STARKVILLE — Mississippi State’s quarterback room is set to be a little less crowded.
A source with immediate knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Dispatch Monday that redshirt junior Keytaon Thompson has entered the transfer portal as a graduate student. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.
AL.com’s Matt Zenitz was first to report the news.
This marks the second time in less than a year that Thompson has entered the transfer portal. He previously did so after losing out on the starting job to Penn State import Tommy Stevens in August but he decided to return to MSU and redshirted last season.
Thompson had also been passed on the depth chart by rising-sophomore Garrett Shrader last season.
While he could theoretically return to MSU, his potential departure comes with little surprise as the Bulldogs were slated to head into the fall with five scholarship quarterbacks and Vanderbilt transfer Allan Walters — who is expected to be put on scholarship down the line. MSU also boasts two quarterback commitments in the 2021 class in four-star passer Sawyer Robertson and three-star recruit Daniel Greek.
A former four-star prospect out of New Orleans, Thompson completed 50-of-105 career passes for 846 yards and eight touchdowns to just three interceptions in 17 career games.
He also becomes the third MSU player to enter the transfer 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 has yet to publicly disclose his next destination.
Ben Portnoy reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @bportnoy15.
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