DeAnthony Arnett Eligible To Play Right Away At Michigan State

Arnett was a top-15 wide receiver recruit in the 2011 class and almost chose the Spartans over the Volunteers before he decided to head to the South. Arnett hauled in 24 catches for 242 yards and touchdowns in 2011.

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Arnett was a top-15 wide receiver recruit in the 2011 class and almost chose the Spartans over the Volunteers before he decided to head to the South. Now that he has chosen Michigan State, Arnett will either need to redshirt for a year, sitting out his true sophomore year, or apply for an NCAA hardship waiver to play this coming fall, as ESPN’s Joe Schad reports.

Arnett hauled in 24 catches for 242 yards and touchdowns in 2011.

`You’d hate to see an athlete have to choose between spending a couple months away from a sick parent or delaying his career by a year. The choice shouldn’t be that hard, as his family appears to be priority No. 1, but it’s still not one he really should have to make.

* There are plenty of MAC schools in the state of Michigan, but the move would ding Arnett’s chances of playing pro football. Many schools enforce transfer restrictions on players to avoid giving a rival an advantage, but it’s hard to say on what level Tennessee competes with any school in Michigan for anything.

Arnett had 24 catches for 242 yards and two touchdowns in his freshman season this year and was considered one of the top recruits in Derek Dooley’s 2011 class.

Arnett nearly committed to Michigan State.before committing to Tennessee and expressed a desire to transger to UM or MSU in his request.