Ex-MSU players Mangham, Jobe commit to new schools for next season

Two more former Michigan State football players have found their new homes for next season.

Running back Jaren Mangham will reportedly remain in the Big Ten as he has committed to Minnesota for the 2024 season. Meanwhile, once highly-touted recruit and edge rusher Bai Jobe is heading to Kansas, according to his trainer Sean Cooper who shared the news Tuesday on social media.

Minnesota will be Mangham's fourth school in six years.

Mangham started his college career at Colorado, where he stayed for two seasons before transferring to South Florida. The 6-foot-2 ball carrier stayed with USF for two seasons, redshirting his second year, before joining his younger brother, Jaden Mangham, a safety, at Michigan State for the 2023 season.

The older Mangham missed the first half of the season with an injury but appeared in the final six games. He played a total of 105 offensive snaps, registering 30 carries for 81 yards and seven catches for 37 yards. Over the course of his career, Mangham rushed for 1,332 yards on 344 attempts and scored 23 touchdowns.

Mangham was on the Spartans' spring roster, but entered the portal last month. His younger brother Jaden is also in the portal, but has yet to announce where he'll play next. He has visits scheduled at Ohio State, Nebraska and Michigan within the next week, according to On3.

Jobe was a disappointing loss for Michigan State's defense. A four-star prospect from Oklahoma and the highest-rated recruit of the Spartans' 2023 class, Jobe appeared in only one game last season, making two tackles, in order to preserve his redshirt season. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Jobe has four seasons of eligibility remaining.

Mangham and Jobe's commitments come days after Simeon Barrow Jr. and Derrick Harmon, two of Michigan State's biggest losses to the transfer portal this spring, announced their plans for the 2024 season.

Barrow pledged to play for Miami (Florida) next season, while Harmon, a Detroit native who played the last three seasons with the Spartans, will remain in the Big Ten as he committed to play at Oregon. 

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