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Michigan State LB Darius Snow enters the transfer portal

On3 imageby:Noah Sprunger11/27/23

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Michigan State linebacker Darius Snow
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Michigan State redshirt junior linebacker Darius Snow entered the NCAA transfer portal on Monday, according to On3. As a graduate student, Snow could enter the portal prior to the fall transfer window, which opens on Dec. 4.

The 6-foot-1, 230-pound linebacker had 98 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery in 24 games played at Michigan State.

Snow started nine games for Michigan State in 2021, playing safety and nickel back. Following a transition from defensive back to linebacker during the offseason, Snow earned one of the two starting linebacker roles in 2022. But Snow would suffer a serious season-ending knee injury just 29 snaps into the season opener against Western Michigan.

After a lengthy rehab process, Snow returned to the field in 2023 for the Spartans’ week three matchup against Washington. Snow played in just four games for the Spartans in 2023.

The Frisco, Tex., native committed to former head coach Mark Dantonio and his staff in April 2019. Snow arrived in East Lansing during the spring semester. However, Snow did not have the chance to play for Dantonio, who retired in February 2020. Michigan State named Mel Tucker head coach shortly after Dantonio’s retirement.

Snow was a three-star high school prospect, according to the 2020 On3 Industry Rankings. He was also ranked the No. 414 recruit in the nation and the No. 59 player in Texas.

Snow is the son of former Michigan State basketball standout Eric Snow. Eric—who played under head coach Jud Heathcote from 1991-95—was drafted in the second round of the 1995 NBA Draft, No. 43 overall, by the Milwaukee Bucks. He would go on to have 13-year NBA career spanning from 1995 to 2008.

Snow’s uncle, Percy, played linebacker at Michigan State from 1986-89. The Kansas City Chiefs selected him with the 13th overall pick in the 1990 NFL Draft.

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