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Mississippi State had an abysmal 2024 season. The Bulldogs finished with a 2-10 overall record and an 0-8 mark in SEC play.
The bad news keeps coming for the Bulldogs as a former top prospect announced his decision to enter the transfer portal. Quarterback Chris Parson told ESPN’s Pete Thamel that he will look to play elsewhere in 2025.
Mississippi State redshirt freshman quarterback Chris Parson is entering the NCAA transfer portal, he told ESPN. @C_Parson2 started one game in his time at Mississippi State, last year at Texas A&M. pic.twitter.com/ZVc2TBzMX8
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 2, 2024
The QB started 1 game in 2 years at Mississippi State. Parson’s start came in 2023 against Texas A&M. He threw for 36 yards and 3 interceptions while rushing for 11 yards in the blowout loss.
Overall, Parson played in 6 games with the Bulldogs. The QB completed 11 of 28 passes for 103 yards with 0 TDs and 3 INTs. Parson added 22 rushing yards during his tenure in Starkville.
Before coming to Mississippi State, Parson was rated as a 4-star prospect according to the 247Sports Composite ranking. The ranking had Parson as the No. 28 QB in the 2023 class and the No. 8 prospect out of Tennessee. The QB had offers from Arkansas, Florida State, and SMU, among others, before deciding on the Bulldogs.
Parson will now look to get a fresh start at a new school. The transfer portal officially opens on December 9 and will remain open until December 28. There will then be an additional transfer portal period in April.
After a season like the one the Bulldogs just had, it won’t be surprising to see more players join Parson.
Bryce Lazenby covers college football for Saturday Down South. A Nashville native, his previous stops include FanSided, Dimers, and The Leaf-Chronicle.
