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Michigan State Football offers 2022 3-star DE Ikenna Ezeogu

Michigan State football has offered 2022 3-star defensive end Ikenna Ezeogu as announced via his Twitter.

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It’s been a while since we heard an offered being sent out to a football prospect. Today, that drought ends as 2022 3-star defensive end Ikenna Ezeogu announced he has been offered a scholarship from Michigan State.

Ezeogu, who is 6-foot-6 and 215 pounds, attends Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri. He is ranked by 247sports as the No. 27 weak-side defensive end and No. 14 player in the state of Missouri for the class of 2022. He also plays tight end and plays basketball for the high school.

Ezeogu has also been offered by Big 12 schools Iowa State, Kansas and Kansas State. He currently has no Crystal Balls for his commitment yet.

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Michigan State listed in 2022 4-star QB AJ Duffy’s top 15 schools

Michigan State is still in the running for one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2022 class.

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Michigan State is still in the running for one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2022 class.

AJ Duffy of Moreno Valley, Calif. announced his top 15 schools on Sunday, and the Spartans cracked the list. MSU was joined by a few Big Ten schools, including Penn State, Northwestern and Nebraska. His full top 15 list can be seen below:

Duffy, who is listed as 6-foot-2 and 203 pounds, is a four-star recruit and the No. 5 pro-style quarterback in the class of 2022, according to 247Sports. The recruiting service also lists him as the No. 153 overall prospect.

According to Colton Pouncy of The Athletic, Duffy was one of the first players to get an offer from new head coach Mel Tucker after he was hired back in February.

Here are highlights from Duffy’s Hudl page:

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247Sports has this unusual bowl destination for Florida

Florida could face Oklahoma Sooners in the Cotton Bowl in what would be a battle of the Big 12 champion versus the SEC’s runner-up. 

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There is still one regular-season game remaining for the Florida Gators — against the LSU Tigers — as well as the Southeastern Conference Championship Game against the Alabama Crimson Tide, but it is prime time when it comes to postseason prognostications.

247Sports published their college football bowl projections which placed the Gators in an unfamiliar destination against an unfamiliar opponent. Staff writer Brad Crawford picked Florida to face the Oklahoma Sooners in the Cotton Bowl in what could be a battle of the Big 12 champion versus the SEC’s runner-up.

Here is what Crawford had to say about the projection.

Projected matchup: Oklahoma vs. Florida

Big 12 champion vs. the SEC’s runner-up? This matchup would get a ton of interest nationally. Lincoln Riley vs. Dan Mullen is worth the price of admission, not to mention the elite quarterback battle between Spencer Rattler and Heisman frontrunner Kyle Trask.

Gators and Sooners have met only once on the gridiron, back in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game, which UF won, 24-14. Head coach Urban Meyer and quarterback Tim Tebow guided the program to sports immortality at then-named Dolphin Stadium, earning them their second national title in three years; the victory also represented the high-water mark of Florida’s football program.

Florida has never played football in the Cotton Bowl in its entire history. A face off with Oklahoma would be their first-ever appearance in Dallas.

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Notre Dame Football’s 2022 Recruiting Class

Keep track of Notre Dame’s next group of stars. Find out everything about the current commitments in Notre Dame’s 2022 recruiting class here

Notre Dame has started to piece together their 2022 recruiting class as they picked up a pair of commitments on July 25 and 27.

It’s early in the recruiting cycle but Notre Dame’s pair of commitments have landed the Fighting Irish in the top ten nationally in the 2022 recruiting rankings as they sit at No. 7 on 247Sports and No. 7 on Rivals (as of posting on 9/25/2020).

Meet the 2022 Notre Dame recruiting class below!

**–Please note that rankings are based off the players 247Sports Composite rankings.  Keep this page saved in your favorites as it will be updated every time a player commits or de-commits to and from Notre Dame.

 

MSU Basketball Commits Jaden Akins, Pierre Brooks II move up latest 247Sports rankings

A pair of future Spartans noticed a nice boost in the latest 247Sports basketball class of 2021 rankings.

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A pair of future Spartans noticed a nice boost in the latest 247Sports basketball class of 2021 rankings update.

Jaden Akins moved up 19 spots from No. 83 to No. 64 overall, while Pierre Brooks II moved up 11 spots from No. 80 to No. 69 overall. Both also received a slight bump in their rating score from 92 to 93, according to Stephen Brooks of 247Sports.

Akins is now listed as the No. 11 point guard and No. 2 overall prospect from Michigan in the class of 2021. Brooks is the No. 3 overall prospect from Michigan and No. 15 small forward in the class.

Along with Max Christie, Akins and Brooks both signed their National Letters of Intent in November. The trio made out a very impressive recruiting class for the Spartans, which ranks No. 6 in the country on 247Sports.

Click here to see highlights for all three of these future Spartans.

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Michigan State Football makes Top 4 for 4-Star LB Bryce Steele

2021 4-star linebacker Bryce Steele has announced his top 4 schools and his commitment date in an interview with 247sports.

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Michigan State continues to be relentless on the recruiting trail. 2021 4-star linebacker Bryce Steele has announced his top 4 schools and his commitment date in an interview with 247sports. Steele will announce his decision Dec. 1 at 5 p.m.

Steele, who is 6-foot-1 and 207 pounds, was originally committed to South Carolina, but pulled back his commitment after Will Muschamp was fired as head coach. His final four school are Michigan State, Boston College, Texas, and N.C. State.

Steele is the No. 18 inside linebacker and No. 21 player from the state of North Carolina for the class of 2021. He currently attends Millbrook High School in his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina. He transferred there in the summer so he could graduate in December and enroll in college in January.

He did a virtual visit with Michigan State over the weekend leading up to his commitment.

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Georgia, Florida target 4-star Xavian Sorey sets commitment date

Outside linebacker Xavian Sorey has set his commitment date, where he will decide between Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.

Outside linebacker Xavian Sorey has set his commitment date for Dec. 16. Sorey is a four-star recruit, who plays football and basketball for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Sorey previously played for Graceville High School in Graceville, Florida.

Georgia has already offered his younger brother, Daquayvious Sorey, a football scholarship. His brother, who plays for Graceville, plays wide receiver and is an elite 2023 recruit.

Sorey has good size for a linebacker at 6-foot-3, and he weighs 214 pounds. He holds numerous scholarship offers, but will decide between his top three of Georgia, Florida and Alabama.

Sorey is rated as the No. 4 outside linebacker, the No. 12 prospect in Florida and the No. 69 prospect overall, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.

247Sports crystal ball predictions have Alabama as the favorite to sign Sorey, but Florida is considered a top contender for the four-star linebacker.

Georgia has already landed elite linebacker recruits in the class of 2021. Will Sorey join five-star UGA commitment Smael Mondon in Athens?

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Texas Longhorns Greg Brown listed as a top 10 freshman

Recently 247Sports produced their list of the top 10 freshman basketball players to know. Among them was Longhorns Greg Brown II.

The Texas Longhorns men’s basketball team is getting ready for another run at a Big 12 Championship. Much like their football counterparts, it has been a while since their last conference championship. They haven’t won a conference tournament since their days in the Southwest Conference. Their last regular season Big 12 Conference championship came in 2008. Is this the year for Shaka Smart and the Horns?

The entire team returns with one new face, the talented freshman Greg Brown. 247Sports named Brown one of the top freshman to get to know.

Texas is the analytics darling this offseason after returning every single scholarship player from last year and adding Brown, the No. 2 power forward and No. 9 overall prospect in the 247Sports Composite. The word Texas coach Shaka Smart uses most often to describe Brown’s game is “violence,” and it’s a trait that could help take the Texas basketball program up a notch or two. Brown attacks the basket on offense and is one of the most athletic and vicious dunkers in the class. On the other side Brown’s length and athleticism make him a fierce shot-blockers and pogo-stick rebounder.

It appears that the Austin native has been working on his dunking skills.

Cade Cunningham of Oklahoma State was the only other freshman listed in the top 10 from 247Sports. The burnt orange fans will get their first glimpse of Greg Brown and the Longhorns on Wednesday, Nov. 27. They will be taking on UT-Rio Grande Valley at 7:00 pm CST. The No. 19 Texas Longhorns open the season at the Frank Erwin Center.

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Michigan State Football Offers 2022 3-Star CB Ryland Gandy

Mel Tucker continues to recruit heavily on the defensive side of the ball. Today they sent out an offer to 2022 3-star CB Ryland Gandy.

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Mel Tucker continues to recruit heavily on the defensive side of the ball. Today they sent out an offer to 2022 3-star cornerback Ryland Gandy.

Gandy, who is 6 foot and 160 pounds, attends Buford High School in Buford, Georgia. Gandy is the No. 53 cornerback in the class of 2022 and No. 44 player in Georgia according to 247Sports.

Gandy has also received offers from other Power 5 schools like Colorado, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Carolina, Penn State and USC. He has no Crystal Ball predictions at this moment. Gandy also boasts a 4.0 GPA.

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Max Christie, Jaden Akins, and Emoni Bates officially sign letters of intent to Michigan State

It’s official! Michigan State basketball has received the National Letter of Intent from their three commits for the class of 2021.

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It’s official! Michigan State basketball has received the National Letter of Intent from their three commits for the class of 2021. Jaden Akins, Max Christie and Pierre Brooks II all signed on Wednesday morning. This concludes the recruiting process for a very successful class that ranks in the top 10 in the nation.

Max Christie, a 6 foot 6 165 pound shooting guard, is the highest rated recruit of the class with 5 stars and No. 15 in the nation. He announced his commitment back in July. Christie even ranks in the top 5 of All Time recruits for Michigan State coming in behind Miles Bridges according to 247Sports.

Jaden Akins, who stands at 6 foot 3 and 160 pounds, plays point guard and attends the same school as Michigan State 2022 commit Emoni Bates. Akins is a 4 star prospect is the No. 62 player and No. 11 PG in the class of 2021. Akins announced his commitment to MSU back in August.

Lastly, Pierre Brooks II, is 6 foot 5 and 180 pounds, is the No. 68 player and No. 13 shooting guard in the class of 2021. Brooks announced his commitment to MSU back in April. Brooks is also a 4 star prospect and attends Douglass Academy in Detroit.

Don’t forget that Emoni Bates could reclassify to this class and further bolster a class that already ranks No. 6 nationally.

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