Michigan State football linebacker Darius Snow withdraws from transfer portal

Darius Snow is staying in East Lansing.

After initially entering the transfer portal, the program legacy linebacker Wednesday night announced via X (formerly Twitter) that he plans to remain at Michigan State to play for new football coach Jonathan Smith next season.

“For reasons not worth bringing back up, I decided to enter the transfer portal when the season concluded and did so,” Snow wrote. “This decision, however, was made before giving coach Smith and Co. the chance they deserve. As aforementioned, with everything I’ve went through in my time here, I wouldn’t be doing myself justice either leaving without doing so.

“That being said, after multiple conversations with my family and coach Smith, I decided to withdraw my name from the transfer portal earlier (Wednesday) and take that chance.”

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Michigan State linebacker Darius Snow warms up before the game against Washington on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.

Snow previously tweeted he has two years of eligibility left with an ability to appeal for a third. That is due to a litany of injuries since he arrived in 2020 as part of Mark Dantonio’s final recruiting class that never played for the all-time winningest coach in school history.

A significant leg injury in the first half of the Spartans’ 2022 opener against Western Michigan ended Snow’s season that year. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound former defensive back moved to linebacker during that offseason.

After missing the first two games this season, Snow returned against Washington and played in four games before being shut down with another undisclosed injury for the final six games. He finished with six tackles in 55 snaps.

“I’m proud to say that I’ve now completely recovered from the injuries…


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Author : Detroit Free Press

Publish date : 2023-12-07 02:55:10

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