Former Penn State football QB Beau Pribula to transfer again: Reports
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Central York grad and former Penn State football quarterback Beau Pribula is expected to transfer schools, once again.
Pribula, who has one year of college eligibility remaining, informed Missouri officials that he will, indeed, enter the NCAA transfer portal when it opens Jan. 2, according to national reports like CBS Sports.
It’s been a rollercoaster college career for Pribula, who grew up a diehard Penn State football fan in York County. He spent three years in State College, seeing significant playing time his last two as the backup to Drew Allar.
He transferred out of Penn State last December and spent the fall of 2025 leading the Missouri Tigers, starring in their 5-0 start. He completed 67.4 percent of his passes for 1,941 yards, throwing 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also ran for 297 yards and six scores.
Pribula did miss a couple of games in the second half of the season with a lower leg injury.
His transfer portal expectations come as the Nittany Lions are preparing for the Dec. 27 Pinstripe Bowl vs. Clemson and making a head coach transition to Matt Campbell.
Where will Pribula end up in January?
He could, potentially, transfer back to Penn State, as safety King Mack did after leaving for Alabama in the spring of 2024. Pribula also could possibly join former PSU head coach James Franklin at Virginia Tech.
The Lions certainly may be in the market for a transfer quarterback to boost their shallow, inexperienced position group − possibly pursuing an option like Pribula or Iowa State senior Rocco Becht, who started for Campbell the previous three seasons.
At Penn State, he would battle redshirt freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer, who performed admirably as the starter over the final six games of this regular season.
Pribula was impressive as a PSU backup, particularly in leading victories in place of an injured Allar against Rutgers in 2023 and at Wisconsin in 2024. He rushed for 242 yards and five touchdowns as a Penn State redshirt sophomore in 2024.
Franklin said this about Pribula a year ago, immediately after he decided to transfer away:
“I can give you my word: Beau Pribula did not want to leave our program, and he did not want to leave our program until the end of the season. But the way the portal is, and the timing of it, and the way our team is playing, and when you play the position of quarterback and there’s only one spot, and those spots are filling up …
“He felt like he was put in a no-win situation. And I agree with him.”
Frank Bodani covers Penn State football for the York Daily Record and USA Today Network. Contact him at fbodani@ydr.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @YDRPennState.
This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: Former Penn State football QB Beau Pribula to transfer from Missouri
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