Michigan State football is reportedly among the list of schools with the most transfer portal departures in all of college football.
The last month has been a busy one for the Spartans when it comes to the transfer portal, with an abundance of players coming and going from the program. The number of players leaving reportedly ranked among the top of all of college football, according to On3.
Among all teams in college football, Michigan State was No. 7 in total player departures with 37 players leaving via the transfer portal. Michigan State was No. 2 among Big Ten teams, behind only Penn State who ranked No. 3 nationally, with 46 players departing via the portal.
As expected with any coaching change, we saw a large number of Spartans leave from this past year’s team. This included both high-level players such as wide receiver Nick Marsh, running back Makhi Frazier and quarterback Aidan Chiles, and also a lot of backups and reserves. Ultimately, we will not know until the fall if Michigan State is better or worse off with the players that have left and been replaced by incoming transfer portal additions. But, this high number of players leaving the program through the portal is something that at least is noteworthy and interesting to see.
Click on the post below to see the complete rankings of teams with the most players leaving through the transfer portal from On3:
NEW: Schools with the most College Football Transfer Portal departures🔁https://t.co/lbDS9V8lFdpic.twitter.com/DZrnqLIDi1
— On3 (@On3) January 31, 2026
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