EAST LANSING — Michigan State football running back Connor Heyward is not in uniform or on the sideline Saturday for the homecoming game against Indiana, fueling speculation with his status moving forward.
Heyward, a junior running back who never took a redshirt, could use the NCAA's option to take a redshirt for this season, having played in the first four games, to preserve a year. That could be at MSU, or he could enter the transfer portal like teammate Brandon Bouyer-Randle did earlier this week.