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Former Michigan State football WR transferring to Syracuse

Former MSU WR is transferring to Syracuse:

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C.J. Hayes, a member of Michigan State’s 2017 recruiting class, and a member of the Spartan football family has elected to use his sixth year of eligibility to play one more season of football. Hayes made the decision to enter the transfer portal and use that last year of eligibility with another school.

Hayes has made his decision and will be heading to the ACC to play for the Syracuse Orange.

In his Michigan State career, Hayes caught 14 passes for 154 yards.

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Michigan State football 2022 transfer tracker

Check out how the transfer portal is shaking out for MSU in 2022

As many know, the transfer portal is set to be a huge part of Mel Tucker’s tenure at Michigan State. The new era of college football is centered around the use of the transfer portal. Tucker used the portal to flip a roster from a 2-5 season in his first year to an 11-2 season in year two, mainly in part to the additions through the transfer portal.

The transfer portal should be viewed as another form of recruiting, as a team will have two ‘recruiting classes’ per year, the traditional high school class and a transfer class.

Transfers do work both ways, while the team will add multiple players through the portal, losing players to the portal will also become a reality every season.

Take a look at how Michigan State’s 2022 transfer portal, both incoming and outgoing, looks like:

Michigan State football senior CJ Hayes enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Michigan State football senior CJ Hayes enters NCAA Transfer Portal

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After starting his career with Michigan State football as a wide receiver, CJ Hayes moved to safety and special teams, and now he will be moving on from the program entirely.

On Monday, Hayes entered the NCAA transfer portal. The MSU senior never quite found a full-time role on the team between his time under Mark Dantonio or Mel Tucker, despite switching his position to try to do just that.

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Michigan State football’s CJ Hayes switching from wide receiver to defensive back

Michigan State football’s CJ Hayes switching from wide receiver to defensive back

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It’s possible that Michigan State football’s strongest position group is the wide receivers. This might be the impetus for one Spartan wide receiver to switch to the other side of the ball where there might be more opportunity. It was noted by Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press that CJ Hayes is apparently switching to a defensive back after spending the beginning of his time at MSU as a pass catcher.

Hayes played safety in high school so this should be a natural transition for him.

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Michigan State wide receiver CJ Hayes goes down with injury, surgery

Michigan State Football wideout CJ Hayes is going to miss time after his second surgery in 8 months.

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2020 has been tough on everyone, but from a football perspective, it’s been brutal for Michigan State Football wide receiver CJ Hayes. Hayes had foot surgery back at the start of the year, and was unfortunately forced to have surgery again this week.

CJ Hayes and his father Carl both tweeted about the surgery today, although no more specifics were given as to what the actual injury was. Carl Hayes noted that this will be his son’s second surgery in 8 months.

This is especially brutal as Hayes was poised to compete for a role in a revamped Spartans passing game this year that was bound to have plenty of opportunities.

We at SpartansWire hope for CJ Hayes to have a swift recovery.

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WATCH: MSU Football WR CJ Hayes posts workout video 3 months after foot surgery

Apparently three months ago Michigan State wide receiver CJ Hayes had foot surgery but is now healthy.

CJ Hayes is heading into his redshirt junior year after tallying 14 catches for 154 yards over 19 career games in his time as a Michigan State Spartan, and it looks like he should now be 100% for the season. Apparently, Hayes was dealing with a foot injury, something that I actually wasn’t aware of, but he posted a video on Monday working out and announced that Monday marked 3 months since foot surgery.

We currently have Hayes projected to be a factor on the roster this year as a veteran contributor behind the likes of Jalen Nailor, Tre Mosley, and Jayden Reed, so it’s good to see that he is healthy and able to put in some offseason work.

You can watch the video below:

Hayes was an Academic All-Big Ten honoree in 2018 as a redshirt freshman.

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MSU Football’s blowout loss to Michigan: Three Key Takeaways

Michigan State football suffered an incredibly tragic defeat at the hands of Michigan, 44-10. Here are three key takeaways from this game

Michigan State Football suffered an a horrific loss at the hands of interstate rival Michigan, 44-10. The Spartans kept it relatively close at first, but, the Wolverines took over in the third quarter. This lead to a landslide victory for the University of Michigan.

Here are three key takeaways from this game:

Paradigm Shift

Remember the start of this season? When Mark Dantonio surpassed Hugh Daugherty as the most winningest coach in Spartan history. Those days now seem long gone. Nearly every Michigan State fan has turned on Dantonio.

There are certain fans that want Dantonio to retire, others want Dantonio to be fired. Does it have to be this way? I understand the frustration. He had a chance to clean house in the offseason and start fresh but did not do so. Does his success not warrant any good faith from fans?

It is possible to chalk up this season to the coordinator staff, injuries, and lack of talent. The Ohio State loss clearly displayed the disparity in talent between the Buckeyes and the Spartans. The offensive line is absolutely depleted and Joe Bachie is suspended. WR Darrell Stewart went down with an injury just as WR CJ Hayes came back.

I know it is easy to succumb to frustration, but, coaching decisions must be backed by logic and rational thoughts. Do not think about just the present, instead consider the future. Who will replace Dantonio? Are they a better coach? If not, then you set yourself up for failure by firing him.

The Rivalry Is Strong

Michigan and Michigan State offer up one of the most heated rivalries in all of sports. The players do not like each other, the fans do not like each other. This was on full display yesterday. The game started out chippy and it only grew from there.

Later in the game, Jacub Panasiuk hit Shea Patterson late and was flagged for roughing the passer. The referees ejected Panasiuk from the game for this hit. No doubt this was the culmination of frustration for Michigan State.

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In between the chippy play, there were celebrations galore. Cody White was flagged for taunting after a nice catch over a Michigan defender. On the other hand, Michigan WR Tarik Black was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct after flexing on Josh Butler. This rivalry has not taken a step back whatsoever.

Curtain Call For Brian Lewerke

I’ve spent almost all year defending Brian Lewerke. Last week, I gave this up. I cannot do this anymore. Lewerke is not a terrible QB, but, he is certainly not a winning QB. He had an absolutely horrendous outing against the Wolverines.

Michigan QB Shea Patterson won the QB duel yesterday against Lewerke. Patterson dropped 384 yards, completing 24 of his 33 pass attempts. This lead to Patterson throwing four touchdown passes, three more than Lewerke. Brian only put up 166 yards, completing 17 of his 30 attempts.

It is not easy to bench a senior QB and maybe that won’t even happen. Personally, I think it’s time for Rocky Lombardi and Theo Day to get some snaps. Especially late in a blowout game. These reps can help shape the offseason perspective and QB scenario moving forward. It’s time to think about the future.

Michigan State football travels to SHI Stadium to play against Rutgers University on Nov. 23. The game starts at 12:00 P.M.

Stay locked on SpartansWire for more coverage to come.

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