It's a wild time to be alive when it comes to college athletics. Nowadays, players who are considered elite prospects are no longer "locks" to return the next season to their respective schools because NIL deals can be thrown at them and the transfer portal is luring guys away. Michigan State football has experienced this firsthand over the past few years.
The Spartans have lost guys like Sam Leavitt, Keon Coleman, Derrick Harmon, and Simeon Barrow to the transfer portal despite all looking like future stars for Michigan State.
So when Nick Marsh had a record-breaking freshman season at receiver for Michigan State in 2024, fans were immediately worried that he might jump ship for a better NIL offer elsewhere. Schools would undoubtedly be coming for the elite wideout.
But amid rumors that he would be returning in 2025, he posted one simple message on X that kind of leaned into the notion that he wouldn't be entering the portal and would be a Spartan next year.
🗣️Go Green!
— Nicholas “Megatron” Marsh (@NickMarsh_11) December 13, 2024
Marsh's "Go Green!" with a yelling emoji message seems to allude to the fact that people are saying he'll be back in 2025 and that might be the biggest win of the offseason thus far.
With Jonathan Smith hard at work in the portal already, he can now completely turn his focus to that realm and not have to worry about retaining his biggest offensive weapon. He's going to have Aidan Chiles and Nick Marsh for at least another season and hopefully two.
While nothing has been made official or announced by Marsh yet, it feels like this is as good as we're going to get in terms of an "I'm not going anywhere" post.