ESPN reported Monday afternoon that wide receiver Malik Benson will enter the transfer portal with one year remaining of eligibility. The former JUCO transfer was a senior, but he will be allowed another college football season due to a new NCAA rule that began with Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia.
The NCAA is appealing the Diego Pavia case, but it is granting a waiver to allow JUCO players whose NCAA eligibility would have expired this academic year another season of eligibility. pic.twitter.com/rDIfVHVpIP
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) December 23, 2024
After two seasons at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas, Benson became the #1 JUCO player in the country and went to Alabama. After one year with the Crimson Tide, he entered the portal and picked Florida State. He finished 2024 with 25 catches for 311 yards and one touchdown.
FSU bio from Seminoles.com
BEFORE FSU:
Appeared in all 14 games with six starts during 2023 season at Alabama…caught 13 passes for 162 yards and one touchdown for SEC champion Crimson Tide…recorded season-high 33 yards on two receptions vs. No. 11 Texas…consensus No. 1 overall junior college recruit in Class of 2023…broke Hutchinson Community College record with 2,152 receiving yards over two seasons and ranked second in program history with 21 receiving touchdowns…earned first-team NJCAA DI All-America honors in 2021 after making 43 receptions for 1,229 yards and 11 touchdowns…receiving yards total broke Blue Dragons single-season record that had stood since 1970…named 2021 Salt City Bowl Offensive MVP with bowl-record 198 receiving yards and two touchdowns on seven catches…caught 54 passes for 923 yards and 10 touchdowns during sophomore season, leading Hutchinson to NJCAA National Championship Game…totaled 1,119 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns in three varsity seasons at Lansing…caught 28 passes for 700 yards and 10 touchdowns while adding 130 yards and one touchdown on five rushing attempts his senior season as Lions advanced to second round of 4A state playoffs…made 27 receptions for 368 yards and one touchdown during junior year…played six games and had seven catches for 51 yards as sophomore…also ran track at Lansing…qualified for state championships in 100-meter, 200-meter, 4×100-relay and long jump.
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