Michigan State football wide receiver retires from football

In interesting news on Thursday, Emmett Matasovsky of Spartan Shadows reported Michigan State football senior wide receiver Jameer Gardner Jr. had retired from the sport and is no longer on MSU's roster. Gardner had transferred to the Spartans this past year from Jackson State.

Gardner is a Detroit native who went to Cass Tech before enrolling at Kent State, where he caught 24 passes for 298 yards and a touchdown. Last year with Jackson State, he caught 32 passes for 483 yards and two touchdowns in his best season as a college athlete.