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Mel Tucker seeks difference-makers in latest batch of Michigan State football transfers

EAST LANSING — Another preseason camp for Michigan State football, another batch of new names and faces to learn .

Not just for the fans, but for their coaches and teammates, too.

In head coach Mel Tucker’s four seasons, the Spartans have become a blueprint on how to rebuild a roster in the era of the transfer portal and immediate eligibility. Some additions have worked, some haven’t, and one was 2021 Doak Walker winner Kenneth Walker III — the ultimate unicorn for programs hoping to win big in the casino of portal prospects.