Before Sunday, Jonathan Smith had reached out to over 30 transfers but had landed zero commitments from the portal. The Michigan State football coach was hoping that his recent visits would pay off, and they did just that.
On Sunday, the Spartans landed two impact transfers in the form of All-C-USA wide receiver Omari Kelly from Middle Tennessee and projected interior offensive line starter Luka Vincic from Oregon State.
The portal class got off to a strong start, but there was no way Smith was close to done.
And he wasn't.
On Monday, the first-year head coach landed two more impact transfers in the form of All-MAC wide receiver Chrishon McCray and former four-star cornerback and two-year starter at Texas State Joshua Eaton. Both guys are expected to have immediate impacts in 2025.
The Eaton pickup is great for depth. Michigan State lost Jaylen Thompson to the transfer portal as well as Ed Woods to graduation, so there will be an opening at cornerback next season and that's one that Eaton could very well push for. He started the last two seasons at Texas State after transferring in from Oklahoma where he spent his first couple of years.
As for McCray, he had a huge season with a bad Kent State team and it's very possible that he was the Golden Flashes' best player. He had 40 catches for 705 yards and nine touchdowns this past season and was a home run threat every time he was on the field.
Now that the offense is coming together nicely and the defense has added a solid cornerback, it feels like Smith is really piecing something special together for 2025.
I don't know about you, but the portal has me excited about the program's future.