Michigan State LB Devin Hightower enters transfer portal
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Michigan State running back Connor Heyward (11) runs up the field against linebacker Devin Hightower (37) and safety Darius Snow (23) during their 2021 spring football game at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, on Saturday, April 24, 2021. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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Redshirt freshman linebacker Devin Hightower entered the transfer portal on Tuesday.
Hightower, a former three-star recruit Archbishop Hoban High School in Ohio, was a member of Michigan State’s 2020 recruiting class. He appeared on special teams in one game as a true freshman last year.
Coach Mel Tucker, heading into his second season leading Michigan State, is overhauling the roster. Hightower is the 27th player on the team to enter the portal since November and Tucker is plugging holes with transfers and recruits.
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Michigan State LB Noah Harvey finding leadership voice as a senior
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Michigan State linebacker Noah Harvey (45) tackles Michigan wide receiver Cornelius Johnson (6) during their Big Ten football game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, on Saturday, October 31, 2020. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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Then the linebacker was quickly thrust into a much larger role.
When senior starter and team captain Joe Bachie was declared ineligible after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance in October 2019, Harvey moved into the starting lineup for the final five games.
“That 2019 season kind of let me understand what a college football game’s really like because I was playing special teams years before that and I had never really got many reps as a linebacker,” Harvey said. “That brief half of the season that I got to start it did help me because when I walked into the 2020 season I knew what to expect.”
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Former Michigan LB Ben VanSumeren transferring to Michigan State
Updated Feb 20, 2021;
Posted Feb 20, 2021
Ben VanSumeren (40) looks to the endzone during Michigan s Spring Game at Michigan Stadium Saturday, April 13 2019 in Ann Arbor.MLive.com
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Ben VanSumeren is switching sides in the battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy.
The Michigan redshirt sophomore linebacker who entered the transfer portal on Feb. 12 announced his commitment to Michigan State on Saturday. That’s a position of need for the Spartans, who are thin on linebacker depth.
VanSumeren, an Essexville Garber High School graduate, has three seasons of eligibility remaining and won’t officially become a Spartan until he enrolls. His younger brother, Alex VanSumeren, is a 2022 four-star defensive tackle at Essexville Garber who decommitted from Michigan on Feb. 11 and Michigan State is among the schools recruiting him.