Missouri State

2020-21
Played in all 3 fall games and one spring game as redshirt freshman ... Brought down a pair of ball carriers with 2 assisted tackles in opener at No. 6 Oklahoma (9/12/20) with a half-sack ... Also played in MVFC opener at Western Illinois (2/27/20) ... Earned MVFC Honor Roll laurels ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters.

2019
Redshirted as a true freshman defensive end ... Earned MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll distinction for the spring 2020 semester.

High School
Three-year starter for coach Kyle White at Santa Fe High in Edmond, Okla. ... Was part of a 7-4 Wolves squad his senior season, earning 6A-1 all-district and all-conference first-team laurels in 2018 ... Brought down 57 ball carriers as a senior with 4 sacks and 6 QB hurries ... Logged 38 tackles his junior season.

Personal
Michael Louis Pope was born 4/2/01 in Norman, Okla. ... Son of Myron and Lillian Ehiemua Pope of Edmond, Okla. ... Has a brother, Isaiah, and a sister, Allison ... Majoring in Information Technology ... His father, Myron, played football at Alabama.