Kickoffs and game times have become a hot topic for Michigan State in the wake of last week’s announcement that the regular-season finale against Penn State has been moved to Ford Field. And on Wednesday, the upcoming schedule for the Spartans gained even more clarity as more start times and television networks were announced by the Big Ten and its media partners.
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Former Michigan State head football coach Denny Stolz passed away on Thursday, May 25. He was 89 (1933-2023). Stolz joined the MSU staff in 1971 and served as the defensive coordinator for the final two seasons of Hall of Fame Coach Duffy Daugherty’s career before being appointed the program’s 16th head coach on Dec. 13, 1972. The Spartans were 19-13-1 in three seasons under Stolz (1973-75), including back-to-back seven-win campaigns in 1974 and 1975.
Once again, Alante Brown says he’s headed to Michigan State. The former Nebraska wide receiver announced his commitment to the Spartans on Friday, a little more than a month after entering the transfer portal. Nebraska transfer Alante Brown, a wide receiver, announced his commitment to the Spartans on Friday. Brown committed to Michigan State as part of the 2019 recruiting class but did not sign before attending St. Thomas More Prep in Connecticut. He then signed with Nebraska as part of the Cornhuskers’ 2020 class.
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“I think to move forward in making sure our department and Michigan State and Michigan State athletics are moving forward in a positive way, there’s going to be some decisions that not everyone agrees with,” Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller said Thursday on The Drive with Jack podcast. “And I understand that and I’m comfortable with making those decisions if the process to get to those decisions is rational and not reckless.”
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Thanksgiving weekend will be full of action at Detroit’s Ford Field, with Spartan Football joining the Detroit Lions and MHSAA (Michigan High School Athletic Association) for four straight days of football. In collaboration with the Big Ten Conference and the conference’s broadcast partners, Michigan State will close the 2023 regular season by hosting Penn State at Ford Field in a primetime showcase on NBC, and streaming on Peacock, on Friday, Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Mark Diethorn, 37, is a caffeine-guzzling self-starter who never played college football. Now, he’s tasked with stabilizing Michigan State.
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Michigan State will apparently both open and close the 2023 regular season on a Friday. The Spartans will host the Nittany Lions on Black Friday, Nov. 24, according to a Sunday report by ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
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Mel Tucker went back to the portal and his familiarity with a player for an addition, but lost a potential corner on the same day. Michigan State football added its 15th inbound transfer for the 2023 season Wednesday as defensive tackle Jalen Sami announced he would join the Spartans this fall.
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Michigan State just lost the highest-rated player in its next recruiting class. Jamari Howard, a 2024 four-star cornerback from Westland Hialeah High School in Florida, announced his decommitment from the Spartans via social media on Saturday. He had been committed to Michigan State since September.
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Michigan State continues to be active in the NCAA Transfer Portal. On Saturday, the Spartans added former TCU cornerback Kee’Yon Stewart. In four years as a contributor in Fort Worth, Stewart accumulated 46 tackles, 10 PBUs, 1 interception, and 1 forced fumble. Stewart is believed to currently be on an official visit to Michigan State this weekend, which went well enough for him to commit while on campus.
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Payton Thorne has been in the transfer portal for less than a week and he’s already found a new home. On Friday, it was reported that the former Michigan State quarterback is officially an Auburn Tiger.
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According to a report from Audrey Dahlgren, Coleman had a sit-down meeting with Tucker on Monday potentially to talk about options or even a return. No one knows the official context of the meeting, but it seems like a good sign that the two are still in contact after his last-minute announcement.
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While Payton Thorne and Keon Coleman made waves across Spartan nation, making the decision to transfer out of the program, Charles Brantley ended up being the final nail in the coffin. Brantley was the third Spartan to enter the transfer portal on Sunday, putting the icing on the cake. Fortunately for Spartan fans, Brantley has made the decision to withdraw his name from the NCAA transfer portal and he is coming back home to East Lansing.
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A third Michigan State football starter entered the transfer portal, this time on defense. Starting cornerback Charles Brantley joined quarterback Payton Thorne and wide receiver Keon Coleman in submitting their names into the portal Sunday, the Free Press confirmed
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Two major developments have taken place today, after a busy weekend in Michigan State football news. Michigan State football quarterback Payton Thorne has entered the portal, and so has wide receiver phenom Keon Coleman, according to a report from Justin Thind of 247Sports. Interestingly, Thind also reported that Coleman had made this decision last week, but the transfer of Thorne might actually be a big step towards keeping Coleman in East Lansing,
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One of the most prolific passes in Michigan State football history appears prepared to leave the program. Payton Thorne entered the NCAA transfer portal Sunday as a graduate transfer, a program spokesman confirmed. He has been the Spartans’ starting quarterback the past two seasons, going 16-10 since his first start at the end of the 2020 season, and he guided MSU to an 11-2 season in 2021 with a Peach Bowl victory over Pitt.
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Jarrett Horst already got drafted once this year, just not where he had hoped. Now, the Michigan State football left tackle gets to pursue his dream of becoming an NFL player as an undrafted free agent. Horst was among the first Spartans to agree to deals with teams following Saturday evening’s conclusion of the seven-round, 259-pick NFL draft, according to NFLDraftDiamonds.com.
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Michigan State graduate transfer cornerback Ameer Speed was selected in the sixth round (No. 214 overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots on Saturday, April 29. Speed is the third Spartan chosen in this year’s NFL Draft (WR Jayden Reed, second round, No. 50 overall, Packers; P Bryce Baringer, sixth round, No. 192 overall, Patriots).
Add another chapter to Bryce Baringer’s improbable journey from the couch to an All-American punter for Michigan State football. NFL draftee. Baringer was selected in the sixth round of the NFL draft by the New England Patriots with the 192nd overall pick. He was the first punter taken in this year’s draft.
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While NFL teams were busy Friday adding to their rosters during the second day of the draft, Michigan State was adding to its depth through the transfer portal. It came in the form of Cincinnati safety Armorion Smith, who was a member of the 2021 recruiting class out of River Rouge. After redshirting his first season, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound Smith had 20 tackles in 12 games last fall.
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