Mitch Parsons was ruled eligible to play for Colorado State by the NCAA after transferring from Vanderbilt. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
Big news arrived Monday from the NCAA for football, first-year coach Mike Bobo and especially for tight end Mitch Parsons.
Parsons, a transfer from Vanderbilt and former four-star prospect, was ruled eligible to play this season and will not have to sit out the usual transfer year.
Parsons, 6-foot-4 and 245 pounds, as a senior in 2013 after catching 45 passes for 754 yards and seven touchdowns. He chose Vanderbilt after also considering offers from Arizona State, California and Mississippi.
Parsons has used a redshirt year and will be a sophomore at CSU this fall. He practiced with the Rams this spring.
Depth at tight end has been a concern for Colorado State. The Rams return 2014 starter Steven Walker, who is now a senior. But the availability of former starter Kivon Cartwright is unclear. Cartwright sat out most of the 2014 season and then 2015 spring drills with an ankle injury that required surgery.
