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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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MSU transfer DE Jeff Pietrowski commits to Wisconsin

Michigan State DE transfer Jeff Pietrowski has made a commitment to Wisconsin

Jeff Pietrowski made the decision to leave the Michigan State football program, transferring after 3 years with the program. Pietrowski came to Michigan State from Cleveland as a member of the 2020 recruiting class.

Now, Pietrowski has made the decision to commit to Wisconsin, reuniting with former Michigan State defensive coordinator Mike Tressel.

Pietrowski finished his MSU career with 5.5 sacks.

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— Jeff Pietrowski Jr (@Jptrow47) January 9, 2023

Stay up to date with all of MSU’s transfer news with Spartans Wire’s transfer tracker.

Michigan State football DE Jeff Pietrowski enters NCAA transfer portal

An MSU DE has entered the transfer portal:

Michigan State has lost a member of its defensive line. Jeff Pietrowski has entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Pietrowski was a member of MSU’s 2020 recruiting class, coming to East Lansing by way of St. Edward’s High School in Cleveland, Ohio. If given a medical redshirt for the 2022 season, he should have 3 years of eligibility remaining.

In his MSU career, Pietrowski played in 19 games recording 43 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks.

MSU spokesman confirms DE Jeff Pietrowski has entered the transfer portal. Played in Spartans’ first 3 games before suffering a leg injury. Should have 3 years left by using his medical redshirt season for 2022 and the 2020 COVID waived (played that season as a true freshman).

— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) January 6, 2023

Top five returning sack leaders in the Big Ten

Top five returning sack leaders in the #B1G

The NFL draft is in the books and the annual spring games have come to an end across the Big Ten and it is time to start diving into who to watch and what to expect during the 2022 season. We already dove into the top five returning rushers, passers, receivers, overall scorers, kick return leaders, offensive yardage leaders, all-purposes leaders, punt return leaders, and touchdown scorers returning in the Big Ten.

Next, I wanted to dive into the defense and who are the top five returning sackers in the Big Ten.

Many of the names on this list are going to be familiar, but a few may surprise you.

Off we go …

Four MSU football defenders who are making a case for playing time

With the Michigan State spring game right around the corner, players are making big strides to prove they can perform for the Spartans.

With the Michigan State spring game right around the corner, players are making big strides in an effort to prove they can perform for the Spartans in the fall.

Defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton talked to the press Wednesday afternoon and talked about players on the defense who have progressed not only in the locker room but also on the field. Hazelton mentioned four players who have had breakthrough spring performances.

Let’s take a deeper look at these four, and what they could offer to the Spartans in the fall.

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You can see Hazelton’s key quotes from his press conference here.