Quarterback Taylor Powell informed Missouri football on Thursday that he is leaving the team and plans to transfer, a team spokesperson said Friday.
Powell, a redshirt junior, graduated from Mizzou in May but still has two years of NCAA eligibility to use.
He was one of four Missouri quarterbacks on scholarship, and his decision to transfer has implications in a fall camp position battle to earn the Tigers’ starting quarterback title. The job is likely up for grabs between graduate transfer Shawn Robinson and sophomore Connor Bazelak, both of whom had seemingly leapfrogged Powell despite having been at MU for shorter periods.