Add another SEC school to the mix for former Penn State quarterback Beau Pribula.
The 6-foot-2, 207-pounder who entered the portal this past Sunday night and won’t be with the team through its College Football Playoff run (coach James Franklin had some thoughts on this), visited Missouri earlier this week and, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, will be visiting Ole Miss Friday.
Penn State QB transfer Beau Pribula is set to visit Ole Miss tomorrow, sources tell @CBSSports/@247Sports.
Pribula ranks as one of the top uncommitted QBs in the transfer portal. Has visited Missouri, Iowa and UCF this week. Now set to head to Oxford.https://t.co/naSs1pVrHG pic.twitter.com/m0xEIo8NmD
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) December 19, 2024
Along with Missouri, Pribula has already visited Iowa— who Penn State plays next season— and UCF.
Zenitz also reported earlier this week that Pribula planned to visit Indiana— who Penn State also plays in 2025– but it’s not yet confirmed whether the Ole Miss visit changes things on that front.
BEAU AT PENN STATE
Photo by Matt Lynch, Nittany Sports Now
Pribula grew up rooting for Penn State, having grown up in York. He became a fan favorite amongst Penn State fans over his three seasons. Although Pribula technically was a backup QB, he wasn’t a traditional QB2. Pribula appeared in each of Penn State’s first 13 games, used mainly as a runner. He ended the season with 242 yards and four touchdowns on 38 carries. Pribula only passed the ball 35 times but completed 26 of them, with his finest hour coming Oct. 26 at Wisconsin.
Starting QB Drew Allar got hurt late in the first half, and with Penn State down 10-7 at the break, somebody needed to step up.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.On defense, that guy was Jaylen Reed, whose Pick 6 gave Penn State a lead it wouldn’t lose.
On offense, Pribula was the guy. He went 11-for-13 for 98 yards and a touchdown. The next week, Allar was fine and Pribula went back into his Swiss Army Knife role. But for the second half of that Madison night, Pribula was the man for Penn State. If Pribula wasn’t sharp, who knows if Penn State beats Wisconsin? If Penn State doesn’t beat Wisconsin, it isn’t in the College Football Playoff.
So that’s something to think about, no?
BEAU VS. OLE MISS
Photo by Jordan Leneberg, Nittany Sports Now: Beau Pribula
Pribula once played against Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss.
In the Peach Bowl last season— which Penn State lost, 38-25– Pribula completed a 48-yard pass to Nicholas Singleton.
Now, he may be joining Kiffin and company.
Penn State has its first-ever College Football Playoff game scheduled for noon Saturday, Dec. 21 against SMU at Beaver Stadium. The game will be broadcast on TBT and HBO Max.
