After a third consecutive season of missing out on a bowl game, Michigan State will hit the transfer portal to retool the roster.
The NCAA transfer portal, since its inception in 2018, has become a new way of acquiring players in college football. According to rule changes, there are now two transfer portal windows in place. The NCAA also shrinked the total number of days that the transfer portal will be open from 45 days to 30 days.
The first window is a 20-day period after College Football Playoff and bowl game selections are made (this will be Dec. 9 through Dec. 28) and the second window is a 10-day period in the spring (April 16, 2025 through April 25, 2025).
Players are only allowed to enter the portal during these two windows, but can commit to a new school or withdraw their name at any point. Graduate transfers are allowed to enter the portal whenever they want.
In the previous transfer portal cycle, Michigan State added 28 players from the transfer portal and lost 44 players. Some notable players that MSU landed from the portal cycle included quarterback Aidan Chiles, tight end Jack Velling, linebacker Jordan Turner, defensive back Nikai Martinez and more.
Keep up with all the latest Michigan State transfer portal news here:
-Dec. 3: Defensive end Ken Talley announces intentions to enter transfer portal.
-Dec. 5: Wide receiver Jaron Glover announces intentions to enter transfer portal.
-Dec. 6: Long snapper Jack Carson Wentz announces intentions to enter transfer portal.
-Dec. 6: Wide receiver Aziah Johnson announces intentions to enter transfer portal.
-Dec. 6: Defensive back Jaylen Thompson announces intentions to enter transfer portal.
-Dec. 6: Wide receiver Jaelen Smith announces intentions to enter transfer portal.
-Dec. 6: Defensive back Brandon Lewis announces intentions to enter transfer portal.
-Dec. 7: Wide receiver Antonio Gates Jr. announces intentions to enter transfer portal.
-Dec. 9: Offensive lineman Dallas Fincher enters the transfer portal.
-Dec. 9: Defensive lineman Avery Dunn enters the transfer portal.
-Dec. 9: Tight end Ademola Faleye enters the transfer portal.
-Dec. 9: Defensive back Philipp Davis enters the transfer portal.
-Dec. 9: Linebacker Aaron Alexander enters the transfer portal.
-Dec. 10: Cornerback Charles Brantley enters the transfer portal.
Michigan State Transfer Portal Acquisitions (0):
This post will be continually updated when there is transfer portal news.
Michigan State Transfer Portal Entries (14):
Wide receiver, Antonio Gates Jr. - career stats: 14 games played, nine receptions, 131 receiving yards, one touchdown. Gates Jr. announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on Dec. 7. Gates Jr. has not been on Michigan State's roster since October.
Wide receiver, Jaron Glover - career stats: 18 games played, 30 receptions, 455 receiving yards, two touchdowns, two rushing attempts, 20 rushing yards. Glover announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on Dec. 5.
Wide receiver, Aziah Johnson - career stats: 15 games played, 16 receptions, 276 receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns, one rushing attempt, 15 rushing yards, two kick returns, 32 kick return yards. Johnson announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on Dec. 6.
Wide receiver, Jaelen Smith - career stats: seven games played, one reception, 16 receiving yards. Smith announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on Dec. 6.
Tight end, Ademola Faleye - career stats (at MSU): 11 games, two receptions, 18 yards. Faleye also played special teams. Faleye entered the transfer portal on Dec. 9.
Offensive lineman, Dallas Fincher - career stats: 32 career games played, two starts at center in 2023. Fincher entered the transfer portal on Dec. 9.
Defensive lineman, Avery Dunn - career stats: 21 career games played, 41 total tackles, six tackles for loss, three sacks. Dunn entered the transfer portal on Dec. 9.
Defensive end, Ken Talley - career stats: 15 games played, 11 tackles, three tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks. Talley announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on Dec. 3.
Linebacker, Aaron Alexander - career stats (at MSU): 24 games played, 12 total tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss. Alexander entered the transfer portal on Dec. 9.
Defensive back, Charles Brantley - career stats: 30 games played, 103 tackles, five interception, two pick-sixes, 18 PBUs, five tackles for loss, one sack. Brantley entered the transfer portal on Dec. 10.
Defensive back, Philipp Davis - career stats: N/A. He did not appear in either the 2023 or 2024 seasons. Davis entered the transfer portal on Dec. 9.
Defensive back, Brandon Lewis - career stats: six games played, one tackle. Lewis announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on Dec. 6.
Defensive back, Jaylen Thompson - career stats: six games played, 17 total tackles, one pass defended. Thompson announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on Dec. 6.
Long snapper, Jack Carson Wentz - career stats (at MSU): six games played, 23 special teams snaps played. Wentz announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on Dec. 6.