STARKVILLE — Former Mississippi State quarterback Keytaon Thompson has found a new home.
A former four-star recruit in the 2017 class, Thompson will head to Virginia as a graduate transfer with two years of eligibility remaining. He announced the decision via Twitter on Friday afternoon.
“Thank you to the Hail State family for embracing me for the past three years; I will cherish my time in Starkville, MS,” he wrote. “To my teammates and brothers at MSU, I’ll never forget the memories we made on and off the field. I’ll see y’all on top.”
Thompson previously entered the transfer portal after losing out on the starting job during fall camp to Penn State import Tommy Stevens in August but chose to return to MSU and redshirt.
In 17 career games, he completed 50 of 105 passes for 846 yards and eight touchdowns to just three interceptions.
He is also the third MSU player to transfer from the program this offseason portal this month after rising-sophomore defensive lineman Fabien Lovett and redshirt freshman offensive lineman Brevyn Jones did so in recent weeks. Lovett announced his commitment to Florida State via Twitter on April 13, while Jones disclosed Thursday he’ll transfer to Illinois.
With Thompson now officially departed, MSU will boast five scholarship quarterbacks plus Vanderbilt transfer Allan Walters, who is expected to be put on scholarship down the line. MSU also has two Class of 2021 quarterbacks committed: four-star prospect Sawyer Robertson and three-star passer Daniel Greek.
Ben Portnoy reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @bportnoy15.
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