martinas Rankin in 2017. - Mississippi State Football

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OT *Charles Cross, Mississippi State
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12/04/21 - Blake Shapen, rSr/2026, Mississippi State, 6-0, 210 (DS#22 QB) + More +

Dezmon Jackson came up inches short on a desperate, fourth-down dive with 24 seconds and fifth-ranked Oklahoma State fell to ninth-ranked Baylor 21-16 in the Big 12 championship game Saturday, knocking the Cowboys out of contention for a playoff spot. Blake Shapen threw three TDs while completing his first 17 passes as Baylor (11-2, College Football Playoff No. 9) took a 21-3 lead. The Cowboys (11-2, CFP No. 5) rallied back, then went 89 yards on 17 plays on their final drive. But their Big 12 and national championship hopes came up just short.

After having first-and-goal from 2 following a pass interference penalty, Jackson gained a yard and was held for no gain before an incomplete pass by Spencer Sanders. On fourth down from the 1, Jackson tried to sweep wide left, but with Jairon McVea in pursuit, he barely missed while trying to reach the pylon in the front left corner of the end zone. There would need to be some chaos, in form of an upset or two in other conference title games later in the day, for third-time Big 12 champion Baylor to have a chance to be in the final four for the first time when the CFP rankings come out Sunday. Sanders threw four interceptions, one by McVea, and the Cowboys were without leading rusher Jaylen Warren because of his lingering ankle and shoulder issues. - Baylor/AP College Football

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QB Blake Shapen, Mississippi State
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11/24/21 - Freddie Roberson, rSr/2024, Mississippi State, 6-1, 191 (DS#111 WR) + More +

2021 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): WR Freddie Roberson, EWU,...Roberson is honored for the second time in his career after earning second-team honors in 2021-21. He now has 27 games of experience (17 starts) in his career with totals of 88 receptions for 1,317 yards and 10 touchdowns, with a quartet of 100-yard receiving performances, including a career-high 192 versus Idaho on Oct. 16, 2021. This season, he has racked up 672 receiving yards on 41 catches to go with six receiving touchdowns. - Eastern Washington Football

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WR Freddie Roberson, Mississippi State
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11/21/21 - Blake Shapen, rSr/2026, Mississippi State, 6-0, 210 (DS#22 QB) + More +

Baylor had played poorly on the road all season, and was locked in another tight tussle with red-hot Kansas State, when quarterback Gerry Bohanon grabbed his right hamstring heading out of bounds in the first half Saturday night. Nothing to worry about. Just call on a redshirt freshman who'd thrown three career passes. Blake Shapen completed 16 of 21 passes for 137 yards to steady the Bears on offense, and their defense smothered Kansas State, helping secure a 20-10 victory that kept their Big 12 title hopes alive. "Every situation Blake's been put in going back to the spring, fall, throughout our practices when he rotates through - he's risen to every occasion," Baylor coach Dave Aranda said. "There's some gunslinger in him. I think you saw that." Shapen got some help from Trestan Ebner, who ran for 86 yards and a touchdown, and Tyquan Thornton, who had five catches for 75 yards, as the Bears (9-2, 6-2 Big 12) won their fourth straight over Kansas State. "We knew this was going to be a really tough test coming into Manhattan, a big crowd, on the road, and obviously we've had some trouble in the past on the road," Baylor wide receiver Drew Estrada said. "All week we knew it would be a battle." That said, the Bears got plenty of gifts. The Wildcats (7-4, 4-4) muffed a punt that led to the game's first points, and Chris Tennant missed a 39-yard field goal that would have made it a one-possession game with 10 minutes to go. - Baylor/AP College Football

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QB Blake Shapen, Mississippi State
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11/05/21 - LaQuinston Sharp, rSr/2023, Mississippi State, 6-2, 302 (DS#33 C) + More +

NOV 1 SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: LaQuinston Sharp, C, Mississippi State,...Started at center for MSU in the win over No. 12 Kentucky...Saw action in all 80 snaps, including all 46 in pass protection per PFF...Earned an 85.1 pass blocking grade from PFF, marking his third straight game with an 85.0+ pass blocking grade and fourth total on the season...The 85.1 pass blocking grade led all SEC centers and was the fifth highest among Power 5 centers on the week...Did not allow a single press (zero sacks, hurries or hits)...Was penalized just once...35 of MSU's 94 rushing yards and both rushing scores came up the middle...Protected for MSU to complete passes to 12 different receivers...Blocked as Will Rogers completed 92 percent of his passes and threw for 300+ yards...Paved the way for MSU to produce 438 yards of total offense. - SEC Football

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C LaQuinston Sharp, Mississippi State
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10/28/21 - *Charles Cross, rSo/2022, Mississippi State, 6-5, 311 (DS#3 OT) + More +

OCT 25 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Charles Cross, LT, Mississippi State,...Led the team with an 80.6 offensive grade per PFF...Added an 83.2 run block grade and 78.1 pass block grade per PFF...Was not penalized and did not allow a sack in 81 snaps, including 66 in pass pro...Helped MSU rack up 524 yards of total offense and 29 first downs...Provided time for MSU to pass for 463 yards (fourth most in school history)...Helped MSU possess the ball for 39-plus minutes, a best under Mike Leach...Blocked for MSU to complete 47 passes to 13 different receivers. - SEC Football

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OT *Charles Cross, Mississippi State
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10/14/21 - Nick Barr-Mira, rSr/2025, Mississippi State, 6-0, 185 (DS#10 P) + More +

OCT 11 PAC-12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nicholas Barr-Mira, RS Soph., K, UCLA (Palos Verdes, CA),...Connected on both of his field goal attempts and all 4 of his extra points in UCLA's 34-16 win at Arizona. Barr-Mira hit from 23 and 43-yards out to give him 8 field goals in 10 attempts this season...His 23-yard kick put UCLA up 17-13 in the third quarter and his 43-yard effort put the game out of reach late in the fourth quarter...2nd UCLA player to win this award this season with Kyle Philips winning for as a kick returner in Week 4. First UCLA kicker to win this award since Ka'imi Fairbairn in October 2015. Also nominated: Ben Griffiths, P, USC; Everett Hayes, PK, Oregon State. - Pac-12 Football

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P Nick Barr-Mira, Mississippi State
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