One of the dozen or so players who have left Penn State over the past few months officially has a new college football home.
On the football program’s official Twitter feed earlier Tuesday, Texas Tech announced the addition of Zech McPhearson to the Red Raiders’ roster. As the cornerback comes to Lubbock as a graduate transfer, he’ll be eligible to play immediately for Tech in 2019.
And, as an added bonus, McPhearson has another season of eligibility he could use in 2020 as well.
Welcome @ZMcphearson to the Red Raider Family!
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) April 16, 2019
DB | Grad-Transfer | Junior
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A four-star 2016 signee, McPhearson was the highest-rated defensive back in the Nittany Lions’ class that year. After redshirting as a true freshman, McPhearson played in a combined 24 games the past two seasons, including 13 in 2018.
Following the 2017 season, McPhearson earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
