Michigan State named its captains on Monday afternoon, anointing three players for the role in Week One: junior wide receiver Jalen Nailor, graduate senior defensive end Drew Beesley and senior safety Xavier Henderson.
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Michigan State named its captains on Monday afternoon, anointing three players for the role in Week One: junior wide receiver Jalen Nailor, graduate senior defensive end Drew Beesley and senior safety Xavier Henderson.
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Drew Beesley has already spent five seasons at Michigan State and earned a degree. The defensive end went from walk-on to scholarship player, from seldom used to starter. That’s a journey most don’t make and Beesley isn’t done. The NCAA gave all fall sports athletes an additional season of eligibility and Beesley is taking it to return as a sixth-year senior.“I had talked to my family and my teammates,” he said, “and I just made a choice that I thought was best for me.”
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Redshirt junior cornerback Shakur Brown was named to the first team by the coaches and the second team by the media, while senior linebacker Antjuan Simmons was named to the second team by the media and the third team by the coaches. Redshirt senior defensive end Drew Beesley was an honorable mention choice by both the coaches and media.
Learn what it takes to go from walk on to scholarship athlete from MSU Football player, Drew Beesley, hear from Taiyier Parks about how she’s grown in her role on the MSU Women’s Basketball team, and watch some Men’s and Women’s Basketball highlights from the previous week’s games.
Who would have thought, more than four years ago as Drew Beesley contemplated turning down a full scholarship for football to become a walk-on at the school he’d always wanted to play, that he’d be on the verge of being a starter for that team.
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Raequan Williams’ eyes lit up Tuesday when asked about Drew Beesley. Beesley, a junior defensive end, had three solo tackles in a fourth-quarter spell during Michigan State’s 31-10 win over Northwestern last weekend, playing in relief of Kenny Willekes and Jacub Panasiuk. His teammates were thrilled.
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Three Spartans who helped and hurt their stock in No. 24 Michigan State’s 16-13 loss at Arizona State on Saturday night.
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