Tag: Hank Pepper

Michigan State football LS transfer heading to USC

Michigan State football LS transfer Hank Pepper has made his decision and is heading to USC.

Hank Pepper was a part of the Michigan State football program for the past three seasons as the team’s long snapper. Pepper had an up and down career with the Spartans that ended halfway through this season with him sitting out to preserve a redshirt upon transferring.

Pepper now has his transfer destination, announcing that he would be headed closer to home – choosing to transfer to USC.

Pepper ended his MSU career playing in 12 games, recording 8 tackles.

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Michigan State football LS Hank Pepper officially enters transfer portal

Michigan State football LS Hank Pepper officially enters transfer portal

Another Michigan State football player has officially entered the NCAA transfer portal. On Wednesday, it was announced that Hank Pepper, the Spartans’ long snapper, will enter the portal after playing in 18 career games for MSU.

Pepper was the No. 1 ranked long snapper in the country when he joined the Spartans in 2020. He started every game his freshman year, but his sophomore season was cut short due to injury.

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Two members of Michigan State football roster no longer with program

Two members of Michigan State’s roster are no longer with program

Prior to Michigan State’s night game against the Iowa Hawkeyes, a Michigan State spokesperson relayed that long snapper Hank Pepper and defensive back Justin White are no longer with the program. Both had been in the program the past two seasons.

The two are the first known players to leave the program in the wake of Mel Tucker’s firing.

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Michigan State football: 2022 captain tracker

Check out the 2022 Michigan State football captain tracker:

The regular season is set to conclude for the Michigan State Spartans in 2022. A tradition Mel Tucker has brough to East Lansing, the Spartans go by a weekly captain system, changing who leads the team every week.

Now that the Spartans have revealed who will be captaining the team in the regular season finale against Penn State, there is an accurate depiction of who lead the team in every game during the 2022 season.

Check out who has captained MSU, and how many weeks they have:

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MSU football names captains for matchup against Minnesota on Saturday

See who will be the Spartans’ captains for this week’s matchup against Minnesota.

Michigan State football will open conference play on Saturday in a must-win game against Minnesota from Spartan Stadium.

The Spartans announced on Friday the captains for this week’s game against the Golden Gophers. See below who is going to serve as the Spartans’ offensive, defensive and special teams captains:

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MSU Football lands 5-star long snapper

Michigan State football has landed 5-star long snapper Hank Pepper from Chandler, Arizona. He will be a welcomed member to the punt team.

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The signing day festivities haven’t concluded for Mel Tucker and Michigan State just yet. The Spartans announced the signing of another member of the 2021 recruiting class this afternoon in long snapper Hank Pepper.

Pepper is a native of Chandler, Arizona, and attends the Arizona football powerhouse Chandler High School.

He is ranked as the no. 1 long snapper according to 247Sports rankings and is a 5-star that ranks no. 2 in the nation according to the rankings done by Kohl’s professional camps. Kohl’s is a service that specializes in ranking specialists (kickers, punters and long snappers).

Pepper was previously committed to San Diego State before being flipped to Michigan State during this early signing period. He will be a welcomed addition to a punting team that has struggled this season.

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