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Michigan State offers 4-star DT Joel Starlings of Richmond, Va.

MSU has thrown their hat into the Joel Starlings sweepstakes, with hopes of landing one of the top defensive tackles in the 2023 class.

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Michigan State has thrown their hat into the Joel Starlings sweepstakes, with hopes of landing one of the top defensive tackles in the 2023 class.

Starlings — who is a four-star defensive tackle from Richmond, Va. — announced on Friday that he has received a scholarship offer from Michigan State. The Spartans join Arizona State, Florida State, Georgia, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Virginia as schools that have already offered the high school sophomore.

Starlings is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 10 defensive tackle and No. 135 overall prospect in the 2023 class.

Check out highlights of Starlings from this past season below:

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Florida RB Jaylon Glover includes Michigan State in top 12 list

Michigan State is still in the running to land a top 500 running back recruit in the class of 2022.

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Michigan State is still in the running to land a top 500 running back recruit in the class of 2022.

Jaylon Glover of Lakeland, Fla. announced his top 12 schools on Thursday, and included on his list was Michigan State. The Spartans are joined by Georgia Tech, UCF, Iowa State, Florida State, Louisville, Utah, Purdue, West Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina and USF.

Glover is listed as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, and is ranked as the No. 34 running back in the class of 2022.

Glover — who is 5-foot-7 and 195 pounds — is currently projected to end up at Florida State, according to 247Sports’ crystal balls.

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Michigan State football offers 2022 3-Star DE James Schott

Michigan State continues to be heavy on the recruiting front. This time it sent an offer to a 2022 three-star defensive end.

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Michigan State continues to be heavy on the recruiting front. This time it sent an offer to a 2022 three-star defensive end. James Schott announced on Twitter he received an offer from Mel Tucker, Ron Burton and Michigan State.

Schott, who is 6 feet, 4 inches and 215 pounds, is the No. 60 weak side defensive end and No. 25 player in the state of Indiana in the class of 2022 on 247Sports. Schott attends Center Grove High School in his high school of Indiana. He has a grade of 80 on 247Sports.

Schott has already been offered by primarily MAC schools like Ball State, Central Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Ohio and Western Michigan.

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Michigan State Football offers 2022 3-Star TE Brody Foley

Michigan State has officially entered the race for a highly coveted 2022 tight end. Brody Foley, has already been offered by 25 schools.

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Michigan State has officially entered the race for a highly coveted 2022 tight end. Brody Foley, a three star tight end, has already been offered by 25 schools and has already set up an official visit with Indiana.

Foley, who stands at 6’6″ and weighs 230-pounds, attends Anderson High School in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. Foley is the No. 28 tight end and No. 16 player in Ohio on 247sports for the class of 2022.

Foley has been offered from top schools like Indiana, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Louisville, Minnesota, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin, West Virginia and many more.

Foley also has played a little wide receiver and inside linebacker during his time in high school. Foley can dominate in the block game or on the numbers and he has tremendous size, strength and speed.

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Michigan State Football offers 2022 Safety Peyton Williams

Michigan State loves players from Texas. Just in the past few years alone, the Spartans have been active in recruiting players from there.

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Michigan State loves players from Texas. Just in the past few years alone, the Spartans have been active in recruiting players from there. Between players like Darius Snow, Hampton Fay, Josh Butler, Tyler Higby and Kameron Allen, all of them have come from Texas. Now, the Spartans will look to add 2022 safety Peyton Williams to that list.

Williams, who is 6-foot-0 and weighs 180-pounds, attends Rockwell-Heath in his hometown of Rockwall, Texas. Williams currently has no stars and is unranked on 247sports.

Williams has only received one other offer and it’s from New Mexico. He was named to second-team all-district this previous season.

Williams has great speed, size and length for a defensive back. If you look at the highlight tape pinned to his Twitter profile, you will see some of the big hits that he delivers and how well he plays the ball. This would be a great addition for the class of 2022.

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Michigan State listed in 2022 4-star WR Dane Key’s top 10

Michigan State is still in the running for a big-time wide receiver prospect in the 2022 class.

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Michigan State is still in the running for a big-time wide receiver prospect in the 2022 class.

Dane Key —  who is a four-star wide receiver from Lexington, Ky. — revealed his top 10 schools list on Sunday, and Michigan State cracked the list. Along with Michigan State, Key named Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Purdue, Wisconsin, Oregon, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Virginia and Kentucky as his other schools in his top 10.

Key is listed at 6-foot-2 and 170 pounds, and plays for Frederick Douglass High in Lexington. Key is ranked as the No. 34 wide receiver prospect and No. 229 overall recruit in the 2022 class by 247Sports.

As of right now, Key is projected to end up at the hometown Wildcats of Kentucky, according to 247Sports. Crystal Ball projections have been wrong before, of course, so it’s still good to see the Spartans remain in the hunt for this highly-touted wide receiver.

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Florida basketball makes top 6 for this graduate transfer

The Florida Gators basketball program made the top 6 for this graduate transfer as an announcement is expected soon.

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The offseason is still just a week old for the Florida Gators basketball program but it’s been an active one already for Mike White and his staff.

This past week, the Gators have lost Tre Mann to the NBA Draft and three more players announcing they are heading to the transfer portal. With four spots to fill, White and his staff are going to have to look at that transfer portal for potential options.

On Saturday, the program received some good news regarding one target as he announced he is focusing on six teams. UMKC graduate transfer Brandon McKissic talked to Eric Bossi of 247Sports to break down the latest in his adventure in the transfer portal and announced he’s down to Florida, Kansas, Oregon State, Saint Louis, Missouri and Kansas State.

McKissic also told Bossi that he’s had Zoom calls with the six programs separately as he continues to go through the recruitment. Here is what he said about the Florida program:

Coach (Mike) White. Coach White really stood out. Coach White called me and he said “B Mac, coach White of Florida,” and it shocked me because I was like Florida, I didn’t expect that. He told me that I was one of his favorite guys in the transfer portal and he offered me on the spot, just like that. The conviction in the voice and how he told me he wanted me in his program really stood out.

We talked for like 30 minutes while I was in the car driving home to St. Louis to see my mom and he’s a real good dude, I mean real good dude. I enjoyed talking to him. He was asking me questions and picking my brain and it was a good conversation. The fact that it was just him because usually in recruiting you get the assistant and then the head coach. You don’t just get head coaches calling you right off the bat. That he took the initiative, it stood out.

With McKissic being down to six, the senior guard is set to make his decision soon and one is likely coming this week.

McKissic is coming off an impressive campaign this past season, averaging 17 points per game and winning the Summit League’s Defensive Player of the Year. He will be a huge addition to whatever team he picks and hopefully, it’s the Gators.

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Get to know new Michigan State transfer PG Tyson Walker

Let’s get a closer look at the newest Spartan and how he can impact Michigan State next season in a positive way.

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Michigan State is unfortunately no longer playing in the NCAA Tournament, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t pick up a huge win on Saturday.

Tyson Walker — who is one of the most prized point guards in the transfer portal — announced on Saturday that he is heading to Michigan State next season. Walker played the past two seasons for Northeastern of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), where he was a dominant offensive and defensive player for the Huskies. Walker is expected to make an instant impact for the Spartans next season.

With Walker being such a big addition, let’s get a closer look at the newest Spartan and how he can impact Michigan State next season in a positive way:

Florida lands crystal ball prediction for this four-star running back

The Florida Gators football program received a crystal ball prediction for a talented four-star running back in the 2022 recruiting class.

Dan Mullen and his staff at Florida are off to a good start in the 2022  recruiting cycle. They have landed commitments from five prospects so far, ranking No. 22 overall and No. 7 in the SEC.

But that class could soon get an upgrade in the form of a four-star running back.

Florida insider Blake Alderman of Swamp 247 logged a crystal ball prediction for four-star running back Terrance Gibbs on Saturday morning with a confidence of five. It’s the only prediction in Gibbs’ 247Sports profile so far and it does come from a Gators’ insider, which should be good news.

The 6-foot, 190-pound Gibbs missed his junior season last year, suffering a torn ACL but should be ready to go for his final year here in 2021. Still, he’s drawing a lot of interest in his recruitment.

The Winter Park, Florida, native is ranked as the No. 189 overall recruit, No. 20 running back and No. 23 payer in the state of Florida per the 247Sports recruiting rankings. He has a total of 28 offers in his recruitment so far including interest from Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Miami, LSU, and Ohio State in addition to Florida.

There’s still some time to go in Gibbs’ recruitment but this is still a good sign moving forward for the Gators.

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Michigan State offers 2023 dual-threat QB Jackson Arnold of Denton, Texas

Michigan State is looking to add a dual-threat signal caller from the Lone Star State to their 2023 class.

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Michigan State is looking to add a dual-threat signal caller from the Lone Star State to their 2023 class.

On Thursday, the Spartans have handed out a scholarship offer to Jackson Arnold — a quarterback prospect out of Denton, Texas in the 2023 class. Arnold announced the scholarship news via Twitter, thanking offensive coordinator Jay Johnson for the opportunity in his tweet.

Arnold is listed at 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds, and as a sophomore in high school has yet to be ranked by 247Sports.

With the scholarship offer from Michigan State, Arnold now has three Division I offers with Tulsa and North Texas also looking to add him to their programs.

Check out highlights of Arnold from this past season below — courtesy of his Hudl page:

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