Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images michigan-state-spring-football-showcase-live-blog Your Spring Football fix is here! Michigan State’s football team is taking to the field in Spartans stadium for some offense vs. defense action. The “Showcase” will featured four 10-minute quarters with clocks running and game-like scenarios. Game Time: Saturday, April 20th at 2pm (US East Coast Time) Watch the game: Streaming Live on BTN-Plus at 2:00pm and on tape delay on BTN at 4:00pm Game Preview: Read the preview here Comment and Follow Live Below! Debate Points/Things to Watch: What would make this event a ..read more

Matthew O’Haren-USA TODAY Sports Coach Izzo stated fairly definitively that senior point guard AJ Hoggard is not returning to Michigan State next year, even if he comes back to college. Michigan State men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo stated that senior point guard AJ Hoggard is not returning to the Spartans next year. Speaking on Staudt on Sports on AM-730 in Lansing, Izzo stated, “AJ’s looking to make a pro career. He could go back to college. It wouldn’t be here.” The statement from Izzo comes while Hoggard is preparing to take part in the Portsmouth Invitational. The event is designed to sho ..read more

Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK It’s not a formal game, but score will be kept in an offensive vs defense showdown. Michigan State Football will be taking to Spartan Stadium for some actual football this weekend. The Spring game had devolved into a glorified practice with some drills under former Coach Mel Tucker. After the team’s practice on Tuesday, new head coach Jonathan Smith promised this experience will have a more game-like atmosphere. “It’ll be a little bit offense and defense. But the clocks going to run, trying to create a game-like atmosphere for most of it ..read more

Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK The transfer portal gives and takes for the women’s basketball team. Michigan State’s women’s basketball program got a big upgrade through the transfer portal this week: Grace VanSlooten. VanSlooten may only measure 6’3”, but she plays bigger and will add some front court power to the Spartans. VanSlooten was the leading scorer on a disappointing Oregon squad last year. She averaged 15 points and 7.1 rebounds while starting all 31 games for the Ducks. Across her two years at Oregon, the versatile forward was given All-PAC-12 honorable mentio ..read more

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Could MSU get their first new player soon? We knew this was going to be an offseason full of intrigue and suspense, not to mention massive consequences, for Tom Izzo’s program. The Spartans are seeing their top two scorers from last season, Tyson Walker and Malike Hall, departing as they are out of eligibility. The starting PG, AJ Hoggard, has probably played his last game for MSU, though no official announcements have been made on that subject. It should be remembered that Hoggard tested the draft process a year ago before deciding to come back for his se ..read more

Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports March Madness is over, but Michigan State has some lessons it could learn from the final four participants.  March Madness is over and it’s time for the offseason speculation to get fully underway. For most Michigan State fans this means dreaming of next year’s freshman class; stressing over the impact the transfer portal will have on the roster; and pontificating about the changes the Spartans need to make to get back on a national championship path. As the offseason kicks off, let’s take a moment to look at a few key lessons this year’s Final Four can teach u ..read more

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images And I have mixed feelings about it I could not bring myself to put a picture of this article’s subject as the lead photo of this article, simply because it would be someone in um paraphernalia. Reports came out yesterday that Tom Izzo would be interviewing current um assistant coach Saddi Washington for the vacancy on his staff left by the departure of Mark Montgomery. On the one hand, this could be a solid hire. Saddi has been a part of the staff for a few respectable coaches... and one horrible one. He began his coaching career in the high school ranks a ..read more

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images TOC would like to salute the real winner of March Madness Good afternoon everyone. Hope you all are having a great day. But you know who is having a better day than the rest of you? That would be none other than the winner of the 2024 The Only Brackets competition: Sparty Party. Mr. Party wisely envisioned an NCAA Championship Game where UConn would take down Purdue. In addition to his earlier projections of the tournament field, Sparty Party’s excellent picking placed him in the 98.8th percentile of all espn.com brackets. As his prize, Sparty Party now ..read more

Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK March Madness comes to an end in the final between a Big Ten powerhouse and a Big East’s team looking to repeat. Big Ten foe Purdue is taking on Big East powerhouse (and defending national champion) UConn tonight. The matchup sees two seven footers face off in the national title game for the first time since 1984. Purdue’s Zach Edey is a well known problem for Spartan fans, but UConn’s 7’2” Donovan Clingan is a beast. This game should be exciting start to finish. Game Time: Monday, April 8th at 9:20pm (US East Coast Time) Watch the game: TBS (Simulcas ..read more

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