STARKVILLE — MIssissippi State added some much needed experience to its 2021 quarterback room Friday night when former Southern Mississippi signal caller Jack Abraham announced his commitment to MSU via a graphic on Twitter.
Abraham, who previously played at Oxford High School, Northwest Community College and Louisiana Tech, appeared in 27 games during parts of three seasons in Hattiesburg. Over that span, the former Golden Eagle completed 595 of 859 passes for 7,067 yards and 41 touchdowns to 29 interceptions.
Abraham’s best statistical season at Southern Miss came as a junior when he appeared in all 13 games and threw for a shade under 3,500 yards, while completing 67.9 percent of his throws. The former Oxford quarterback also led the nation in completion percentage during the 2018 season at 73.1 percent — nearly three percent better than second place and former Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew.
With the addition of Abraham, the Bulldogs are slated to have three quarterbacks who could conceivably compete for the starting job in Mike Leach’s second year. Incumbent Will Rogers will be back in the fold after taking over for Stanford graduate transfer K.J. Costello this year. Four-star quarterback Sawyer Robertson — the highest rated quarterback recruit to ever sign with MSU — also arrives after a standout career at Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas. Robertson finished his prep career as one of the top 15 quarterbacks in Lone Star State history in career completions, touchdown passes and passing yards.
The Bulldogs also added three-star Texas native Daniel Greek in its 2021 recruiting class.
It’s also conceivable Costello could return to Starkville given the NCAA has announced this year will not count toward any player’s eligibility. That said, it’s expected he will depart from Starkville.
MSU (2-7) concludes its season against Missouri (5-4) in a 2:30 p.m. matchup Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium.
Ben Portnoy reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @bportnoy15.
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