Mississippi State running back Jeffery Pittman plans to enter NCAA transfer portal
Former Mississippi State running back Jeffery Pittman is planning to enter the NCAA transfer portal, he tells On3. Pittman did not play for the Bulldogs this past season. However, in 2023 he had 54 carries for 268 yards and a touchdown.
Jeffery Pittman also had 13 catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns in 2023 as the Bulldogs finished with a 5-7 record. He transferred in to Mississippi State after starting his college career at Hinds Community College.
Jeffery Pittman was ranked as a three-star recruit and the No. 1 junior college running back in the country in the class of 2023, per the On3 Industry rankings. The Mississippi native had 135 carries for 651 yards and 10 touchdowns during his final season of junior college before signing with Mississippi State.
He appeared in 11 games and made two starts for the Bulldogs in 2023, including a career-high 98 yards on 10 carries in a game against Southern Miss.
It seemed as though Jeffery Pittman was ready to contribute for Mississippi State again in 2024. However, he was not on the two-deep depth chart back in August ahead of the season.
Head coach Jeff Lebby made it known that the running back, who was entering his second season with the program after being their fourth-leading rusher last year, was no longer part of their roster.
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“Pitt is actually a guy that is no longer with us right now,” said Lebby. “Won’t get into the details of that internal matter.”
Jeffery Pittman is one of multiple Mississippi State players to announce plans to enter the transfer portal in recent days. Another one is JJ Harrell, who made his intentions known on Saturday.
Harrell did not log any stats during his true freshman season in Starkville. He will have four years of eligibility remaining.
The 6 foot 1, 195-pound wideout is a former four-star recruit, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, which is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. He was the No. 252 player in the country during the 2024 recruiting cycle, and was the No. 7 player out of the state of Mississippi.