Michigan State has multiple options for replacing Bachie but none who have played a lot at the position because he rarely came off the field and the Spartans have not posted many lopsided wins during his tenure. Redshirt sophomore Noah Harvey was listed as Bachie’s backup on the latest depth chart but has not played extensively.
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For someone like Edward Warinner, not playing football was torture. His father, Ed, coached at Michigan State, won a national championship at Ohio State and is now the offensive line coach for archrival Michigan. Simply put, the younger Warinner has spent his entire life around the game. So when the redshirt freshman linebacker missed spring practice with an unspecified injury, it was one of the hardest things he has ever experienced.
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“It was funny,” Warinner said after practice on Thursday. “I laughed, I mean I was happy. It’s not a big deal. He can do his thing, I do my thing. I committed before he took the job. It’s not weird. He’s my dad, I’m as close with him as I am anybody. I love it, I think it’s fun.”
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The Spartans have seven early enrollees this spring: defensive backs Xavier Henderson and Kalon Gervin, wide receivers Julian Major and Javez Alexander, quarterback Theo Day, linebacker Edward Warinner and offensive lineman Dimitri Douglas.
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Michigan State has 20 players committed to its 2018 class, which is No. 21 in the nation according to 247Sports Composite rankings, and coach Mark Dantonio expects them all to sign during the new early signing period, Dec. 20-22. At least seven of them are scheduled to be early enrollees in Dimitri Douglas, four-star quarterback Theo Day, four-star defensive back Xavier Henderson, four-star cornerback Kalon Gervin, three-star wide receiver Julian Major, three-star receiver Javez Alexander and three-star linebacker Edward Warinner. They will be on campus for the start of spring classes on Jan. 8.
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Coach Mark Dantonio said in late July that he and his staff likely will aim for 20 or 21 prospects in the class. On Wednesday, we gave you our predictions for Michigan State’s 2018 class on offense. How will the Spartans fill the rest of their class on the defensive side of the ball? Here are Land of 10’s latest projections
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Warinner is a three-star inside linebacker at Olentangy Liberty High School in Powell, Ohio — just about a 30-minute drive to Ohio State University’s campus in Columbus.
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We still have a long way to go until 2018 National Signing Day — eight months and six days, to be exact. But it’s already been a weird cycle for in-state recruiting.
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Michigan State had been on Warinner’s radar long before the Spartans began recruiting him. His mother attended MSU, as did much of her family, which has a strong presence in Detroit. Growing up in Big Ten country — especially as the son of a Big Ten coach — meant watching a lot of Michigan State football. And the Spartans stuck out to him as he learned more.
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Edward Warinner’s football career is about to take him to the place where his parents’ story began. Warinner’s father, Ed, was a Michigan State defensive assistant coach under George Perles from 1985-86, the second of his 10 coaching stops in a three-decade career. His mother, Mary Beth, was a Michigan State alum who worked in the football office at the time. The two met, and the rest is history.
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Ohio linebacker Edward Warinner has committed to Michigan State. Warinner, a 3-star 2018 linebacker and son of current Minnesota assistant/former Ohio State OC Ed Warinner, announced his commitment Wednesday on Twitter.
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Although Michigan State offered Olentangy (Ohio) Liberty linebacker Edward Warinner this week, the Spartans have been in contact with him for quite some time. Throughout that contact, the staff, mainly linebackers coach Mike Tressel, were always honest with him about where he stood on their board and reassuring him about the process the Spartans go through before offering a recruit.
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Edward Warinner received some good news from Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio during his weekend visit to East Lansing. The Spartans have extended an offer to the 6-1, 222-pound linebacker prospect from Olentangy Liberty High School in Ohio.
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