Considering the path Connor Heyward has followed the past year, it’s probably a good thing he often takes his social media apps off his phone during the season.
It was just more than a year ago the negative backlash started to sting for the Michigan State running back. He’d lost his starting running back spot to Elijah Collins just one game into his junior season and after four games and his role diminishing, Heyward decided it was time to step away and enter the transfer portal.
Of course, a coaching change and a change of heart led Heyward back to Michigan State, and now two games into another shot at his junior season, Heyward is proving, once again, how valuable he can be.