Navy transfer Jake Springer will sit out 2020 season

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                                                                      Jake Springer

The Ole Miss football program bolstered its roster Friday with the addition of transfer Jake Springer from the Naval Academy.

Springer appeared in 30 career games for Navy over the last three seasons, earning second team all-conference honors from the American Athletic Conference last year. He will have to sit out the 2020 season due to NCAA transfer rules and will be eligible in 2021 with one year of eligibility remaining. It was originally reported that Springer would be immediately eligible.

The Kansas City, Missouri, native started 10 games for the Midshipmen in 2019, tallying 69 total tackles. Springer led Navy with 16 tackles for loss and eight sacks. The eight sacks were third most ever by a Midshipmen in a single season.

A contributor on both defense and special teams, Springer saw action in 17 games as a freshman and sophomore prior to his breakout campaign in 2019. He finished the 2018 season with 36 tackles, two pass breakups and two interceptions. Springer also returned 12 punts for 98 yards and five kickoffs for 15.6 yards per return. After battling injuries as a true freshman in 2017, Springer saw action in five of the last seven games for Navy.

Springer was a two-sport prep standout who earned letters in both football and track at Park Hill South High School in Riverside, Missouri. On the gridiron, he earned all-state accolades as a senior and was a four-time all-conference honoree for the Panthers. He helped lead Park Hill South to an 11-2 record as a senior, on its way to both a conference and district championship.

SOURCE: Johnson, David. :Navy transfer Jake Springer will sit out 2020 season." OMSpirit - 247Sports.com, 10 July 2020, https://247sports.com/college/ole-miss/Article/Navy-transfer-Jake-Springer-will-sit-out-2020-season-at-Ole-Miss-149017613/