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Michigan State football OL Geno VanDeMark enters NCAA transfer portal

Michigan State football OL Geno VanDeMark enters NCAA transfer portal

As the spring transfer portal window closes, we were expecting to see some transfers come out of Michigan State football as Jonathan Smith and his staff evaluate the roster, what could be incoming with transfers and recruits, and what they want their team to look like. With that being said, a second MSU offensive lineman entered the portal on Tuesday, when Geno VanDeMark entered the portal, officially.

VanDeMark joins tackle Ethan Boyd in the portal.

LOOK: MSU FOOTBALL SPRING TRANSFER TRACKER

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Michigan State football OL Geno VanDeMark withdraws from transfer portal

Michigan State offensive lineman Geno VanDeMark withdraws from transfer portal

In some great news for Michigan State football fans, MSU offensive lineman Geno VanDeMark withdrew from the NCAA transfer portal on Wednesday, bringing back a starter who will be a redshirt junior next season.

This was a little unexpected, as I had heard a specific destination VanDeMark was eyeing through the portal, so Jonathan Smith and his staff must have done great work to bring the talented guard back to East Lansing.

247Sports had it first:

READ: MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL TRANSFER TRACKER

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Oklahoma Sooners receive three predictions for transfer offensive lineman

Oklahoma Sooners could be getting some more good news, this time in the transfer portal.

It’s no secret, the Oklahoma Sooners have a lot of work to do along the offensive line before next season. The Sooners must replace all five starters from this season, although [autotag]Jacob Sexton[/autotag] and [autotag]Troy Everett[/autotag] started a few games in 2023.

[autotag]Walter Rouse[/autotag], [autotag]McKade Mettauer[/autotag], [autotag]Andrew Raym[/autotag], [autotag]Cayden Green[/autotag] and [autotag]Tyler Guyton[/autotag] are gone. Sexton replaced Guyton at the end of the season due to an injury. Everett played some guard earlier in the year when they were trying to solidify that position before Green took over.

The Sooners brought in [autotag]Eddy Pierre-Louis[/autotag], who is the top interior offensive lineman in the 2024 recruiting class, according to Rivals. While [autotag]Bill Bedenbaugh[/autotag] showed he will play freshmen, we know that’s not what he wants to do.

So, the Sooners have hit the portal hard. They’ve received one commitment, former Michigan State Spartans offensive tackle [autotag]Spencer Brown[/autotag]. Now, they’ve received three predictions from SoonerScoop’s Josh McCuiston, Michigan State insider Justin Thind and national recruiting analyst Brian Dohn for his running mate at guard, [autotag]Geno VanDeMark[/autotag].

VanDeMark and Brown started on the right side of the line, so they have chemistry playing together. Given Sexton played right tackle, those two could be moved to the left side or they could move Sexton to the left side if VanDeMark were to sign.

Michigan State had an up-and-down season, and so did VanDeMark, although his best games came against his best competition. According to Pro Football Focus, he had pass-blocking grades of 71.7, 76.6, and 86.4 against the Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions.

He definitely is better at pass blocking than run blocking, although he’s solid at that as well. Ultimately, he would bring experience and depth to a depleted offensive line.

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IOL Geno VanDeMark leaving MSU football, entering NCAA transfer portal

IOL Geno VanDeMark is the latest Spartan to enter the NCAA transfer portal

Another member of the offensive line has made the decision to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Geno VanDeMark, a member of the 2021 recruiting class has made the decision to leave the program after 3 years.

In his three seasons, VanDeMark has started in nine games for MSU. He will have two years of eligibility remaining, wherever he decides to go next.

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MSU Football offers 2021 top 5 punter Sebastien Tasko, teammate of two Spartan commits

Michigan State has offered a top 5 punter in Sebastien Tasko. Tasko currently plays with two other MSU commits at St. Joseph Regional.

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Mel Tucker and his staff don’t take days off for the holidays apparently. On a Thanksgiving morning, 5-star punter Sebastien Tasko announced that he has received an offer from Michigan State Football.

Tasko, who would be in the 2021 recruiting class, is the No. 4 ranked punter in the country. He’s also currently committed to Harvard. However, Tasko is the teammate of two commits in Michigan State Football’s 2021 recruiting class, Geno VanDeMark and Audric Estime. Estime and VanDeMark, who are the No. 2 and 3 highest ranked players in MSU’s 2021 class, both play with Tasko at St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey.

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Recruiting Round-up: How MSU Football commits performed last weekend

Take a look at how some of the commits in Michigan State’s 2021 recruiting class performed this past weekend.

We have eclipsed the first Friday in November, in what may be the wildest year high school football has ever seen. Some of Michigan State’s commits are still in their regular season, while others are competing in their state playoffs.

Michigan State has added 19 commits to its 2021 recruiting class and as their senior seasons unfold they are giving Spartan nation reasons to be excited about what the future of Michigan State Football has to offer.

Let’s take a look at some of the highlights the 2021 class had this past week.

Locked On Spartans Podcast: Michigan State lands four-star lineman Geno VanDeMark

Mel Tucker lands his first consensus four-star recruit

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Wil and Matt break down the commitment of four-star offensive lineman Geno VanDeMark and take a temperature check on MSU football recruiting.

You can find the episode on iTunes, Spotify and Google Podcasts.

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Four-star offensive lineman Geno VanDeMark commits to Michigan State

Michigan State lands four-star prospect from New Jersey.

Mel Tucker is in a Garden State of mind.

The first-year head coach at Michigan State has landed another New Jersey product in the form of four-star offensive lineman Geno VanDeMark.

VanDeMark chose MSU over a final group off Rutgers, Arizona State, Nebraska, and Ole Miss. His recruitment totaled 17 offers from power five teams across the country.

VanDeMark joins fellow offensive lineman Kevin Wiggenton as MSU commits out of New Jersey. VanDeMark’s high school teammate, running back Audric Estime, could very well be the third as MSU is favored to land the four-star power back.

VanDeMark, who hails from Montvale, NJ, is rated as the No. 18 guard and No. 317 prospect overall in the class of 2021 per the 247 composite rankings.  He has mostly played tackle in high school, but projects to kick inside to guard in college. VanDeMark immediately slots in as MSU’s highest-ranked player in the 2021 class and the first consensus four-star prospect of Tucker’s tenure in East Lansing.

Prior to VanDeMark’s pledge, MSU’s 2021 recruiting class ranked No. 73 in the country and No. 13 in the Big Ten.

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Michigan State football recruiting target Geno VanDeMark to announce commitment Saturday

VanDeMark is a four-star offensive line prospect from New Jersey.

Some good recruiting news could be around the corner for Mel Tucker and Michigan State football.

Four-star offensive line prospect Geno VanDeMark has announced he will be making his college commitment on Saturday, August 22 at 6:00 p.m. and the Spartans are among his final group.

MSU is considered the favorite as all five predictions on 247Sports have the Spartans landing their first consensus four-star prospect in the class of 2021. Rutgers, Arizona State, Nebraska, and Ole Miss are the other teams vying for VanDeMarks commitment.

VanDeMark, who hails from Montvale, NJ, is rated as the No. 18 guard and No. 317 prospect overall in the class of 2021 per the 247 composite rankings.

He and high school teammate Audric Estime–who MSU is also considered the favorite for–were in East Lansing to visit campus last weekend.

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Michigan State now crystal ball favorites for two four-star New Jersey prospects

MSU is the heavy favorite for Audric Estime and Geno VanDeMark

Michigan State football is starting to pick up some momentum on the recruiting trail.

On Sunday the Spartans picked up a commitment from three-star defensive end prospect Alex Okelo out of Nashville–the first Tennessee recruit for the program since 2007.

Now MSU has become an overwhelming favorite for two four-star teammates out of New Jersey–Audric Estime and Geno VanDeMark. The two both visited East Lansing on their own last weekend and have hinted that their recruitments could be winding down. With that the crystal ball predictions have all come in for Michigan State and the previous predictions for Rutgers have gone by the wayside. Prior to just a few weeks ago both Estime and VanDeMark were predicted to stay at home and join Greg Schiano’s staff in Piscataway.

On Rivals both players are now overwhelmingly picked to go green with their commitments. Estime, the No. 205 player in the class of 2021 for Rivals, is predicted by 12 of 17 predictors to choose MSU. All 12 of the MSU predictions have come more recently than the last Rutgers prediction, which was on June 12. Since then five publishers have flipped their pick from the Scarlett Knights to the Spartans. It’s even more overwhelming for VanDeMark with 13 of 16 predictions going to MSU over Rutgers. The last Rutgers pick on him was put in on April 2 and since then five publishers have flipped from Rutgers to MSU.

Neither prospect has set a decision date yet, but news could be coming relatively soon. Both have said they’re finalizing their decisions and many in the recruiting world think they could be committed to MSU before the calendar turns to September.

Michigan State’s 2021 recruiting class currently ranks No. 73 in the country and No. 13 in the Big Ten.

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