EAST LANSING, Mich.  - Michigan State wide receiver DeAnthony Arnett has been granted a waiver to play this season.
 
      The NCAA's decision was disclosed Thursday by Spartans coach Mark Dantonio. It means Arnett won't have to sit out a season after transferring from Tennessee to be closer to his ailing father. Arnett is from Saginaw, Mich.
 
      Arnett had 24 receptions, the second-highest total for a true freshman at Tennessee, for 242 yards and two touchdowns last year.
 
      The NCAA previously granted Arkansas running back Broderick Green a waiver to play in 2009 without missing a season after transferring from USC to move closer to his ailing grandmother.