Why Garrett Shrader transferred to SU to compete for starting quarterback Courtesy of Mississippi State Athletics Recent transfer Garrett Shrader will have to practice harder than ever this off-season, because he'll be fighting for the QB1 spot. Facebook Google+ The Daily Orange is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Syracuse University. Consider donating today to support our mission. Garrett Shrader scrambled down the right sideline on 4th and 16, put his head down and went airborne. Then a true freshman at Mississippi State, Shrader knew he would get popped by the two Kansas State defenders in front of him. He leapt anyway. It was “all or nothing,” he told reporters postgame.