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WATCH: Former MSU football DE Drew Beesley scores TD off interception in the USFL

Drew Beesley had an impressive pick-six on Saturday

The USFL’s second season is in full swing, and there are a handful of former Spartans suiting up and standing out around the league. One such player is Drew Beesley, a former standout defensive end for the Spartans who is currently playing for the San Antonio Brahmas.

On Saturday, Beesley was able to tip a pass, grab the interception, and take it to the house for an impressive touchdown.

Watch it below:

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Drew Beesley gets screen time during strong XFL performance

Drew Beesley got some screen time in his XFL breakout performance:

Drew Beesley has been given the opportunity to play football at the next level, getting the chance to play in the XFL for the San Antonio Brahmas.

In San Antonio’s game against Orlando yesterday, Beesley had 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss and a half of sack, showcasing a small breakout at the professional level.

During the game, Beesley was featured in ESPN’s mid game interview to talk about the weather and the opposing team:

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Former Michigan State football players in the XFL for 2023 reboot

Check out which Spartans will be playing in the 2023 reboot of the XFL:

The XFL has rebooted and started a new season. The professional football league now under the control of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson looks to gain popularity and success in its 2023 reboot.

The XFL will provide many players the opportunity to continue playing pro football and potentially earn an NFL contract. Several Michigan State football alumni are looking to jump-start or reboot their professional football careers with the new league.

Check out which former Spartans are playing in the new reboot of the XFL:

Drew Beesley says goodbye to Michigan State football

Drew Beesley said his goodbye to Spartan Nation

Drew Beesley has been a proud member of the Michigan State football program for the past six seasons. Beesley was a member of the 2016 recruiting class as a walk-on from Warren De La Salle. Beesley has been through all of the highs and lows of the Michigan State program, being a part of two double-digit win seasons, but also being a part of two teams that missed bowl season, but through it all, Beesley has shown what it takes to be a Spartan.

Beesley has made the decision that it is time to move on and he will not pursue a seventh year of eligibility. He took to Twitter to say goodbye to Michigan State and Spartan Nation.

You can see Beesley’s goodbye message below:

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Michigan State football announces team captains for Peach Bowl

Team captains for the Peach Bowl have been announced

Another weekly tradition hitting its final mark for the 2021 football season is the weekly captain tradition. Michigan State coaches would name different captains every week, and those captains would be revealed via social media.

The Spartans have once again taken to social media to announce who will be leading the team into the Peach Bowl.

Seniors Xavier Henderson and Drew Beesley will be leading the Spartans on the defensive side of the ball while sophomore quarterback Payton Thorne and senior offensive lineman Luke Campbell will be leading MSU on the offensive side of the ball.

The Peach Bowl will kick off at 7 pm on Thursday, December 30th.

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Michigan State football announces week four captains for game against Nebraska

Michigan State has announced their week four captains

It is now known that the Mel Tucker era will feature weekly captains, and that they will be different on a game to game basis. We are now in week four and will be seeing another unique combination at the captain spots.

The one new thing we also will see this week, is a fourth captain has been added to the line of captains. The previous three weeks we had only seen 3 captains.

In week four against Nebraska, we will see Xavier Henderson, Tyler Hunt, Drew Beesley and Kevin Jarvis captain the Spartans against the Cornhuskers.

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Best quotes following Michigan State football’s upset win over No. 24 Miami

Best quotes following Michigan State football’s upset win over No. 24 Miami

Michigan State football put the college football world on notice on Saturday after they were able to blowout No. 24 Miami on the road 38-17. The Spartans now head into a week of preparation to face Big Ten rival Nebraska and extend their winning streak.

Below, we compiled the best quotes from the players and coaching staff following the huge win for the Spartans.

Michigan State football announces team captions for week one

Michigan State has announced who the week one captains will be

Michigan State will kick off the 2021 season this Friday against Northwestern in Evanston. This will be the second season under the direction of Mel Tucker at head coach.

As game week is here, it is time to start making decisions impacting the upcoming season. The first decision at hand, who are the captains going to be.

As we saw last year, Coach Tucker likes to announce captains on a week to week basis. The coaching staff has spoken and decided who will be captaining the Spartans into Evanston.

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Safety Xavier Henderson, WR Jalen Nailor and DE Drew Beesley will be representing MSU this week.

Stay tuned to Spartans Wire for all of the gameday news this week.

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MSU football announces B1G media day player representatives

MSU has announced their Big Ten media day player representatives

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Big Ten media days is set to begin at the end of this week. A weekend full of press conferences and insight from all of the Big Ten’s coaches and select players.

Media days give the fans great behind the scenes and in depth looks at their favorite programs.

Michigan State has been honorably represented by the likes of Khari Willis, Kirk Cousins, and more fine Spartan players of the past.

This year, MSU will be respectfully represented by Xavier Henderson, Drew Beesley and Jalen Nailor.

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Pro Football Focus hands out multiple awards to Michigan State wide receiver Ricky White

Ricky White already received Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week, but now he’s garnered two more awards from PFF College.

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Ricky White already received Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week, but now he’s garnered two more awards from Pro Football Focus College. His record setting performance was enough to earn him True Freshman of the Week with a 90.6 grade as he had eight catches for 196 receiving yards and one touchdown. He was also named to the PFF College pass catchers Team of the Week.

White set a record for most receiving yards by a Spartan freshman in a game. What made it that much better was that it came against the rivals down in Ann Arbor. He joined Alabama WR Devonta Smith, Ole Miss WR Elijah Moore, and Texas A&M TE Jalen Wydermyer on the team. This is the second straight week a Spartan made PFF College’s Team of the Week as Drew Beesley made it last week.

Can White compile another impressive game next week against Iowa as they kickoff at noon on Saturday.

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