The College Football Playoff national championship game Monday will feature a Washington cornerback who transferred from Oklahoma State against a Michigan team in which OSU’s quarterback transferred in from, and a Michigan team that also lost a receiver to OU.
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Those three aforementioned players are Jabbar Muhammad, Alan Bowman and Andrel Anthony. And add Emeka Megwa, an OU running back who transferred from Washington, to the list of transfer portal connections among OU, OSU, Michigan and Washington.
Muhammad, of course, is in the best spot. After three seasons at OSU, the cornerback from DeSoto, Texas, is about to play for a championship ring.
Muhammad, a three-star prospect in the 2020 high school class, had reported offers from Texas Tech, Houston, Colorado, North Texas and Tulsa. He signed with OSU, where he played in 31 games (13 starts) over the course of three seasons. As a junior last season, Muhammad was named All-Big 12 honorable mention. He had 48 tackles, nine pass break-ups and one interception.
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Washington cornerback Jabbar Muhammad played at Oklahoma State during the 2020-22 seasons. He’ll try to help the Huskies win the national title Monday when they face Michigan.
Muhammad has been even better this season. He was named All-Pac 12 second team after starting every game for the Huskies and sharing the team-lead with three interceptions.
In an interview last week with the UW Daily, Washington’s student newspaper, Muhammad talked about his decision to transfer from OSU to Washington.
“I wanted to do something bigger for myself,” he said. “When I entered the portal and got in contact with the coaches here,…
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Publish date : 2024-01-08 13:03:01
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