Any hope of Payton Thorne returning to Michigan State were dashed on Thursday.
That’s because, in a post on social media, the veteran quarterback stated, “My days at Michigan State have come to a close.”
It was the first comment from Thorne since he entered the transfer portal on Sunday, the final day to do so, and it was the most definitive statement regarding his future. There was some who thought Thorne, who stared 26 games for the Spartans, would withdraw his name from the portal and return to Michigan State. The statement he released Thursday puts an end to that belief.