Former Ole Miss football/baseball star John Rhys Plumlee announces transfer to UCF

Former Ole Miss dual-star sport John Rhys Plumlee has a new home, announcing his transfer today to the University of Central Florida where he’ll have two years of eligibility left in football and three in baseball.

UCF Head Football Coach Gus Malzahn is already familiar with Plumlee, having recruited the former four-star quarterback out of Oak Grove High School when he was the head man at Auburn.

In 2019, Plumlee was a true freshman phenom for the Rebels under Matt Luke, throwing for more than 900 yards and four touchdowns and rushing for more than 1,000 yards and 12 scores en route to being named a Conerly Trophy finalist.

At the end of his sophomore season, he converted to wide receiver prior to the Outback Bowl and has since caught just 25 passes for 280 yards.