Tag: Darien Tipps-Clemons

  • LB Darien Tipps-Clemons indicates plan to transfer

    One day before the start of spring practice, Michigan State appears to have lost another player amid offseason attrition.Darien Tipps-Clemons, a true freshman linebacker, on Monday, tweeted a photo of a letter from the university’s compliance department granting other schools permission to contact him regarding a potential transfer. He also wrote, “Thank you MSU staff and University.”

    Source: MLive.com

  • Next Generation: Michigan State signee Darien Tipps-Clemons puts premium on loyalty he found in Spartans

    Darien Tipps-Clemons relaxes inside the training room at Piqua High School’s Alexander Stadium, leaning against the table on which he has lain in pain several times before. “We’ve spent a lot of time together,” Katie Smith, Piqua’s athletic trainer for 16 years, says to him. For better or worse. The two have grown close during his four years in high school, and he’s happy for that. But injuries have been the cause.

    Source: Land of 10

  • Darien Clemons driven by friends, family

    Darien Clemons? Sounds good. Darien Tipps-Clemons? No problem. Darien Tipps? He has never gone by that name, but sure. Tipps-Clemons (that’s what his Michigan State jersey will say, so we’ll go with that) knows what matters to him and doesn’t dwell on the rest. The Piqua High linebacker and MSU signee doesn’t care by which last name to refer to him. He won’t debate you on politics, and he’ll shrug about your religious beliefs.

    Source: Land of 10

  • Freshmen who could see the field for Michigan State football this fall

    Josiah Scott became one of the spring game stars. Hunter Rison and Jack Camper both gave fans a sneak peek at their skills as well. Those were Michigan State’s three early enrollees. But the Spartans could be counting on a few more true freshmen to help rebound from last year’s 3-9 debacle.

    Source: Detroit Free Press

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  • Trieu: Top Michigan State recruits driven by common goal

    Upon retiring from the NFL, Blaise Winter began speaking at clinics and helping schools with defensive line technique. One of the schools he worked with from approximately 2005-08 was Michigan State. In 2005, his son Donovan was only 6, but his father’s stories about working with the Spartans stuck with him. He decided at an early age that he wanted to be a Spartan.

    Source: Detroit News