SEC Quarterback Enters Transfer Portal With Mizzou Listed as Favorite, per Report

Dec 20, 2025; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Austin Simmons (13) waits for the snap during the second quarter against the Tulane Green Wave at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

SEC Quarterback Enters Transfer Portal With Mizzou Listed as Favorite, per Report

Originally posted on Missouri Tigers on SI
By Michael Stamps | Last updated Jan 2, 2026 4:32 PM ET

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Ole Miss quarterback Austin Simmons entered the transfer portal with a no-contact tag on Friday afternoon. According to a report from Pete Thamel, the Missouri Tigers are the favorite to land the services of Simmons. He's expected to stick with Ole Miss through their College Football Playoff run.

Simmons is entering the portal as a graduate transfer with two years of eligibility remaining.

NEWS: Ole Miss QB Austin Simmons plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, per an ESPN source. He’s entering with a no contact tag, with Missouri as the favorite to land him. He’s expected to stay with Ole Miss through the CFP. pic.twitter.com/z7B6jaNhz6
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 2, 2026

Simmons threw for 744 passing yards, four touchdowns and five interceptions this season for the Rebels. Simmons spent most of the season with an ankle injury that he suffered in Week 2 against Kentucky. Trinidad Chambliss stepped up in the place of Simmons, taking his starting spot and emerging as one of the best quarterbacks in the country.

Simmons did appear in Ole Miss's opening game of the College Football Playoff against Tulane, where he threw for 64 yards on 4-for-5 passing. His most notable performance of the season was against Georgia State in Week 1, where he threw for 341 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions on 64.5% passing.

The Miami native played sparingly in 2024, playing behind now-NFL quarterback Jaxson Dart. Simmons threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns in seven appearances that year.

With the transfer portal opening on Friday, Simmons is the third quarterback the Tigers are said to have showed interest in. The first two were Kennesaw State sophomore Amari Odom and Florida sophomore DJ Lagway. As of now, the interest in Simmons seems to be the most intense.

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