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- Spartans
- Published: Jan. 04, 2026, 10:19 p.m.
Katin Houser is returning to nan Big Ten.
The erstwhile Michigan State backmost who spent nan past 2 seasons astatine East Carolina announced Sunday he’s transferring to Illinois. He has 1 play of eligibility remaining.
Houser, a erstwhile four-star imaginable from Southern California, appeared successful 12 games complete 2 years pinch nan Spartans, including 7 consecutive starts to extremity nan 2024 play earlier transferring to subordinate nan Pirates. The redshirt inferior is coming disconnected a career-best play successful which he completed 65.9 percent of his passes for 3,300 yards, 19 touchdowns and six interceptions. He besides rushed for 181 yards and a team-high 9 scores.
Michigan State, which is heading into its first play nether coach Pat Fitzgerald, will big Illinois successful 2026. The day of nan crippled hasn’t been announced yet.
Houser, 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, was a prized summation to nan Spartans’ 2022 recruiting class. He appeared successful only 1 crippled while taking a redshirt arsenic a existent freshman and entered his 2nd play arsenic nan backup.
After Noah Kim struggled, Houser took complete arsenic nan starter successful 2023 and posted a 2-5 grounds amid a miserable play that included coach Mel Tucker being fired. He near for nan portal aft Tucker was replaced by Jonathan Smith, who brought backmost Aidan Chiles pinch him from Oregon State.
Chiles is backmost successful nan portal pursuing 2 seasons pinch nan Spartans aft Smith was fired and replaced by Fitzgerald.
Houser made 7 starts successful 9 games successful his first play astatine East Carolina while throwing for 2,006 yards, 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He boosted those numbers this play earlier sitting retired a Military Bowl triumph against Pitt aft entering nan portal.
Illinois is coming disconnected back-to-back winning seasons nether coach Bret Bielema.
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Matt Wenzel has been nan Michigan State shot hit writer for MLive since 2017 and besides covers men's and women's basketball, lucky and different sports.
