Quarterback Beau Pribula appears to be spending just one season at Missouri.
Pribula is set to enter the transfer portal in January, according to multiple reports. He transferred to Missouri ahead of the 2025 season from Penn State and won the starting job for the Tigers ahead of the season.
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After a strong start to the season, Pribula’s performance dropped off in SEC play. And Missouri’s offense struggled as a result.
Over 10 games, Pribula was 182-of-270 passing for 1,941 yards and 11 TDs with nine interceptions while also rushing for 297 yards and six scores. He missed two games after suffering a dislocated ankle in Missouri’s loss to Vanderbilt. The Tigers (8-4) went 1-1 in his absence before Pribula returned in a loss to Oklahoma.
The Tigers’ offense struggled mightily in that 17-6 loss to the Sooners. Pribula was 20-of-36 passing for 231 yards and two interceptions. Much of that yardage came with the Tigers trailing in the second half.
A week later, Pribula threw just seven passes in the Tigers’ 31-17 win over Arkansas as Missouri ran the ball 58 times. Assuming Pribula does not play in the Gator Bowl on Dec. 27, Matt Zollers will make his third start of the season.
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Pribula transferred from Penn State ahead of the College Football Playoff a season ago after spending the 2024 season as Drew Allar’s backup and appearing in all 13 of the Nittany Lions’ games before the postseason. Pribula entered the portal when he did because of college football’s calendar. This year, there’s just a single transfer portal window that begins on Jan. 2 after most bowl games are complete — though four teams will still be playing in the College Football Playoff.
Pribula joins a growing list of starting quarterbacks who are reportedly planning to enter the transfer portal when it officially opens. Florida’s DJ Lagway, Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola and North Texas’ Drew Mestemaker are already set to explore their transfer options.