There have been several players who have transferred away from the Michigan State football program this offseason who would have had huge roles in year one of Pat Fitzgerald. The former four-star cornerback who committed to Mel Tucker spent three years in East Lansing playing for two coaching staffs. Rucker decided to hit the transfer portal instead of playing for a third coaching staff in four years in East Lansing and he ended up at Arizona State where Sam Leavitt had been starring. Just ahead of fall camp, the former Michigan State cornerback and the Sun Devils have reportedly “parted ways” without a reason being named publicly. That, and the fact that he got injured and missed the final few games of the 2025 season, too.