Is it OK for a Michigan State football player to transfer to Michigan?

In case you missed it, former Michigan State football safety Jaden Mangham, who entered the transfer portal last week, made the shocking announcement that he is visiting Michigan during his portal recruitment.

Yes, you read that correctly, a former Spartan is actually considering transferring to the team down the road.

Now I’m all for players doing what they think is best for their careers. So if that happens to be somewhere else then 99 percent of the time I’ll wish them luck and move on. But this one isn’t sitting right with me.

Any true Spartan wouldn’t even consider transferring to Michigan. And yes, I think players can still be a true Spartan even if they decide to leave. Take Keon Coleman for example who was just drafted to the Buffalo Bills after one year at Florida State. He has made it abundantly clear that he’s still a Spartan and takes every chance he gets to tell the world.

But something doesn’t sit right with me when a former Spartan is thinking about transferring to Michigan. And I’m definitely not alone in these feelings.

Many, and I mean many, fans agree with me and they made that very apparent on social media on Wednesday. Even former Spartan greats like Felton Davis, Tony Lippett, Brian Lewerke, and RJ Shelton weren’t happy with Mangham visiting Michigan either.

But like I said, I am fine with any player choosing to go to a new program if that’s what they think is best. But those feelings go away when it comes to Michigan. If a player even thinks about transferring to Michigan, I regret them ever having the chance to play at Michigan State.

We’ll see if Mangham ends up committing to Michigan or not, but I no longer will miss him for even a second at Michigan State.