Fresno State Football

Fresno State adds a QB through the transfer portal. Here is what UCF fans are saying

Former UCF quarterback Mikey Keene transfers to Fresno State on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022.
Former UCF quarterback Mikey Keene transfers to Fresno State on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. AP

The Fresno State football team added a quarterback in the transfer portal in Mikey Keene, who previously played at Central Florida.

Keene will have three seasons of eligibility left.

Other Bulldogs quarterbacks in the fold include Logan Fife, Jaylen Henderson, Joshua Wood, Alec Trujillo, Matt Robinson and Jayden Mandal, who signed on Wednesday.

Many fans welcomed Keene to the Bulldogs, including some thoughts from the Knights’ fans who watched him play in Orlando.

This past season, Keene, listed at 5-foot-11 and 180 pounds, only played four games and completed 60 of 83 for 647 yards and six touchdowns against one interception.

He helped the Knights clinch a spot in the AAC championship when he finished 15 of 19 for 129 yards and two touchdowns after starter John Rhys Plumlee left the game because of a hamstring injury in a 46-39 victory over South Florida.

Keene sat out the conference championship to keep his redshirt year.

As a freshman, he finished the season completing 173 of 272 for 1,730 yards with 17 touchdowns in guiding the Knights to a 9-4 record that includes wins over Boise State, Memphis and Florida.

Keene also notched wins over Cincinnati and Memphis this past season.

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