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Michigan State safety Tate Hallock enters transfer portal

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East Lansing, Mich. – Another scholarship slot opened up on the Michigan State roster on Monday when redshirt-junior safety Tate Hallock entered the transfer portal, sources confirmed on Monday.

Hallock was a third-string safety in 2022 and didn’t get into the playing group despite multiple injuries at the safety position. He will have two years of eligibility left, if he chooses to use a sixth COVID year in 2024.

Hallock saw action in two games in 2022 for Michigan State, playing 12 snaps on defense. He played 27 snaps on special teams coverage, including 15 on kickoff coverage and 12 on punt coverage. He had two tackles and one assist on coverage teams in 2022. 

In 2021, he saw action on 28 teams on special teams in eight games for the Spartans. An advertisement management major who graduated in December, Hallock was Academic All-Big Ten in 2021.

Hallock saw action in 14 games in his first three seasons.

Hallock’s top moment came as a true freshman in 2019 when he forced a fumble on kickoff coverage.

Hallock, of Grand Rapids, was a three-star recruit coming out of Forest Hills Central High School. He was ranked No. 34 in Michigan and No. 1,247 in the On3 Consensus in 2019.

Hallock is the son of former Spartan and NFL player Ty Hallock, who played fullback and linebacker at Michigan State in the early 1990s, and played fullback, linebacker and tight end for three teams in the NFL across eight seasons for the Detrot Lions, Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars.

“Another degree in the family,” Ty Hallock told SpartanMag.com on Monday. “(Graduated in) three and a half years. Proud of him. Spartan Dawg for life. All good. Go Green!”

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