Michigan State linebacker Ma’a Gaoteote is in the transfer portal, according to Rainer Sabin of the Detroit Free Press. Multiple other reporters have since confirmed the news as well.
Gaoteote was a four-star recruit and the highest-rated member of the Spartans’ 2021 class. He is the fifth player from the 2021 class to exit the program.
Alex Okelo, Michael Gravely, Kameron Allen and Tyson Watson entered the portal earlier this year. In total, MSU has now had 18 players hit the portal since the beginning of the 2021 season, with five new players entering the program for the 2022 campaign.