Keon Coleman officially transfers to Florida State

The wait is officially over, Michigan State receiver transfer Keon Coleman has picked Florida State over the Spartans and Ole Miss.

Former star MSU wide receiver Keon Coleman has officially announced that he has transferred to Florida State. This ends any slimmer of hope that MSU fans may have had left regarding a return to East Lansing.

Coleman shocked Spartan Nation on April 30 when he decided to enter the transfer portal along with quarterback Payton Thorne, a move nobody saw coming. There was speculation that a return to MSU was still in the cards for Coleman, but those chances seemed to dwindle every day since his initial announcement.

Florida State was able to beat out Ole Miss who was Keon’s other finalist. Coleman was contacted by many schools after entering the portal, but these were the only two schools he visited since entering the portal.

Florida State was already viewed as one of the front-runners in the ACC, so the addition of Coleman will surely cement them as one of the best teams in their conference. Not only will the Seminoles be one of the favorites in the ACC, I see them as a darkhorse contender to make the College Football Playoff as well.

Keon will have to compete for his usage at Florida State as they are returning a high producer from last season at wide receiver in Johnny Wilson and also have a 1,000-yard running back returning in Trey Benson. Coleman would have been WR1 at MSU and the featured player in MSU’s offense, so going somewhere with that much offensive competition surprises me some.

With Coleman officially gone, MSU now has to decide if they want to take someone from the portal to replace him or stick with what they currently have in their wide receiver room. If it were up to me I would look for a veteran receiver to add from the portal, but sticking with the young group we currently have would not be a bad idea to help build continuity for the future.

I know Coleman leaving MSU has left a sour taste in the mouths of Spartan fans, but I hope we all respect his decision as he is only doing what he thinks is best for his career. Let’s not forget that he is the only player in MSU history to score against Michigan in football and basketball, that sounds like a good legacy to me.

I know I’ll be rooting him on at Florida State and hope he finds individual and team success there.