Missouri WR Chance Luper enters NCAA transfer portal

Missouri wide receiver Chance Luper has entered the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned.

Luper, the son of current Tigers running backs coach Curtis Luper, has not seen the field since 2021. He was sidelined for the 2022 season with a blood clot in his lungs and did not return in 2023.

Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz explained the situation during the 2022 season.

“Everything’s straightened out now,” he said at the time. “Had he played in the game, it could have been a lot more difficult situation. … The most important thing for us is just making sure he’s healthy and being him.”

In 2021, he recorded 21 receptions for 203 yards and one touchdown. Before that, the 6-foot-3 wideout logged one reception for 69 yards as a true freshman.

Before enrolling at Mizzou, Luper was a three-star recruit out of For Worth Christian (TX) High School, per the On3 Industry Rankings, which is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. He was the No. 1,467 over all player and No. 234 wideout in the class.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.

SMU Offensive Tackle Marcus Bryant commits to Missouri Tigers

Former SMU offensive tackle Marcus Bryant recently entered the transfer portal searching for a new home across the college football landscape. After a few months, he finally settled on a new decision, committing to the Missouri Tigers, per On3’s Hayes Fawcett. He was one of the more talented offensive linemen in the AAC, earning first team All-AAC honors this year.

He chose Missouri over his other finalists in the portal, the TCU Horned Frogs and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Bryant did an exceptional job of blocking for Preston Stone, one of the most gifted signal-callers in the AAC. In 2023, Stone completed 59.9% of his passes for 3,197 yards, while tossing in 28 touchdowns with six interceptions.

As a junior in 2022, Bryant played in all 13 games, making 12 starts for the Mustangs. He helped propel the SMU offensive attack to seventh in the nation in passing offense (316.7 yards per game), red zone offense, seventh in red zone offense (91.9%), 10th in third down conversion rate (47.8%), and 15th in total offense (472.8 yards per game).

The Missouri Tigers had one of the most successful seasons in school history last year, finishing 11-2 overall and 6-2 in the SEC. They defeated Ohio State in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl 14-3. Ralph Russo has already pegged the Tigers as a candidate for regression in the 2024 campaign.

On3’s Wade Peery continued to this report.