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Michael Alaimo
Kent State Golden Flashes – No. 18
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolSaint Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)

Michael Alaimo is an American football quarterback for the Kent State Golden Flashes. He previously played for the Purdue Boilermakers.

Early life and high school

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Alaimo grew up in Montvale, New Jersey and attended Saint Joseph Regional High School. During high school, he completed 205 out of 362 passing attempts for 2,777 yards and 23 touchdowns. He was rated a four-star recruit and was ranked No. 12 by 247Sports and ESPN and No. 16 by Rivals.com.[1] Alaimo committed to play college football at Purdue over offers from Michigan State, Boston College, California, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Columbia, Kansas, UMass, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Temple, Tulane, West Virginia and Yale.[2][3][4]

College career

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Purdue

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Alaimo did not play during his true freshman season in 2020. During the 2021 season, he appeared in one game against UConn. During the 2022 season, he appeared in three games and finished the season with completing 9 out of 18 passing attempts for 74 yards.[5]

On January 10, 2023, Alaimo announced that he was entering the transfer portal.[6][7] On May 23, 2023, he announced that he would be transferring to Kent State.[8]

Kent State

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During the 2023 season, Alaimo was named as the starting quarterback.[9] He finished his debut game with the Golden Flashes against UCF with 145 passing yards and 23 rushing yards.[10]

On November 29, 2023, Alaimo announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Michael Alaimo". Kent State Golden Flashes.
  2. ^ "Michael Alaimo, St. Joseph Regional, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247sports.com. August 1, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Michael Alaimo - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles". ESPN. December 18, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Michael Alaimo, JUNIOR Quarterback, Kent State". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Michael Alaimo". Purdue Boilermakers.
  6. ^ "Purdue Quarterback Michael Alaimo Enters Transfer Portal". Rivals.com. January 10, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  7. ^ Fezler, D.J. (January 11, 2023). "Purdue Quarterback Michael Alaimo Enters NCAA Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  8. ^ Olson, Andrew (May 23, 2023). "Former Purdue QB Michael Alaimo announces transfer to MAC team". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  9. ^ Hilber, John (August 24, 2023). "New football coach Burns names Purdue transfer as starting quarterback". KentWired. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "Flashes Force Three Turnovers in Setback to UCF". Kent State Golden Flashes. August 31, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  11. ^ @michael_alaimo (November 29, 2023). "I have entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer with 2 years of eligibility" (Tweet). Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
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