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Former Nebraska quarterback Chubba Purdy commits to San José State

A former Nebraska quarterback has found a new home.

A former Nebraska quarterback has found a new home. Chubba Purdy announced on Twitter that he is committed to San José State for the 2024 season.

This is Purdy’s second transfer in his collegiate career. Purdy arrived in Nebraska after spending two seasons at Florida State. He played in 12 games for the Huskers across two seasons, making four starts.

Purdy also started in the final two games of the 2023 season for the Cornhuskers, where he threw for 358 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions while rushing for 147 yards.

For his Nebraska career, Purdy tallied up 529 passing yards, 253 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, two passing touchdowns, and seven interceptions.

The quarterback now joins a San José State team that finished 7-6 in the 2023 season. The Spartans tied for first in the Mountain West Conference and faced Coastal Carolina in the EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl, where they lost 24-14.

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Former Nebraska quarterback earns seventh year of eligibility

A former Nebraska quarterback has earned a seventh year of eligibility.

A former Nebraska quarterback has earned a seventh year of eligibility. Casey Thompson has been granted a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA and will be eligible for the 2024 season.

Thompson spent 2023 at Florida Atlantic University after spending three years at Texas and the 2022 campaign at Nebraska. He started three games for Florida Atlantic this past season before tearing his ACL.

In his one year in Lincoln, Thompson played in ten games while throwing for 2,407 yards and 17 touchdowns with ten interceptions.  In his three games at FAU, he threw for five touchdowns and five interceptions.

A photo gallery of Casey Thompson’s career can be found below.