EAST LANSING – What would a "measuring stick" performance for Michigan State football against Notre Dame look like before Big Ten play begins the following week?
Pat Fitzgerald countered with a more existential question.
"Can you define what that means?" the first-year coach said Monday, Sept. 14. "I don't know what that means. It's like 'guns ablazing.' What does that mean?"
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The term was then defined as what – beyond a win – are the two or three things he wants to see from the 2-0 Spartans as they take the road for the first time to face the No. 3 Irish (2-0). But Fitzgerald's attention wasn't even on traveling to the college football mecca in South Bend, Indiana.

#first #east

The Big Ten has announced the kickoff time for Nebraska's Big Ten opener. The Huskers will face the Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing, MI, on Saturday, Sept. 26, with kickoff at 4 p.m. CT.
The game will air on BTN for the second straight week, as this week's matchup with North Dakota will also air on BTN. Apart from Nebraska's Black Friday game against the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Huskers' remaining Big Ten kickoff times have yet to be announced.
The Big Ten opener will be the 15th game between the Huskers and the Spartans. Nebraska leads the series 10-4 and won the last meeting 38-27 in Lincoln in 2025.
Nebraska returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 19, when the Huskers host North Dakota. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. CT and will air on BTN.
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#Nebraska #sept #north #dakota

EAST LANSING — Michigan State coach Pat Fitzgerald thinks he may have his most important defensive player back for next week's game against Notre Dame.
In his postgame press conference after a 35-7 win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 12, Fitzgerald said that starting middle linebacker Jordan Hall was not cleared for the game by medical personnel but could be available for Week 3's rivalry game in South Bend.
"Jordan was really close playing today," Fitzgerald said. "Medical team told us that he was not cleared here late in the week. We made that decision collectively together to make sure that we think about his health, safety, and well-being. And I expect if we practice tomorrow that he'll be ready to go."
Hall made 88 tackles last season to lead Michigan State's defense and is a two-time captain. The senior made four tackles in 25 snaps in Week 1's win over Toledo but came on and off the field with a right elbow injury sustained on the second drive of the season. He walked into Spartan Stadium on Saturday with a brace on that right arm.
MSU LB Jordan Hall with a brace on his right elbow as he takes the Spartan Walk.

Saw him wince on a couple of handshakes. We’ll see how he looks in warmups.detroitnews pic.twitter.com/qklOKEfVbs

#game #spartan

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Cam Edwards rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns and Alessio Milivojevic tossed two touchdown passes Saturday to help Michigan State to a 35-7 victory over Eastern Michigan.
The Spartans (2-0) broke away from a close game at the start of the third quarter with two quick touchdowns. Edwards ran for 2 yards on the first score and Milivojevic threw a 38-yard pass to Charles Taplin to put Michigan State up 28-7. Jazium Patterson also added 7-yard score midway through the fourth quarter.
Milivojevic completed 12 of 20 passes for 170 yards as the Spartans outgained the Eagles (1-2) 472-219.
Michigan State took a 14-7 halftime lead on Milivojevic's 18-yard touchdown pass to Fredrick Moore and Edwards' 1-yard run.
The Spartans led 14-0 after Edwards scored with 8:45 left in the second quarter, but Eastern Michigan responded with a 78-yard drive. Noah Kim scored on a 4-yard run with 1:50 remaining. The Eagles (1-2) were able to move the ball throughout the half but struggled to convert drives.

#michigan

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan State University Board of Trustees officially approved Dan Bartholomae as the school's new athletic director during its meeting on Friday.
Bartholomae comes to MSU from Western Michigan University, where he was the athletic director since 2022.
"The future of college athletics will belong to institutions that embrace innovation while remaining grounded in their mission," MSU President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., said in a release "At Michigan State, that mission is clear: to provide our student-athletes with an experience that prepares them to compete at the highest levels, earn a world-class education and become leaders who make a difference long after their playing days are over. Dan shares that commitment and has the experience, vision and values to lead Spartan Athletics into its next era. We are excited to start this next chapter with him as our leader."
The terms of the contract are unclear. Bartholomae's August 2025 contract with Western Michigan includes a $5.1 million buyout, partly offset by a $3.95 million buyout Michigan State negotiated with Kentucky over J Batt's departure.
Western Michigan won 37 total conference championships and made 35 NCAA postseason appearances during Bartholomae's tenure, and its men's hockey team won the 2025 NCAA championship. He also had success as a fundraiser during his time in Kalamazoo, where he led record-breaking fundraising efforts. Michigan State in a previous news release highlighted that the average annual giving increased by 473% under his tenure, while the number of unique donors increased by 105%.

#university #director

HASLETT, Mich. (WLNS) – A battle throughout the night ended with the Quakers of Lansing Eastern taking down Haslett on the pitch, 1-0. With the win over the Vikings, the Quakers remain unbeaten on the season (8-0-3).
Both goalies came up with major saves in the first half and in the last 40 minutes, the Quakers would begin to control the tempo, which led to the only goal of the game scored by Motoki Kalenga in the 67th minute.
"Things broke open in the second half," said Lansing Eastern soccer coach Luke Kane. "I think we were controlling the tempo and possession, so we knew we were going to get one eventually. We've been in a lot of these one-nothing games, very, very close games, tie games but I knew my guys would be up to it."
Kane says his team has some big goals this season including winning their league, whichever CAAC Cup they are competing for and working to claim the first district **** le in program history and he believes his team is headed in the right direction.
Lansing Eastern is back in action on September 12th when they face Holt.

#quakers #eastern #games #haslett

EAST LANSING – Alessio Milivojevic took a knee to run out the clock. Wide receiver Rodney Bullard Jr. gave his quarterback a quick hug and pat on the helmet.
It was a victorious opener for Michigan State football thanks a few big plays by that duo. Yet the Spartans' offense struggled to find the end zone for much of their 30-20 victory over Toledo on Friday, Sept. 4, despite giving itself plenty of opportunities to score more.
Eliminating the "self-inflicted wounds," coach Pat Fitzgerald said, is among the primary fixes for his new team between game 1 and 2.
COACH SPEAK: Michigan State football seeing early returns from toughness tests
"We gotta finish drives," Fitzgerald said during his weekly press conference on Monday. "The football gods will not allow you to kick field goals and win a lot of games the way we just did."

#wide

EAST LANSING – Alessio Milivojevic took a knee to run out the clock. Wide receiver Rodney Bullard Jr. gave his quarterback a quick hug and pat on the helmet.
It was a victorious opener for Michigan State football thanks a few big plays by that duo. Yet the Spartans' offense struggled to find the end zone for much of their 30-20 victory over Toledo on Friday, Sept. 4, despite giving themselves plenty of opportunities to score more.
Eliminating the "self-inflicted wounds," coach Pat Fitzgerald said, is among the primary fixes for his new team between game 1 and 2.
COACH SPEAK: Michigan State football seeing early returns from toughness tests
"We gotta finish drives," Fitzgerald said during his weekly press conference on Monday. "The football gods will not allow you to kick field goals and win a lot of games the way we just did."

#Football #fitzgerald #alessio #wide

EAST LANSING – Alessio Milivojevic took a knee to run out the clock. Wide receiver Rodney Bullard Jr. gave his quarterback a quick hug and pat on the helmet.
It was a victorious opener for Michigan State football thanks a few big plays by that duo. Yet the Spartans' offense struggled to find the end zone for much of their 30-20 victory over Toledo on Friday, Sept. 4, despite giving themselves plenty of opportunities to score more.
Eliminating the "self-inflicted wounds," coach Pat Fitzgerald said, is among the primary fixes for his new team between game 1 and 2.
COACH SPEAK: Michigan State football seeing early returns from toughness tests
"We gotta finish drives," Fitzgerald said during his weekly press conference on Monday. "The football gods will not allow you to kick field goals and win a lot of games the way we just did."

#michigan #fitzgerald

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is seeking to appear more moderate to voters while, at the same time, maintaining ties to individuals who take positions far to the left of anything he publicly endorses.
Since launching his Senate bid in April 2025, El-Sayed has distanced himself from a number of positions he had previously held and scrubbed much of his left-wing pre-campaign content from the internet. He has also repeatedly insisted that he is "not a socialist."
While attempting to convince voters that characterizations of him as a left-wing ideologue are inaccurate, El-Sayed has appeared at campaign events with and accepted endorsements from a range of political allies and supporters with controversial records or views.
El-sayed's Hasan Piker Problem Follows Him To Dem Convention As Jewish Voters Break Ranks
U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed speaks at the Michigan Democratic Party convention, on Aug. 29, 2026, in Lansing.

#democratic

Michigan State is looking to keep its five-year season-opening win streak alive Friday night as the Pat Fitzgerald era begins. However, Toledo will not be a pushover, as the Rockets have been competitive in the MAC for the past decade-plus and haven't had a losing record since 2009.
Matchup: Toledo Rockets at Michigan State Spartans
Kickoff: Friday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m. ET
Where: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing
Watch: FS1

#michigan #toledo #however #matchup

The start of the 2026 college football season looks like a wet one. So as rain and storms pound Michigan, how might Michigan State's opener against Toledo be impacted?
Fans travelling to Spartan Stadium should expect a damp pregame and tailgating experience on Friday, Sept. 4, but the good news is the weather appears set for clearing up by kickoff.
As of 11 a.m. Friday, AccuWeather forecasted at least a 50% chance of rain through 4 p.m., but the numbers go down the later you go into the evening. For the 8 p.m. kick against Toledo, AccuWeather gives it a 34% chance of precipitation in East Lansing.
Of course, rain can be chalked up as football weather. What fans really don't want to see is lightning, as every instance of a lightning strike within an eight-mile radius invokes an immediate 30-minute delay. Play does not resume until a full half-hour passes without a recorded strike.
The Weather Channel forecasts isolated thunderstorms around the 6 p.m. hour, but neither AccuWeather nor Weather Channel forecast any thunderstorms after 8 p.m.

#Rain #michigan #Friday #channel

Michigan State football is back in action tonight and if you're heading to the stadium, here is your game day guide for the day.
The Spartans will open the 2026 season on Friday in a home game from Spartan Stadium against the Toledo Rockets of the Mid-American Conference. This will mark the first game under new head coach Pat Fitzgerald, who is bringing back plenty of excitement to Michigan State football among the fanbase. Now, he'll look to bring that same excitement to the field.
For fans planning to attend the game and be in East Lansing, Mich. today, Michigan State has released a full game day guide and timeline. Game day festivities will begin well before kickoff with parking lots for tailgating opening as early as 11 a.m. ET in some places. All lots will be open by 2 p.m. ET.
Fan pregame events will begin with the Meijer Fan Fest at 5 p.m. ET, which leads into the Team Spartan Walk at 5:40 p.m. ET. Stadium gates will open by 6:30 p.m. ET and kick off will follow not to long after officially set at 8:05 p.m. ET.
Click on the social media post below to see the complete game day guide from Michigan State:

#stadium #back

EAST LANSING — When you don't make the postseason in college football, when you're changing coaches every couple of years, offseasons are long. There's the full nine months of waiting for another shot.
But really it's worse than that. Because the joy of the season was stolen, too. And a college campus that's not getting any joy from football is missing some of its oxygen.
This week, this Friday night, as Michigan State's football team gets set to go again, is the one time for players, coaches and fans that never loses its vitality. You can feel it — even the pessimists privately talk themselves into a little hope.
And for players and coaches, that stadium, that sideline, competing …
"The best way that I would tell you, it makes you feel alive," new MSU offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan said this week of calling a game.

#coaches #players #feel #michigan

East Lansing — Michigan State could win enough games to earn a bowl bid in Pat Fitzgerald's first year at the helm. The Spartans could also finish worse than they did last season.
Heading into Friday's opener against Toledo, one thinks Michigan State's offense might be a little better with a retooled offensive line and a star running back in Cam Edwards. One thinks the defense will benefit from having Jordan Hall and Nikai Martinez running the show, and a crop of adequate starters who are healthy. However, ***** ody knows until pads start cracking, crowds start roaring and TV networks cram as many ads as they can into mandatory commercial breaks. I think even Fitzgerald is curious to see just what he has on his hands once his guys line up against somebody else.
With a roster full of transfers and a new coaching staff leading the way, what exactly Michigan State has to work with this season is unknown — especially compared to the rest of the Big Ten. And it's that comparison where things have gotten tricky for the Spartans in four straight losing seasons.
The great challenge for MSU has been to make some noise in conference play, in which it is 9-27 the past four years and went 1-8 last season. It's a bleak record for a program that once put fear into opponents who walked into Spartan Stadium and proceeded to crawl out. Fitzgerald's task is to make this program scary again. Frightening to some, that process might take some time — longer than some may be willing to wait.
Where Michigan State benefits this season is its schedule. Five of its opponents are ranked in the bottom half of USA Today's preseason Big Ten poll. Likewise, using that poll the Spartans tie for the fourth weakest schedule behind Penn State, Illinois and UCLA. That doesn't consider travel nor the usual attrition of injuries, but it does show that there are a lot of what should be winnable games.

#state #last #line #running

EAST LANSING – To say Pat Fitzgerald has a big personality would be an understatement.
Michigan State's new football coach has some big jokes, too.
Fitzgerald twice took lighthearted jabs at lightning rod LSU coach Lane Kiffin during his debut radio show on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
The first came when offensive lineman Conner Moore joined the broadcast with Fitzgerald, host Dalton Shetler and former MSU running back Jehuu Caulcrick. Shetler listed a bunch of superlatives for Moore, a senior who played a team-high 765 snaps last season for the Spartans and was fifth in the Big Ten with an 80.4 run blocking grade after arriving from Montana State.
"Should we keep going with showering with praise?" Shelter asked Fitzgerald.

#moore #coach #michigan

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, apologized to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus on Saturday for comments he made after an attack on a synagogue in March, which he tied to Israel's actions in the Middle East.
"My comments may have been misconstrued to justify something I did not mean to justify," El-Sayed told reporters after he addressed the caucus at a party convention in Lansing. "To anyone who feels like my comments might have been hurtful, I'm really sorry. That was not my intention."
El-Sayed's apology was his latest attempt to unify Democrats after a bitter primary where he defeated U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens. He's eager to push past a series of controversies involving allegations of antisemitism, including his ****** ociation with controversial commentator Hasan Piker. He faces Republican nominee Mike Rogers in a race that will help determine control of the Senate.
In March, a man attacked Temple Israel synagogue in a Detroit suburb, ramming his car into the building and opening fire on a security guard before dying by suicide. The man, Ayman Mohammad Ghazali, had lost four relatives in an Israeli airstrike on Lebanon the week prior.
In a video response at the time, El-Sayed condemned the attack and added that "hurt people hurt people," a reference to what happened to Ghazali's family. Critics accused El-Sayed of justifying Ghazali's actions.

#sayed #synagogue

The opening night of Week 1 high school football action is in the books.
And the action continues with a few other Greater Lansing teams in action Friday, Aug. 28. Follow along for updates as Leslie, Stockbridge, Pewamo-Westphalia, Fowler, Olivet and others get their seasons started.
As you check those scores, be sure to look at our coverage from Thursday, Aug. 27 action below.

#week #pewamo #westphalia

EAST LANSING — A Michigan State football player is being investigated for ****** ual ****** ault, according to a police report obtained by The Detroit News.
Allegations have been made against Nick Sharpe, an offensive lineman, over a July 17 incident at his apartment in East Lansing, but he has not been charged in the matter. The victim's name was redacted in the police report, but it does list the woman as a resident of Dallas, Texas.
Sharpe, 23, did not respond to a request for comment, nor did he respond after The Detroit News left a message with his family. Michigan State did not have an immediate comment when reached by The News.
According to the police report that lists the alleged offense as third-degree criminal ****** ual conduct, the woman says she flew to Detroit on July 17 and took an Uber to Sharpe's apartment, where she says she entered his room to watch a movie.
The two began kissing, and Sharpe allegedly began touching her genitalia. She claims she told him to stop, but he continued. He only ceased when she started performing oral ****** on him, she says, which she consented to due to nervousness. Sharpe recorded her during the act. She slept in Sharpe's bedroom that night while he slept on the couch because he "could not control himself." She returned home to Dallas the next day.

#east

LANSING — Here is quick reaction from **** ton's season-opening road rout of Everett at Archie Ross Memorial Stadium.
WILLIE BROWN, **** TON — The senior has attracted college interest and showed his abilities on both offense and defense while scoring the first two touchdowns of the game. He has a TD reception on a fourth down play to cap a strong opening drive for the J-Dubbs. Brown added an 80-yard interception return for a score in the opening half.
In a game that featured six turnovers in the opening half — three from each team — **** ton gained some separation when Abdual Carter Foreman rushed for a TD on the J-Dubbs opening drive of the second half. That touchdown stretched the J-Dubbs lead to 26-0.
The J-Dubbs ended a two-game losing streak to Everett with the season-opening win that marked the biggest for **** ton in the rivalry since a 49-7 win in 2017. **** ton also gets big bragging rights among Lansing city schools and has a shot to be champs in the city if it beats Eastern in Week 9. The victory also give the J-Dubbs some momentum entering a big Week 2 road game against Portland to open CAAC White play. Portland has been the top team in the White the last several seasons.
"We were able to just execute and just put more points on the board (Thursday against Everett), but facing Portland, it requires a lot more discipline than we played with today. We had quite a few mental errors, a lot of flags thrown. We've got to be extremely disciplined. I know I've said that word a lot, but that's what it really takes to beat a team like that." — **** ton coach Willie Dillard

#dubbs

An Ohio defensive lineman in the 2028 recruiting class has announced his intentions to take a game day visit to Michigan State this year. Via social media, Tatum Hill shared that he will be in East Lansing on Sept. 26 for the Spartans home matchup with Nebraska.
Hill, a 6-foot-1, 285-pound defensive line man is a native of Hillard, Ohio. He plays his high school football for Pickerington North in a highly competitive area of football in the state of Ohio.
He currently does not have a ranking, or an offer from Michigan State, but after a big sophomore season, he is on the radar for teams to monitor heading into this fall. He was named as a top defensive lineman to watch for this 2026 season.
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#ohio

Four years after David "Mad Dog" DeMarco left the Lansing airwaves, he's back with a television show and podcast, both through WLNS.
DeMarco, who hosted a sports talk radio show in Lansing for 26 years before leaving town in 2022, has returned with a regular podcast and weekly TV show, both ***** led "Beyond the Playbook, with Dave 'Mad Dog' DeMarco".
The television show airs at 6 p.m. Sundays on WLAJ and at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays on WLNS. He's taped seven episodes so far. The podcast, also from the WLNS studios, also drops once a week.
DeMarco, 66, described plans for the TV show as "Carson-esque" in its style, each show with a guest that he interviews. The podcast "is more Mad Dog-ish than anything," he said. Those who used to listen to his radio show on WVFN 730-AM will understand what that means in terms of listening experience.
DeMarco and his wife, Carole, left Lansing in 2022 for Cedar Bluff, Alabama, building a home next to his brother and sister-in-law. There, DeMarco worked in radio news at WEIS.

#years #left

EAST LANSING – Rodney Bullard Jr. gave Pat Fitzgerald the first victory of his Michigan State football career, even before his Spartans coaching debut.
It's a chance for the senior wide receiver to play the game he loves for one more year.
MSU's compliance department received word Monday, Aug. 24, that the NCAA reconsidered Bullard's appeal for an extra year and overturned its previous decision that rendered him ineligible. Fitzgerald learned about it on the field shortly before the practice as the Spartans were stretching, informing Bullard in front of his teammates.
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The decision comes three days before Bullard and his attorneys were set to take college sports' governing body to court while seeking a "preliminary and permanent" injunction and "a temporary restraining order (if necessary)." That preliminary show-cause hearing was scheduled for Thursday in the 30th Circuit Court in Lansing.

#bullard #spartans #court

Outdoor high school volleyball was played in Greater Lansing for the first time on Thursday, Aug. 20 when Lansing Catholic hosted the Volley Turf Takeover at Cougar Stadium. The event was inspired by East Grand Rapids, which has hosted outdoor volleyball games at its football stadium the last three seasons.
Williamston recorded a four-set win over Portland in the opener, winning by scores of 25-21, 17-25, 27-25 and 26-24. Lansing Catholic recorded a four-set victory over DeWitt in the finale.
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Williamston, Lansing Catholic record wins in Volley Turf Takeover

#catholic #williamston

LG Energy Solution has started production at its new battery manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan, as the South Korean company expands its North American supply base for both energy storage systems and electric vehicles.
The 226-acre plant is designed to reach more than 35 gigawatt-hours of annual battery production capacity at full scale. LG Energy Solution said it has invested more than $2 billion in the facility since 2022 and expects employment to increase from about 900 workers currently to 1,700 at full production.
The Lansing plant will manufacture lithium iron phosphate, or LFP, cells for energy storage applications as well as higher-energy-density nickel-manganese-cobalt, or NMC, cells for electric vehicles.
The LFP cells will be integrated into utility-scale and commercial storage systems by LG Energy Solution Vertech, the company's U.S. energy storage business. Michigan utility DTE Energy will be among the customers using Lansing-produced batteries for future energy storage projects.
The expansion comes as U.S. electricity demand is rising, driven in part by data centers, manufacturing and broader electrification, increasing demand for grid-scale storage that can help utilities balance electricity supply and consumption.

#storage #scale #michigan #Manufacturing

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) - Four area high school volleyball teams got their season started in a unique way on Thursday night, playing outdoor matches on Lansing Catholic's football field as part of the first annual "Volleyturf Takeover."
The concept of outdoor volleyball matches has grown in popularity ever since the Nebraska Cornhuskers drew 92,000 people to an outdoor volleyball match at Memorial Stadium in 2023.
Similar events have popped up around the country in recent years, including the "Rally on Reed's" at East Grand Rapids High School in West Michigan.
But Thursday night's event was the first time the concept has been tried in the Lansing area, and strong crowds came out to support two matches, Portland vs. Williamston and DeWitt vs. Lansing Catholic.
Williamston defeated Portland 3-1 in the first match, while Lansing Catholic topped DeWitt _-_ in the nightcap.

#outdoor

Detroit Free Press beat writer Chris Solari and Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch discuss Michigan State's hiring of Dan Bartholomae as the Spartans' new athletic director and their initial impressions of the former Western Michigan AD. Plus, football and hoops talk.
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#detroit

Seven first-team selections are among 27 Section 4 players who have been chosen to the New York State Sports Writers **** ociation all-state baseball team for the 2026 season.
The first-team picks from the Elmira, Corning, Ithaca and greater Binghamton regions:
Aedan Palmer, Elmira, senior: Earning first-team honors in Class AAA was senior outfielder/pitcher Aedan Palmer, who was a third-team all-state pick last season. Palmer helped the Express repeat as Section 4 Class AAA champion and posted a 6-2 pitching record with a 1.50 ERA, 85 strikeouts, and 30 hits allowed in 51 1/3 innings. The left-hander tossed three one-hitters and is a LeMoyne College commit.
Nolan Stark, Oneonta, senior: Stark was a repeat first-team all-state selection in Class B. He helped the Yellowjackets to a third consecutive Section 4 **** le and the Southern Tier Athletic Conference tournament championship. Stark batted .414 with seven homers, seven triples, 19 stolen bases, 31 RBIs, and 31 runs. On the mound, he went 9-1 with a 0.75 ERA and two no-hitters that included a perfect game. Stark committed to UNC-Wilmington for baseball.
Dasch Benson, Lansing, senior: Benson, a first-team Class B pick, batted .540 with 14 doubles and two homers while earning Interscholastic Athletic Conference South Large School Division Most Valuable Player honors. His pitching numbers included a 5-1 record, a 1.27 ERA, 76 strikeouts, and two no-hitters.

#first

Michigan State basketball is in the mix for a point guard in the 2027 recruiting class and has pegged Antonio Pemberton as their main guy.
Pemberton, a 6-foot-1 guard from Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, is ranked as the No. 34 overall player and the No. 6 point guard in the 2027 class. He is a standout for Masters Academy International and has garnered a ton of attention in the collegiate ranks.
Now, according to reports circulating the recruiting world, Pemberton has scheduled his official visits, and Michigan State will be getting one of those visits. He will be headed to East Lansing for grind week, where Spartans of the past come back to East Lansing for a week of practice and get togethers.
Tennessee: August 21st-23rd
Kansas: August 28th-30th

#guard #recruiting

Wide receiver Rodney Bullard Jr. is taking the NCAA to court to get a season of eligibility back to play for Michigan State football this fall.
Bullard's attorney, William H. Horton, filed for a "preliminary and permanent" injunction and "a temporary restraining order (if necessary)" in 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County on Monday, Aug. 17, on Bullard's behalf, according to court documents.
A preliminary show cause hearing in front of Judge Wanda Stokes will be held Aug. 27 in Lansing at the 30th Circuit Court, per court records. MSU opens its season Sept. 4 against Toledo at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.
A message left Tuesday for Horton was not immediately returned.
Bullard is a graduate student at MSU. Horton – a Troy-based attorney with the firm Giarmarco, Mullins and Horton – argued in his filing that the NCAA violated its rules by determining that Bullard is not eligible to play for MSU this season "because he used up his four years of eligibility by being a full-time student in the fall of 2021" at Valdosta State in his home state of Georgia. Horton countered that Bullard was a part-time student in the fall of 2021.

#horton #bullard #ncaa #lansing