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Michigan State football: 2023 transfer tracker

Tracking Michigan State’s transfer portal activity in 2023:

The transfer portal is seeing a record number of players entering to look for new homes around college football.

Michigan State is no exception, and it will see its fair share of attrition within the roster. On the flip side, the Spartans are looking to bring in a large number of transfers to enhance the roster and fill holes left through graduation, transfers and other departures.

Take a look at Michigan State’s 2023 transfer tracker of outgoing and incoming transfers:

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Former MSU WR Germie Bernard commits to Washington

Former MSU wide receiver Germie Bernard has committed to Washington

Former Michigan State wide receiver Germie Bernard has a new home and it shouldn’t come as a surprise where he’s heading.

It was announced on Saturday that Bernard has committed to Washington. Bernard had previously intended to play for the Huskies out of high school but flipped to Michigan State after previously committing to Washington.

Bernard is a former four-star prospect in the 2022 class, and earned playing time right away as a true freshman this past season. He finished this year with seven receptions for 128 yards and two touchdowns.

Bernard will return to Spartan Stadium next fall when Michigan State hosts Washington in a non-conference battle. The Spartans and Huskies will battle it out on the gridiron on Sept. 16, 2023.

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Michigan State WR with close ties to Oregon coach Junior Adams enters transfer portal

From Junior Adams to former high school teammates, there are endless connections between MSU transfer Germie Bernard and the Ducks.

When it comes to players entering the transfer portal in college football, a common thing that fans often do is try to figure out what connections there are between said player and their own team, hoping to find a link that might bring the prospect to their town.

For the Oregon Ducks, there are some easy connections to see when it comes to former Michigan State Spartans’ wide receiver Germie Bernard, who entered the portal this week after one season in East Lansing.

Bernard, who was a 4-star recruit in 2022 and was ranked by 247Sports as the No. 37 WR in the class, has a close connection with Oregon WR coach Junior Adams. Bernard was committed to play for the Washington Huskies last year, but just a few days after Adams accepted the job with the Ducks, Bernard announced that he would be decommitting from Washington.

Not enough? Consider that the Ducks also have a couple of recruiters on the roster that know Bernard well; DE Anthony Jones and DL Sir Mells were teammates with Bernard at Liberty High School in Henderson, Nevada.

Maybe all of that means very little, and the highly-talented WR with 3 years of eligibility remaining will choose his next team purely based on opportunity and scheme. Or maybe Germie Bernard will look for teams in the college landscape with a need at the WR position — the Ducks — who have a coach that he knows well — Adams — and a couple of teammates in the locker room that he is familiar  with — Jones and Mells.

It’s just a thought.

Germie Bernard’s Transfer Portal

Report: MSU football freshman WR Germie Bernard enters transfer portal

MSU freshman WR Germie Bernard is in the transfer portal

It appears that MSU is losing a key piece of its future on offense to the transfer portal. Former 4-star recruit Germie Bernard has entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

In his one season at Michigan State, Bernard caught 7 passes for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns.

It is unclear as of now, why Bernard has made the decision to enter the portal.

Stephon Brooks of 247Sports reported that Bernard has entered the portal with a “do not contact designation” notifying schools that he is the one who wants to reach out to other universities.

Stay up to date with all of Michigan State’s transfer news with Spartans Wire’s transfer tracker

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Every early enrollee for Michigan State football heading into spring ball

Who is early enrolling at MSU? Find out here:

Spring ball is vastly approaching East Lansing. The importance of spring football is significant, as it will lay the groundwork for the program heading into the summer as well as training camp.

Another key piece of spring ball is getting every new player acclimated to their new school. The importance of this has been amplified by the transfer portal and the immediate impact transfers can make on a program.

Also, if true freshmen want to get on the field, early enrolling and playing spring ball is a major step towards achieving that goal.

Let’s take a look at the 14 players, transfers and freshmen, that are early enrolling at MSU:

Michigan State football lands late commitment from 4-star WR

MSU has landed 4-star wide receiver Germie Bernard!

Michigan State and head coach Mel Tucker have made a splash in the recruiting world as the winter semester in East Lansing is set to begin. 4-star wide receiver Germie Bernard has flipped his commitment and is now committed and will be enrolling at Michigan State.

Bernard was a commit and signee to the University of Washington, but after his wide receiver coach that recruited him left for the job at Oregon, Bernard sought to get out of his NLI and explore other options. Bernard is a lifelong teammate and friend of Spartan QB commit Katin Houser, linking the wide receiver to Michigan State after he requested his release from Washington.

Bernard is currently ranked as a 4-star prospect and the No. 220 overall player in the country as well as the No. 33 wide receiver in the nation according to 247Sports composite rankings.

Bernard is a native of Henderson, Nevada, attending Liberty High School. He stands at 6-foot-2 and weighs 195 pounds.

This commitment will move the Spartans into the top-20 of several nationally accredited recruiting rankings systems.

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Could former UW 4-star WR Germie Bernard be in play for Ducks after release?

4-star Washington commit Germie Bernard is reportedly being granted a release from his NLI after Junior Adams’ departure. Might he follow Adams to Eugene?

Another tough blow was handed to the Washington Huskies this week when the NCAA reportedly ruled that 4-star WR Germie Bernard, who signed his National Letter of Intent with UW, would be granted a release from his NLI according to a report published recently by 247 Sports.

Bernard, a 6-foot-2 WR from Liberty High in Nevada, is ranked as the No. 33 receiver in the 2022 recruiting class, and the No. 220 player overall. He had been committed to Washington, and even after head coach Jimmy Lake was fired, stayed committed with the knowledge that Huskies’ wide receiver coach Junior Adams would be retained by the team under new HC Kalen DeBoer.

That has since changed, though, with Adams now being hired as the new WR coach and co-offensive coordinator by the Oregon Ducks in the past week. Now, Bernard has requested and reportedly been granted a release from his NLI. His recruiting is back open, and according to 247 Sports’ Crystal Ball, it’s forecasted that he will end up with the Michigan State Spartans, who made a big push for him before the early signing period.

While the Ducks offered the young WR, they have never been a major player for Bernard. However, the fact that they now are home to the coach that brought him to Washington can’t be overlooked. Junior Adams is said to be a great recruiter and he obviously has sway with Bernard, seeing as the 4-star recruit was willing to stay committed to Washington as long as Adams was still going to be there.

As we’ve seen Dan Lanning fill out his coaching staff at Oregon, many of the new guys are said to be strong recruiters with ties on the west coast. So if Bernard is to make a decision over the next couple of weeks, and the lead recruiter that brought him to Washington is now just a couple of hundred miles south at a similar school, might he consider a flip to the Ducks?

It’s certainly something to watch over the coming days.

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Liberty defeats 10-time defending champion Bishop Gorman in overtime

Liberty High School took down Bishop Gorman football in an overtime battle on Friday.

For the first time in a decade, Bishop Gorman will not win the Nevada state football title.

Liberty (Henderson, Nevada) running back/linebacker Zyrus Fiaseu rushed home a touchdown in overtime to give the Patriots a 30-24 victory over the 10-time reigning champions.

The Patriots overcame their 0-5 season start to run through Nevada competition undefeated and pull of an upset win over the Las Vegas and national powerhouse.

Though Liberty was behind 17-3 in the first half, the team outplayed Bishop Gorman but made a few mistakes that gave away points. In the second half, the Patriots brought forward the same stifling defense, effective offense and energy to score a pair of touchdowns in the third to tie the game.

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In overtime, Bishop Gorman missed a field goal. Fiaseu rushed home the winner on the second play of Liberty’s drive.

Here are some takeaways:

Liberty’s tough schedule paid off

Liberty’s first five games came against out-of-state competition that included now-No. 12 Chandler (Arizona) and now-No. 4 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California). The Patriots lost all five.

Against Nevada competition … well, it was no competition. The Patriots gave up a total of 24 points over its next six games, which included the first round of the playoffs. Last week, Liberty won 52-21.

With that adversity Liberty figured out how to come back from adversity. After starting 0-5 on the season, a 17-3 deficit in the first half is nothing. It took just one quarter for the Patriots to come back from that on Friday, tying the score at 17 in the third quarter.

They made mistakes in the first half – but simply correcting those while keeping the energy and dominance in other facets helped them catch up in the second.

Liberty’s first half

It wouldn’t be unfair to say the Patriots outplayed Bishop Gorman in the first half despite the score discrepancy. There were just a few costly mistakes:

They forced Bishop Gorman to fumble – but then promptly fumbled themselves. Later, quarterback Daniel Britt had an open lane to the end zone; the ball slipped out of his hands and Bishop Gorman recovered and took it to the six-yard line. Liberty limited the Gaels to a field goal on the ensuing drive, which might have ended up saving the game.

As the first half came to a close, Liberty missed a last-second field goal.

But Bishop Gorman struggled to get going. Quarterback Micah Bowens and wide receiver Rome Odunze couldn’t light the spark that they have so often. Liberty’s offense, though it wasn’t scoring, moved down the field well enough and ate up time, which allowed its own defense to rest, Bishop Gorman’s to exert energy, and keep Bowens and Odunze off the field.

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Glancing at the score during halftime, it would look like a predictable blowout.

It wasn’t. Liberty looked good in the first half. But Bishop Gorman takes advantage of mistakes and jumped ahead.

The Patriots minimized those in the second half

Second half and overtime

Against Nevada competition this season, the Gaels scored 40 points in every game. They hadn’t given up more than seven points.

In the third quarter, Liberty not only scored a pair of touchdowns, the team kept Bishop Gorman off the board completely. With an impressive throw and catch from Britt to sophomore wide receiver Germie Bernard, the Patriots tied the game at 17. Both teams scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter, with Britt running home a touchdown with under four minutes on the clock.

Bishop Gorman was content to take its time and run the clock down as it drove down the field. Liberty made another stop, forcing overtime.

Bishop Gorman got the ball first. A snap was bumbled, resulting in a loss of yards, but Liberty had a pass interference in the end zone. Bishop Gorman settled on a field goal.

It missed. After Liberty missed an easy field goal to end the first half, Bishop Gorman’s sailed left at the costliest of times.

On the second play of Liberty’s drive, Fiaseu got the handoff. He had been all over the field on both sides of the ball throughout the game, and he bolted through the line of scrimmage and into the end zone. Fiaseu ran to the sideline and crumpled to the ground in emotion.

Liberty did it.

The last time Bishop Gorman didn’t win…

The date was December 6, 2008. McQueen (Reno, Nevada) defeated Palo Verde (who had beaten Bishop Gorman two weeks prior) by a score of 13-12.

Barack Obama had just won the presidential election and was preparing to serve his first term. “Live Your Life” by T.I. ft. Rihanna was on its fourth straight week topping the billboard, and “Single Ladies” by Beyonce, which had been released a month and a half prior, was about to take the spot.

Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco were rookies in the NFL. Tim Tebow was a junior at Florida. Kobe Bryant was still a three-time NBA Champion and midway through the season that would net him his fourth, while LeBron James hadn’t yet left Cleveland.

Liberty’s senior class was in first grade.

Little did those six-year-olds know they would one day take down a high school dynasty.