BLAKE SHAPEN NEWS

What Jeff Lebby said of Blake Shapen's injury recovery, facing Arch Manning at Texas Mississippi State football coach Jeff Lebby spoke for the first time since announcing Blake Shapen's season-ending injury.

SEPTEMBER 26 • STATESMAN.COM

Mississippi St quarterback Blake Shapen out for the season with shoulder injury

Mississippi State senior starting quarterback Blake Shapen will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a shoulder injury that will require surgery

SEPTEMBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mississippi State QB Blake Shapen (shoulder) to miss rest of season Mississippi State quarterback Blake Shapen will need season-ending shoulder surgery after getting injured in Saturday’s 45-28 loss to Florid...

SEPTEMBER 22 • THESTATE.COM

Mississippi State QB Blake Shapen (shoulder) to miss rest of season Mississippi State quarterback Blake Shapen will need season-ending shoulder surgery after getting injured in Saturday’s 45-28 loss to Florid...

SEPTEMBER 22 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Mississippi State quarterback Blake Shapen out for season with shoulder injury Baylor transfer hurt in fourth quarter of 45-28 loss to Florida

SEPTEMBER 22 • AL.COM

Out for season Shapen (shoulder) will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury during Saturday's 45-28 loss against Florida.

Impact Shapen will be sidelined for the rest of the 2024-25 campaign following a season-ending shoulder injury suffered against the Gators. The senior quarterback, who transferred in from Baylor this offseason, threw for 974 passing yards (74-of-108) eight touchdowns and one interception, adding on two touchdowns with his legs this season. It remains uncertain if Shapen will have the eligibility required to return next season. Michael Van Buren, who took over for Shapen in Week 4, is Mississippi State's presumed rest-of-season starter.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Strong display during loss Shapen was 28-for-39 passing for 319 yards, two touchdowns and one interception during Saturday's 41-17 loss to Toledo. He also had eight rushes for -18 yards.

Impact Shapen finished with more than 300 passing yards for the first time this season while passing for his seventh touchdown of the season on a 1-yard pass to Kevin Coleman during the fourth quarter. Next up, he will face the Gators at home in a tough matchup.

SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

Solid performance in loss Shapen was 18-for-28 passing for 268 yards and two touchdowns during Saturday's 30-23 defeat against Arizona State. He also had seven rushes for -22 yards.

Impact Shapen followed up on his previous performance with another solid outing, throwing over 250 yards with two scores, including an 80-yard strike to Kevin Coleman. The senior quarterback has thrown five touchdowns and no interceptions through the first two games and will look to extend his streak during Saturday's game against Toledo.

SEPTEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Solid performance in loss Shapen was 18-for-28 passing for 268 yards and two touchdowns during Saturday's 30-23 defeat against Arizona State. He also had seven rushes for -22 yards.

Impact Shapen followed up on his previous performance with another solid outing, throwing over 250 yards with two scores, including an 80-yard strike to Kevin Coleman. The senior quarterback has thrown five touchdowns and no interceptions through the first two games and will look to extend his streak during Saturday's game against Toledo.

SEPTEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Stellar effort in win Shapen completed 15 of 20 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns during Saturday's 56-7 win against Eastern Kentucky. He also had seven rushes for 44 yards with one touchdown.

Impact Shapen found his groove during this contest as he tossed three touchdowns to three different pass-catchers while completing 80 percent of his passes. He also found the end zone on four-yard scramble during the first quarter. The senior quarterback will look to build off this strong season debut for next week's road matchup against Arizona State.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

'This is his time': Why Mississippi State has always been in quarterback Blake Shapen's plans How Blake Shapen went from baseball phenom to Mississippi State starting quarterback

JUNE 13 • 247SPORTS.COM

Three reasons why Mississippi State's Blake Shapen could finish in top-five of SEC quarterbacks this fall Blake Shapen could be an instant impact player for Mississippi State's offense this fall

MAY 3 • 247SPORTS.COM

Shapen puts on a spring show: From the Dawghouse Blake Shapen's first public performance for Mississippi State was quite the spring game show

APRIL 21 • 247SPORTS.COM

Intends to enter transfer portal Shapen intends to enter the transfer portal, Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reports.

Impact With at least one season of immediate eligibility available, Shapen will look to make the most of it by transferring away from Baylor and enrolling at a school whose football program offers a lot more promise. Despite being limited to eight games in 2023, he still completed 184 passes for 2,188 passing yards and a 13:3 TD:INT ratio, which does not even include his four touchdowns as a rusher. At the onset, Shapen is now one of college football's most promising players available from the transfer portal.

NOVEMBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Dealing with head injury Coach Dave Aranda indicated Monday that Shapen is dealing with a head injury and is "not looking great" for Saturday's game against West Virginia, Shahji Adam of ABC 25 reports.

Impact Shapen finished last week's game against TCU after logging 67 snaps. The 6-foot quarterback seems on track to miss the season finale against West Virginia. The Bears' signal-caller has completed 60.5 percent of his passes for 2,171 yards, 13 touchdowns and three interceptions this season. Should he be ruled out, Sawyer Robertson or RJ Martinez would get the start under center.

NOVEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Notches fourth rushing score Shapen was 20-for-30 passing for 197 yards and one touchdown during Saturday's 42-17 defeat versus TCU. He also had nine rushes for 42 yards with one touchdown.

Impact Shapen notched his fourth rushing score of the season as the Bears fell to 2-8 on the season. It's been a disappointing season for Baylor and Shapen has had a hard time getting the offense going on a consistent basis. Since returning from an injury in Week 5, he has 11 touchdowns versus three interceptions. The Bears will finish the season at home against West Virginia.

NOVEMBER 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pair of TDs in loss to Houston Shapen completed 29 of 37 passes for 263 yards, two touchdowns and one interception during Saturday's 25-24 overtime loss against Houston. He also had 11 rushes for 29 yards.

Impact Shapen threw a pair of touchdown passes for the first time since Week 1 against Texas State. Baylor has struggled on both sides of the ball this season and will need to continue to chuck the ball around for the rest of the year. Shapen will likely be throwing with high volume against a good Kansas State squad next week.

NOVEMBER 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tough game against Iowa State Shapen completed 24 of 41 passes for 239 yards, one touchdown and one interception during Saturday's 30-18 loss against Iowa State. He also had seven rushes for negative two yards.

Impact Shapen had been on a roll but was slowed down by the Cyclones. Iowa State does have one of the best defenses in the conference, so it could just be a blip on the schedule. The team will go up against Houston next week who has one of the worst defenses in the conference, so Shapen should be strongly considered.

OCTOBER 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Back-to-back 300-yard games Shapen completed 25 of 42 passes for 316 yards and one touchdown during Saturday's 32-29 victory against Cincinnati. He also had nine rushes for 12 yards with one touchdown.

Impact Shapen has been a sneaky good fantasy play in 2023 with at least one rushing touchdown in three of four games when healthy. He was also just seven yards shy in Week 5 at UCF of having at least 300 yards passing in every game this year. With Baylor's defense struggling this season, Shapen is set up for a big performance each and every week. His next chance for a big game will be against Iowa State who has one of the conference's better defenses.

OCTOBER 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Shapen's 2 total TDs, Hankins' 4 field goals, highlight Baylor's 32-29 victory over Cincinnati

Blake Shapen threw for one touchdown and ran for another, kicker Isaiah Hankins hit all four of his field goal attempts and Baylor edged Cincinnati 32-29 in the teams’ first-ever m...

OCTOBER 21, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Baylor QB Blake Shapen not ready; Sawyer Robertson starts vs. Texas Blake Shapen needs at least another week before he’s cleared to return as Baylor’s starting quarterback. Head coach Dave Aranda said Monday...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

Baylor loses starting QB Blake Shapen for at least 2-3 weeks with MCL injury

Bears will start transfer QB Sawyer Robertson in Saturday's showdown vs. future Big 12 rival Utah.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Baylor QB Blake Shapen out 2-3 weeks with MCL injury. A transfer QB will start vs. No. 14 Utah

Baylor will be without starting quarterback Blake Shapen for at least two to three weeks because of an MCL injury suffered in the season-opening upset loss to Texas State

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Baylor QB Blake Shapen (knee) out 2-3 weeks Baylor starting quarterback Blake Shapen is out two to three weeks with an MCL injury suffered in Saturday’s stunning upset loss to Texas St...

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Dave Aranda says Baylor QB Blake Shapen (MCL) will be out 2-3 weeks Baylor head coach Dave Aranda announced starting quarterback Blake Shapen will miss the next two to three weeks with an MCL injury.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 • DALLASNEWS.COM