Tracking the Michigan State football players who plan to enter the NCAA transfer portal as the national window opens on Friday, Jan. 2.

The transfer portal giveth, the transfer portal taketh away. The same week that Michigan State football picked up a huge win in the transfer portal, landing offensive tackle Ben Murawski from UConn, the Spartans have now lost one of their more promising young linemen,

Wheatland, who visited East Lansing on Saturday, has the chance to serve a significant role on the Spartans' defense next year for his final year of eligibility. Michigan State's linebackers corps retained star linebacker Jordan Hall, and MSU also hired program legend Max Bullough to be the unit's new position coach.

Masunas was one of three Michigan State transfers to announce their next school so far on Monday, following a pair of true freshmen offensive linemen who never got on the field for the Spartans. Justin Bell committed to Virginia Tech and walk-on Rashawn Rogers picked Ferris State.

Jack Wills, of Hudsonville, is entering the transfer portal after Michigan State changed coaches in the offseason.

Wheatland, a former Maryland linebacker, he transferred to Auburn for one season, and will now be rounding out his career at Michigan State. A 6-foot-1, 230 pound linebacker from Centreville, Virginia, he will bring one year of eligibility with him to East Lansing.

The USC Trojans (12-2, 1-2 Big Ten) and No. 9* Michigan State Spartans (12-2, 2-1) meet Monday in East Lansing, Michigan. Tip-off at Breslin Center is at 8:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA basketball odds around the USC vs. Michigan State odds and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions for the best bets.

And a six-game winning streak that included a neutral site win over nationally ranked Ole Miss and featured the Spartans taking down surging Illinois at home on Jan. 4 has helped the Spartans to their highest ranking of the season in the Associated Press poll released Monday, Jan. 5.

Transfer portal madness has taken over college football with players making moves from school to school. A former Spartan wide receiver has made his move in the transfer portal for the second time in his career.

Following a winter break that saw the Spartans win a Great Lakes Invitational championship, MSU is up one spot to No. 2 in the latest polls.