Report: Mizzou signs Penn State transfer QB Beau Pribula to $1.5M NIL deal

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KCTV) - With veteran quarterback Brady Cook exhausting all of his collegiate eligibility this season, head coach Eli Drinkwitz and the Missouri Tigers entered the transfer portal needing a quarterback for the 2025 season.

Sunday night, Penn State transfer quarterback Beau Pribula signed with the Tigers.

According to a report from On3′s Pete Nakos, Pribula is headed to Columbia after agreeing to a name, image and likeness deal that will pay him $1.5 million in 2025. Nakos claimed that value is “on par with starting SEC quarterbacks.”

Pribula, who will be a redshirt junior in 2025, appeared in 13 games for Penn State this season and departed the Nittany Lions ahead of their First Round College Football Playoff game. He was featured in Penn State’s offense behind star quarterback Drew Allar, being utilized as mainly a runner and occasionally a passer.

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This year, he completed 26 of 25 passes for 275 yards, 5 touchdowns and an interception. He also ran 38 times for 242 yards and 4 touchdowns, a year after running for 329 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Mizzou will also add top-100 quarterback recruit Matt Zollers, a Pennsylvania native, next year.

Cook will suit up for the Tigers in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Monday, Dec. 30. The St. Louis, Missouri, native is 25-13 as the starting quarterback for Mizzou.

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