Blockbuster News: Michigan State's Payton Thorne hits the transfer portal - what it means and what's next

JimComparoni

Thorne-IND-1200 — EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 19: Payton Thorne #10 of the Michigan State Spartans runs the ball against Dasan McCullough #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the third quarter of the game at Spartan Stadium on November 19, 2022 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

Michigan State received shocking news on Sunday when Payton Thorne entered the transfer portal. Thorne was expected to be a third-year starter for the Spartans in 2023. But did he begin to feel the heat that redshirt-junior Noah Kim was on the cusp of overtaking him for the job this fall? Veteran Michigan State football beat writer Jim Comparoni, publisher of SpartanMag.com, offers his analysis of Thorne's departure, what it means and what's next for the Spartans.