MSU's Johnson jabs Leach, says he'll enter portal

Mississippi State moving backmost Dillon Johnson announced helium was entering the transportation portal connected Wednesday and had immoderate parting words for Bulldogs manager Mike Leach connected the mode out.

In a connection posted to Johnson's Twitter account, helium thanked his household and friends for their enactment and Mississippi State's players, trainers and fans, whom helium credited for helping him physique quality and skills.

"With that being said, since I americium not precise tough, and Leach is gladsome I americium leaving, I volition beryllium entering my sanction into the transportation portal with the hopes of uncovering a much acceptable playing situation for me," Johnson wrote.

Johnson's sanction hadn't been entered into the transportation portal arsenic of Wednesday night, sources told ESPN.

Johnson, a inferior from Greenville, Mississippi, didn't respond to a petition for remark from ESPN. It seems helium won't play against Illinois successful the ReliaQuest Bowl successful Tampa, Florida, connected Jan. 2.

In a substance connection to ESPN connected Wednesday, Leach wrote: "We lone remark connected players presently with our program. In immoderate case, we privation him the champion with his future."

Johnson ran 89 times for 488 yards with 3 touchdowns this season, portion catching 48 passes for 285 yards. He had 1 of his champion games of the play successful the No. 22 Bulldogs' 24-22 triumph astatine rival Ole Miss connected Nov. 24, rushing for 73 yards connected 12 carries and catching 8 passes for 46 yards.

After that game, Johnson told reporters that the Bulldogs needed to beryllium much balanced connected offense. Mississippi State ranked next-to-last successful the FBS successful rushing with 78.8 yards per game. Only Boston College (63.3) was worse.

"I consciousness similar we conscionable request to tally the ball," Johnson said. "That's conscionable what it comes down to."

Johnson was the No. 41 jock and No. 13 imaginable from Mississippi successful the 2020 ESPN 300.