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Experienced Rice quarterback J.T. Granato to transfer to MSU, reports say

Since the end of the 2016 college football season, it was evident that the Missouri State Bears were going to start a quarterback who had yet to throw a pass at the NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision.

That might not be completely true anymore, however.

On Wednesday, Glynn Hill of the Houston Chronicle reported that Rice University quarterback J.T. Granato will transfer to Missouri State and be eligible immediately.

Chuck Pool, the assistant athletic director at Rice, confirmed on Thursday that Granato did ask for his release with the intent of transferring.

Granato, who was the No.