Mississippi State's quarterback Michael Van Buren Jr. (0) celebrates scoring a touchdown during the Egg Bowl game against Mississippi at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. / Lauren Witte/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Jeff Lebby coached Jackson Arnold at Oklahoma. Could the former five-star quarterback transfer to Mississippi State football?

Mississippi State football quarterback Blake Shapen missed a large portion of the Bulldogs’ 2024 season due to injury. However, he will not be going anywhere for the 2025 season, as Shapen announced on his X page.

Former Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold could be staying in the same conference as his old team. The transfer portal quarterback has a visit set up with the Auburn Tigers, according to Justin Hokanson of On3.

The Auburn Tigers are among the programs showing interest in former Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold, per an On3 Sports report. Hugh Freeze and his staff will likely be linked to an abundance of transfer portal signal-callers throughout the winter and early summer with Payton Thorne set to move on from the Plains.

Oklahoma football's starting quarterback Jackson Arnold is being linked to his former offensive coordinator at Mississippi State in the portal

Former Gatorade Player of the Year and five-star quarterback Jackson Arnold is in the transfer portal, and Hugh Freeze is getting a chance to persuade him to join the Auburn Tigers. Jackson Arnold, formerly of the Oklahoma Sooners,

The soon-to-be former Sooner QB Jackson Arnold is one of the hottest names currently in the transfer portal — and for good reason. Many believe he was not given the proper shot at Oklahoma, and it is easy to get the sense that there is a lot of untapped potential.