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The Wolverines were unable to secure Chandler (AZ) Hamilton three-star Brenden Rice, the son of acclaimed wide receiver Jerry Rice, but perhaps some of his recruitment to Ann Arbor has worn off on him.
Or maybe he’s bitter that the head coach he committed and signed to jumped ship for another school.
And that that school happens to be one of Michigan’s rivals.
Rice signed to Colorado on Early Signing Day in December, with then-head coach Mel Tucker having four years remaining on a five-year contract. It seemed that Tucker was in Boulder to stay when he rebuffed MSU’s potential advances over the weekend, but when the Spartans brass doubled their efforts after failing to secure their top target, Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell, Tucker waned and ultimately left for East Lansing anyhow.
Apparently, he wanted to get some attention from some of his now-former signees, with the Michigan State Twitter account apparently following Rice. Rice didn’t just not take kindly to the gesture, he used a term that’s now become lexicon in rivalry lore, with words uttered by record-breaking Mike Hart himself back in 2007.
Michigan st. followed me 🤣 why would I want to go to the lil bro school
— Brenden (@BrendenRice) February 12, 2020
According to 247Sports, MSU was not one of Rice’s reported offers as a recruit, but naturally, Tucker would be opportunistic to get any of his signees to Colorado to transfer to East Lansing.
However, it doesn’t look like Rice wants to hear anything about it. And his method is sure to endear him to Michigan fans, while simultaneously angering the MSU faithful.