Michigan State Football lost sixth-year senior Jake Hartbarger over the offseason, and they were hoping that ProKick Australia product Jack Bouwmeester would be the heir apparent on special teams for the Spartans. However, on Tuesday we found out that Bouwmeester is no longer on the roster. Instead, Michigan State has UTEP Grad Transfer Mitch Crawford coming in along with walk-on Bryce Baringer.
Credit to Corey Robinson of SpartanMag for being the first one to break the story. He found out that Crawford actually announced his commitment to MSU weeks ago:
After just getting off the phone with Coach Els, I am excited to announce that I have been offered and committed to a scholarship. I will be playing my senior season at @MSU_Football. Thankful for the opportunity and can't wait to get started. pic.twitter.com/azv1OacH9s
— MC (@mkcrawford46) March 9, 2020
Crawford was a standout in the AFL (Australian Football League) before heading to UTEP. He was the leading goal kicker in the Black Diamond AFL while playing for the Newcastle City Blues back in 2016, according to the UTEP website.
For UTEP, Crawford received All-Conference USA Honorable Mention in 2018 and was on the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll in 2019.