Austin Simmons Named Missouri Starting QB for 2026 Season
Getty Images It didn’t take long for Missouri to identify its starting quarterback for the 2026 season. Following the Tigers’ final spring practice on Thursday, the team announced that Ole Miss transfer Austin Simmons has won the job. After spending two seasons with the Rebels, Simmons made the jump to Missouri as a four-star transfer. When spring practice opened, Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz said there would be an open competition, but he was complimentary of Simmons’ game. “I think he’s very competitive in nature,” Drinkwitz said in February, per 247Sports. “I think he’s got natural talent as a quarterback. Very…
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