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Michigan State's Ethan Boyd transfers to Colorado

Buffs adding a huge offensive lineman to the rotation 
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Michigan State's Ethan Boyd, right, runs a drill during the Meet the Spartans open practice on
Michigan State's Ethan Boyd, right, runs a drill during the Meet the Spartans open practice on | Nick King/Lansing State Journal via

The Colorado Buffaloes weren't done adding to the roster on Thursday. Former Michigan State offensive lineman Ethan Boyd made it official and announced he would be joining Coach Prime in Boulder. At 6-foot-7, and 325 pounds, the big blocker spent the last two seasons as a backup and was primed to start in East Lansing. 

Boyd, who is a Michigan native, leaves home for the first time in his career. The former three-star appeared in 12 games last season, including making three starts at right tackle. He moved on from MSU fairly quickly after entering the portal on Tuesday.  Michigan State, like Colorado, has dealt with roster turnover under new head coach Jonathan Smith, who came over from Oregon State. 

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The move with Boyd coming to Boulder leaves Colorado negative six in the portal to the year. That total is expected to fluctuate a bit before the start of the season. Pro Football Focus gave Boyd an overall grade of 60.5, a run-block grade of 67.7 and a pass-block grade of 43.3 for his 2023 campaign. Another great offensive lineman to add in the Buffs' rotation. 


Boyd will have two years of eligibility left on the books. 

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JOSH TOLLE

Josh Tolle is a writer covering college sports for On SI. Outside of storytelling, the multi-talented broadcaster has play-by-play experience at the professional and collegiate levels. In 2018, he began calling games for the National Women’s Soccer League. He has also called games for the United Soccer League, Concacaf, and the U.S. Open Cup. He has called hockey for the Premier Hockey Federation for the past three seasons and was the play-by-play voice for the Superior RoughRiders of the Western Hockey League. He has provided play-by-play for various other sports including football, basketball, baseball and volleyball events. Since 2015, Tolle has been the voice of Colorado School of Mines Athletics having called football, men's and women's basketball and soccer. He previously wrote for SB Nation.

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