Kansas State Wildcats land potential impact linebacker transfer from Maryland
Another potential impact transfer is ready to switch schools and finish his college football career at Kansas State.
Branden Jennings, a 6-foot-3 linebacker who recently completed his freshman season at Maryland, announced Sunday night that he plans to enroll at K-State and play for the Wildcats next season.
That is big news for Chris Klieman’s defense.
Jennings figures to compete immediately for a starting spot after “super senior” Cody Fletcher plays his final game in a K-State uniform on Tuesday at the Texas Bowl. The Wildcats don’t have much proven talent at linebacker outside of returning starter Daniel Green, who led the team with 83 tackles this season. Jennings should change that.
K-State won a recruiting battle with several prominent schools to land Jennings. The former four-star recruit from Jacksonville, Florida also received scholarship offers from Arizona State, Kansas, Indiana, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, North Carolina State, Oregon, South Carolina and UCF.
The transfer portal has been a good recruiting tool for K-State since the regular season came to an end last month.
The Wildcats also recently landed Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez and Virginia defensive back Josh Hayes. It’s not hard to see both of them, and Jennings, playing key roles next season.