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Jalen Watts-Jackson on leaving Michigan State: 'I don't have any regrets'

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Jalen Watts-Jackson has no regrets about his football career at Michigan State.

The former Spartans' defensive back, who will always be remembered for his 38-yard winning touchdown off a botched Michigan punt attempt in 2015 — lifting MSU to an improbable 27-23 victory at Michigan Stadium — plans to forego his final season of eligibility and join the Air Force.

"A lot of people were confused — they thought I was going into the Air Force to play football," Watts-Jackson said Friday. "My dad was in the military, and he used to joke: 'If you can't figure out what to do in life, go to the military.