Mississippi State tight end Geor’quarius Spivey informed by NCAA he is ineligible for 2023 season after transfer

Mississippi State transfer tight end Geor’quarius Spivey took to X on Thursday afternoon to air out an eligibility gripe with the NCAA. The tight end, who transferred to Mississippi State from TCU this spring, has been deemed ineligible as a second-time transfer, he found on Thursday.

Spivey posted a written message explaining that he had been told he would be immediately eligible as a graduate transfer, despite it being his second transfer, as he’d graduated from TCU in December 2022. However, Spivey says some dodgy academic advisement amid TCU’s national championships run has torpedoed his season.

“During the time of that process, I was being told that I could be eligible to play at any school I desire as a grad transfer because I had just graduated from TCU on December 17, 2022. My delay on the decision was because we played in the National Championship on January 9, 2023 and school for TCU started on January 13, 2023. So I was rushed into classes by the academic advisor who does not work at TCU anymore for some odd reason,” Spivey said. “During that time, he said I just had to be in classes in case I was to not transfer and stay at TCU. I still decided I was transferring no matter what, so he told me I could transfer and leave to be eligible anywhere else.”

Spivey began his career at Mississippi State before transferring to TCU ahead of the 2021 season. He played two years there before transferring back to Mississippi State ahead of the 2023 season.

Were Spivey classified as a graduate transfer by the NCAA, he’d have been immediately eligible to play despite his second transfer. Now, it seems because of his spring courses at TCU, the NCAA has deemed him not to be a graduate transfer.

“My reason for leaving TCU was to come to Mississippi State for my last year to play with guys I already had a bond with and thrive at the new tight end position. I want to know why I am being punished for transferring when i took every step that I wold told by a higher authority at each university? Can anyone point me in the right direction so I can help and play this season?” Spivey said.

Spivey put up 136 yards for the Horned Frogs in 2022 and has one year of eligibility remaining.

Spivey played high school football at Monroe (LA) Richmond, where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 573 overall recruit in the 2018 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.