Former NC State Safety Bishop Fitzgerald is Transferring to USC

Former NC State Safety Bishop Fitzgerald is transferring to USC. He has 1-year of eligibility remaining.

 

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Fitzgerald played his first two years at Coffeyville Community College.

Back in December of 2023, Fitzgerald chose to run with the Wolfpack over a Top-5, that included SMU, Arizona State, Maryland and Cincinnati.

ON3, ESPN and 247Sports all ranked Fitzgerald as the #1 Junior College Safety Prospect in the 2023 recruiting class, and ON3 ranked him as a 4-star prospect. ESPN ranked him as the #11 overall JUCO prospect in the 2023 recruiting class.

In 2023, Bishop made an immediate impact as a member of the Wolfpack. Though he only started 3 games at Strong Safety, he played in 537 snaps, seeing action in all 13 games. Fitzgerald recorded 42 tackles, 3 pass breakups and 2 interceptions.

This season, Fitzgerald started in 11 of the 12 games he played in, tallying 51 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 7 pass breakups and 3 interceptions. He led the team in interceptions, and was tied for the team lead in pass breakups.

Due to the JUCO ruling recently, Fitzgerald was granted an extra year of eligibility in 2025.

Fitzgerald is 1 of 17 NC State players to enter the Transfer Portal this year, and 13 of 17 to have found a new home.

S Bishop Fitzgerald – USC
CB Brandon Cisse – South Carolina
Nickel Tamarcus Cooley – LSU
OL Robby Martin – West Virginia
LB Wyatt Wright – Arkansas St.
TE Juice Vereen – UCONN
WR KC Concepcion – Texas A&M
WR Jakolbe Baldwin – Marshall
LB Cannon Lewis – Marshall
DT DJ Jackson – Liberty
LB Jayland Parker – Marshall
DE Red Hibbler – Mississippi St.
OL Sean Hill – Tulsa
RB Jordan Poole
WR Jalen Coit
OL Obadiah Obasuyi
S Devan Boykin