Michigan State football has landed their second commitment of the 2025 recruiting class. Just five days after securing their first commitment in quarterback Leo Hannan, the Spartans picked up another big recruiting win when 3-star linebacker Charles White announced his pledge to the Spartans. White is the No. 14 ranked player in the state of Michigan by 247Sports, and their No. 605 ranked player overall in the 2025 class. 110% committed pic.twitter.com/2FmBOMIS3J — Charles (DJ) white 3LB 2025 (@Charlesdj_white) April 27, 2024 Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on Twitter, and like our ..read more

Michigan State football lost a former 4-star wide receiver a few days ago, or so they thought. Antonio Gates Jr. entered the NCAA transfer portal on April 22, but withdrew his name from the portal on April 26. Gates is entering his redshirt sophomore season with the Spartans. Confirmed. Gates officially withdrew from portal to return to MSU. https://t.co/Zg14j4qJJ2 — Chris Solari (@chrissolari) April 26, 2024 LOOK: MSU FOOTBALL SPRING TRANSFER TRACKER Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan state news, not ..read more

Tom Izzo made it clear last week that if A.J. Hoggard decided to return to play more college basketball, it wouldn’t be with Michigan State basketball, so it wasn’t a major surprise on Friday when Hoggard officially entered the NCAA transfer portal. It will be interesting to see what Hoggard does this offseason. After a stellar 2022-23 campaign, Hoggard seemingly took a stepback last year, with his numbers going down in many categories. Some thought Hoggard might try to pursue some level of pro basketball, but it looks like he is content to go after some of the NIL money that is out there for ..read more

For the second time under Tom Izzo, the Michigan State basketball program is heading to Europe. According to insider Justin Thind, the Spartans will head to Spain in mid-August where they will visit Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia. MSU’s first and last European trip was to Italy back in 2015. Source: #MichiganState’s basketball team will head to Spain in mid-August, I’m told. They’ll visit Madrid, Barcelona & Valencia. This will be MSU’s 2nd overseas trip under Tom Izzo (2015). Cool opportunity for the kids to experience Europe & its hoops.https://t.co/hyEIfzxuSs pic.twitter.com/OVr0x ..read more

In a week of busy transfer portal news, Michigan State football is also making a big push for their 2025 recruiting class. On Thursday, the Spartans offered 2025 ATH Luke Emmerich. Luke Emmerich’s Recruiting Profile Rating Stars Overall State Position 247 3 NA 7 139 Rivals NA NA NA NA Vitals Hometown Monticello, Minnesota Projected Position ATH Height 6’2″ Weight 200 lbs Class 2025 Recruitment Offered on April 25, 2024 Offers Air Force Iowa State Washington Washington State Wisconsin Boston College Illinois State Michigan State Film Hudl Twitter After a great Face ..read more

Michigan State football legend Kirk Cousins inked a massive deal this offseason to join the Atlanta Falcons after spending the last five years with the Minnesota Vikings, so it was a bit surprising to see the Falcons select Michael Penix Jr. out of Washington in the 2024 NFL draft. It seems like Cousins was just as stunned as anyone. According to NFL insider Dianna Russini, Cousins was not expecting his successor to be taken in the first round of this year’s draft. Since Cousins signed a huge four-year deal, it definitely seems a little unconventional to take a quarterback so high just to sit ..read more

In a week that saw Michigan State football lose one of their top defensive linemen in Derrick Harmon, the Spartans landed a huge win via the NCAA transfer portal with Stephen F. Austin defensive lineman Brandon Lane Jr. committing to the Spartans. Lane started his career at South Dakota State before heading to Stephen F. Austin. In eleven games this past year, Lane racked up 44 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery. He will have two years of eligibility remaining. Brandon Lane Jr. has committed to Michigan State, per his agents at @APSportsAgency. https://t.co/qEJHwQz ..read more

A former Michigan State running back could be heading to another Big Ten team — which would be his third in his career. Jalen Berger entered the transfer portal earlier this week and he will reportedly visit UCLA next weekend, according to Collin Kennedy of 247Sports. Berger transferred originally from Wisconsin after two seasons for the Badgers and played the past two years for the Spartans. Berger played in 17 games in two years at Michigan State. He recorded 776 yards and seven touchdowns on 173 carries. According to Kennedy, Berger has also received interest from Georgia Tech, Minnesota, O ..read more

Could the European soccer model be coming to college football in America? There apparently are rumblings of a group pushing for this. A few weeks ago, The Athletic reported that a group known as the College Sports Tomorrow (CST) has formulated a proposal to scrap conferences in college football and form a new “Super League” of 80 teams. The league would consist of eight 10-team divisions with seven of those divisions made up of permanent “Super League” teams and the final division being influx via relegation. All of the details are still up in the air, but the assumption is the old “Power Fiv ..read more

Michigan State women’s basketball has been hit by the transfer portal bug, like many teams, this offseason, but now it’s being kind to them in return, as the Spartans landed a commitment from Ohio State transfer Emma Shumate on Thursday. Known for her defensive prowess and entering her third season, Shumate shot an impressive 41.8-percent from three last year for the Buckeyes. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan state news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Andrew Brewster on Twitter @IAmBrewster ..read more