Big Mike transitions from basketball to football with Missouri State Bears
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 20, 2026, 11:31 PM
Last updated Aug 20, 2026
Michael Osei-Bonsu, known as 'Big Mike', is joining the Missouri State Bears football team after playing as a center on the basketball team. Weighing 280 pounds and standing at 6'4
- •Michael Osei-Bonsu joins the Bears football team this season.
- •Previously, Osei-Bonsu played as a center for the Bears basketball team.
- •He averaged 13 points and 7 rebounds in his last two basketball seasons.
- •Osei-Bonsu is practicing at tight end and defensive end.
- •He expresses a strong preference for playing on the defensive line.
- 11:31 PMYahoo Sports — Bears “Big Mike” steps off the hardwood & onto the gridiron
"SPRINGFIELD–Michael Osei-Bonsu, affectionately known as “Big Mike” to the Missouri State Men’s basketball fanbase, is changing his game, literally. The 6’4, 280 pound fifth-year senior will spend his final year of eligibility on the gridiron, as part of the Bears football team. It’s a stark change from the past two years, where Osei-Bonsu was the […]
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