I did not have this one on my Michigan State football offseason bingo card.
Junior running back Connor Heyward has announced that he is withdrawing from the NCAA Transfer Portal and returning to Michigan State.
— Connor Heyward (@ConnorHeyward1) February 20, 2020
“It has been a long process, but I know this is home in my heart,” Connor Heyward wrote on Twitter in his return announcement.
Heyward will return to Michigan State as a redshirt junior. He suited up for four games in 2019 before announcing his intention to transfer. Heyward entered the 2019 season as the starting running back, but lost the gig to redshirt freshman Elijah Collins in week two and saw his role on the team greatly reduced thereafter.
Heyward has carried the ball 145 times for 618 yards and five touchdowns in his two-plus seasons at MSU.
