Category: Transfer Portal

Former Michigan State lineman Damon Kaylor transfers to Ball State

A former Spartan is on the move to Ball State.

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Damon Kaylor is heading home. The former Michigan State football lineman announced on Monday that he will be transferring to Ball State. Kaylor is a 6’6″, 315-pound lineman who was a 3-star recruit in the 2019 recruiting class.

Kaylor is just the next in a long exodus of former Mark Dantonio recruits to leave the program after Mel Tucker took the reins. Kaylor is from Huntington North High School, not too far from Muncie, Indiana, home of Ball State.

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Former Michigan State football kicker Jack Olsen transferring to Northwestern

9 days after entering the portal, former Michigan State kicker Jack Olsen is heading to Northwestern.

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Nine days ago, Michigan State football lost their presumptive kicker of the future, Jack Olsen, to the transfer portal. On Tuesday, he found a new home, and MSU will now face their former young kicker in week one of the season.

Olsen announced his commitment to Northwestern on Tuesday night on Twitter. The Spartans will face Northwestern in Evanston on Sep. 4.

Olsen announced his commitment after the spring game, but it seems like that decision may have been made back in January when Matt Coghlin announced that he would use his extra year of eligibility to return for a sixth and final season.

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Here is Olsen’s announcement:

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MSU listed as a finalist to land former 4-star, Ohio State transfer WR Jameson Williams

Michigan State is still in the mix to land former four-star wide receiver Jameson Williams who is transferring from Ohio State.

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Michigan State is continuing to remain active in the transfer portal, and could be landing a former top wide receiver prospect leaving Ohio State.

Jameson Williams — a former four-star wide receiver and Ohio State Buckeye — revealed his finalists for where he’ll be transferring this offseason and Michigan State is still in the mix. The Spartans are joined by Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Florida, USC and Michigan.

A decision from Williams is expected to come very soon, according to Allen Trieu of 247Sports.

Williams — originally from St. Louis — was ranked as the No. 13 wide receiver and No. 82 overall prospect in the 2019 class by 247Sports.

William had 15 receptions for 266 yards and three touchdowns in the two seasons he played at Ohio State. That included three receptions for 62 yards and one touchdown in this year’s College Football Playoff semifinal win over Clemson.

Trieu has the full story on Williams and where he might end up. Click here to read more on Williams and if the Spartans will land yet another big-time transfer.

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Rocket Watts clarifies, reaffirms transfer and recruitment

There have been rumors going around recently that Rocket Watts has made up his mind about where he is going to play basketball next season.

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There have been rumors going around recently that Rocket Watts has made up his mind about where he is going to play college basketball next season. Watts went to Twitter Friday afternoon to clear up the whole situation around his transfer and recruitment.

He announced his recruitment is still open and the only people helping him with his decision are his dad and former coach.

Watts was heavily rumored to be going to Kentucky, but he dispelled those rumors this afternoon. Watts averaged 7.7 points per game and 2.7 assists per game last season with the Spartans.

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The Spartans still have two scholarship spots open, one that could go to Emoni Bates if he reclassifies and the other could potentially go to Watts if he wants to return.

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Michigan State football lands big time transfer Quavaris Crouch

Michigan State has landed LB transfer Quavaris Crouch from the University of Tennessee. The former 4-star is a huge get for Mel Tucker.

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Mel Tucker has done absolute wonders using the transfer portal to reshape Michigan State’s roster. The Spartans have now landed 13 players via the portal.

Today might have been the most impactful transfer get of the cycle, the Spartans have landed Quavaris Crouch, a linebacker from Tennessee.

Coming out of high school, Crouch was ranked the 61st best player in the nation according to the 247Sports composite rankings. A highly touted 4-star, Crouch has played in 22 games over his freshman and sophomore seasons at Tennessee.

In his two seasons with the Volunteers he had 85 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. It is presumed that Crouch will be coming to Michigan State with two or three years of eligibility left.

Mel Tucker has showed, once again, his ability to recruit the transfer portal and land big time players that will help the Spartans in the immediate future.

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Why Michigan State football has had so many transfers

Taking a look at why we have seen seven players transfer out of the Michigan State football program in the last two days.

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Michigan State football is seemingly in the midst of a ‘black Monday where it has seen seven members of its roster transfer out of the program.

On the surface, this is something that can feel concerning, even during an age of college athletics where transfers are going to happen much more frequently, but when digging deeper you will find this is a good thing for the program.

When coaching turnover takes place, it is expected there will be defections from the program, and we have seen some of that so far. This is not necessarily the case in what is happening right now.

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As spring ball has concluded, Mel Tucker has now had a full year in the program to evaluate the talent on the roster he inherited and make decisions on what he wants his roster to look like. This, in turn, will cause a shake-up in the depth chart, leading to some players being left behind.

Ultimately, the majority of the transfers we will see are guys who are buried on the depth chart and wouldn’t be featured on the first or second-team anytime soon.

It is in the best interest for both the coaching staff and the players in making the move to transfer, Mel Tucker deserves to build a roster with the guys he wants and players deserve a chance to get on the field and this situation allows both to happen.

I would expect to see several more transfers in the coming days as Tucker solidifies what he wants in a roster.

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Michigan State football DL Jasiyah Robinson enters transfer portal

Class of 2020 recruit Jasiyah Robinson is the latest Michigan State Spartan to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

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Another member of the Michigan State football team has entered the portal this Monday following spring ball. This time defensive lineman Jasiyah Robinson has entered the transfer portal.

Robinson was a member of the 2020 recruiting class, the last of Mark Dantonio’s tenure. A native of Groveport, Ohio, Robinson played his high school football at Groveport Madison.

Robinson was recruited as a project-type player and as a pass-rushing specialist. Caught in between an OLB and DE in size, Robinson has been a tweener since arriving on campus.

Robinson didn’t play in any games during his lone season in East Lansing.

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Michigan State football RS Sophomore OL Damon Kaylor enters transfer portal

Redshirt Sophomore Damon Kaylor was one of five Spartans to enter their name into the transfer portal today.

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Redshirt Sophomore Damon Kaylor became one of five Spartans to enter their name into the transfer portal today. The offensive lineman is also the 24 Spartan to enter the transfer portal since August of 2020.

Kaylor, was a three star recruit in the class of 2019 and was the No. 3 offensive tackle in the state of Indiana. He redshirted in 2019 and did not see the field in 2020.

This has easily been the craziest day for Michigan State in the transfer portal since August as the previous high for was four names entering the transfer portal on December 18. Expect the Spartans to look for more targets in the transfer portal as the 2021 season nears.

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Michigan State long snapper Bryce Eimer has entered transfer portal

Eimer is part of a number of Spartans that have entered the transfer portal since spring practice wrapped up this past weekend.

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Michigan State redshirt freshman long snapper Bryce Eimer has entered the transfer portal and intends to leave the program, according to Rainer Sabin of The Detroit Free Press.

The news on Eimer leaving Michigan State was reported around 3 p.m. EDT on Monday. Eimer is part of a number of Spartans that have entered the transfer portal since spring practice wrapped up this past weekend.

Eimer redshirted this past season and never took an official snap for the Spartans.

Coming out of high school, Eimer was rated a five-star long snapper and ranked as the No. 15 prospect by Rubio Long Snapping.

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Michigan State football senior DL DeAri Todd enters NCAA transfer portal

Another Spartan has entered the transfer portal, this time senior DeAri Todd who will leave as a grad transfer.

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It’s kind of crazy that the team that has probably been the most active in the transfer portal this year is having their craziest day of transfers to date, but that’s the story for Michigan State football this Monday, as a slew of players transferred out of the program following Saturday’s spring practice.

One of the latest transfers on Monday was DeAri Todd, a senior defensive lineman out of Lorain, Ohio. He was a former 3-star tackle in the 2017 recruiting class.

Todd told fans that he is graduating from MSU this year and will leave as a grad transfer with two years of eligibility left.

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