Tag: Mikey Keene

Another QB target emerges for Michigan football in transfer portal

The plot thickens! #GoBlue

A familiar face is coming to Ann Arbor, but with the potential of wearing maize and blue instead of the road whites.

The last time quarterback Mikey Keene came to The Big House, it was in Fresno State’s 30-10 loss to Michigan football in the 2024 season opener. But according to 247Sports’ Sam Webb and Matt Zenitz, Keene will be coming back to campus as a potential transfer portal target for the maize and blue.

Keene recently entered the portal, and according to the 247Sports duo, he will take a visit this weekend to campus to explore the opportunity.

This isn’t completely out of nowhere. While Baylor quarterback Dequan Finn and Nevada signal caller Brendon Lewis are potential targets, Keene actually has familiarity with new Michigan offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey. He was on the UCF roster as a backup in 2022 when Lindsey was overseeing that offense.

In 2024, Keene played in 12 games and completed 70.5% of his passes for 2,892 yards with 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

Fresno State Football: Mikey Keene Is MWwire’s 2023 Preseason Newcomer Of The Year

Following a successful two-year stint at UCF, our staff tabbed the Fresno State Bulldogs quarterback as the conference’s top new arrival. 

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Fresno State Football: Mikey Keene Is Mountain West Wire’s 2023 Preseason Newcomer Of The Year

Following a successful two-year stint at UCF, our staff tabbed the Bulldogs quarterback as the conference’s top new arrival. 

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The next great Fresno State QB?

Mountain West Wire’s 2023 preseason honors:

All-Conference Teams | Offensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Special Teams Player of the Year | Freshman of the Year | Newcomer of the Year | Coach of the Year | Coordinator of the Year

Fresno State Bulldogs head coach Jeff Tedford knows a thing or two about quarterbacks, having guided Marcus McMaryion and Jake Haener to conference championships in the last five years. That’s why you take notice when he selects an heir apparent like Mikey Keene out of the transfer portal and it’s why Keene is our choice as the Mountain West’s newcomer of the year.

A native of Chandler, Arizona, Keene committed to UCF out of high school and was pressed into action as a true freshman in the 2021 season when then-starter Dillon Gabriel suffered a broken clavicle. He held his own despite difficult circumstances, finishing with a 63.6% completion rate, 1,730 passing yards, and 17 touchdowns against a 2.2% interception rate, though he’d spend most of 2022 as a backup to John Rhys Plumlee.

Even that didn’t keep him from being productive when given opportunities, though, as he completed 60-of-83 attempts for 647 yards and six touchdowns with one interception in 2022. Nothing will be handed to him at Fresno State, of course, but if the Bulldogs end up on top of the Mountain West yet again, Keene figures to be a significant reason why.

Also received votes: Ayir Asante, WR, Wyoming; Davon Booth, RB, Utah State; Tyrecus Davis, CB, Wyoming; Sean Dollars, RB, Nevada; Dallin Holker, TE, Colorado State; Dylan Hopkins, QB, New Mexico; Kobe Johnson, RB, Colorado State; Brendon Lewis, QB, Nevada; Damien Moore, RB, Fresno State; Cian Slone, DE, Utah State; Harrison Waylee, RB, Wyoming; Tre Weed, DB, Nevada; Jackson Woodard, LB, UNLV

Previous preseason NotY honorees: 2022: Braxton Burmeister, San Diego State | 2021: Justin Rice, Utah State | 2020: Rico Bussey, Hawaii | 2019: Malik Henry, Nevada

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