Tag: Ian Stewart

Michigan State football transfer chooses Temple

MSU football WR transfer has committed to Temple

Ian Stewart made the decision earlier this offseason to transfer out of the Michigan State football program. Stewart was a 3-star prospect in the 2020 recruiting class for MSU. Stewart was a bit of a tweener at Michigan State, playing both the tight end and wide receiver positions in East Lansing and he could never really find his footing.

A fresh start for Stewart is something that could immensely help his playing career, and that is what he is going to do. Stewart made his decision and will be heading to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to play for the Temple Owls.

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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 WR Ian Stewart enters NCAA transfer portal

Michigan State wide receiver Ian Stewart enters NCAA transfer portal

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As DJ Khaled would say: ‘Another one.’ On Monday, shortly after freshman tight end Kameron Allen entered the NCAA transfer portal, Michigan State football wide receiver Ian Stewart followed suit.

Stewart was a 3-star wideout from the 2020 recruiting class out of Rockwood, Michigan. Stewart was a redshirt freshman this year and only had one catch for 8 yards.

With a crowded wide receiver corps, including some talented new recruits who will be joining the team next season, Stewart will look for a bigger role elsewhere.

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WATCH: MSU QB Noah Kim connects with TE Ian Stewart for impressive deep pass

Redshirt freshman quarterback Noah Kim connected with Ian Stewart for an impressive deep pass during the spring scrimmage.

Much of the talk around the Michigan State football quarterback competition this offseason has been around Payton Thorne and transfer Anthony Russo, and for good reason. However, there was a third MSU quarterback who was throwing some dimes during Saturday’s spring scrimmage: redshirt freshman Noah Kim.

Kim showed a nice comfort level with tight end Ian Stewart on Saturday, and on one play in particular, was able to connect with him for a deep bomb.

This is also a really impressive grab by Ian Stewart, a player who transitioned from wide receiver to tight end during last season but didn’t see much action. Tight end is a pretty wide open position this year for the Spartans so Stewart will definitely see opportunity if he keeps making plays like this.

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