Andrew “AJ” Dennis didn’t leave home for long.
The one-time Michigan State football commit and Free Press Dream Team member actually joined the Spartans' 2024 class after announcing his plans to transfer from Illinois via X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday night. become a member of
Dennis was originally committed to MSU under former coach Mel Tucker on April 8, 2023, but waived that commitment on October 16 after Tucker was fired. The Mount Pleasant native enrolled early at the University of Illinois and spent spring practice under coach Bret Bielema in Champaign, but the Interior offensive lineman entered the transfer portal on Monday.
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The 6-foot-5, 290-pound Dennis is a four-star recruit after initially choosing MSU over 24 other Division I offers, including Illinois, Minnesota, Baylor, Boston College, Cincinnati, Missouri and more. , started recruiting again and signed a contract. She is with the Illini. He was rated the No. 14 Interior All offensive lineman in the country in the 247Sports composite rankings, the No. 264 overall player in the 2024 class, earned Division 3-4 All-State first-team honors from the Associated Press, and was a defensive back. But I played. It ended at Mount Pleasant High last fall.
Dennis' impending transfer comes hours after the Spartans lost tackle Ethan Boyd from East Lansing High School, who announced plans to play in Colorado in the fall.
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