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Keon Coleman responds to John U. Bacon’s report about MSU’s sideline

Keon Coleman responds to the report of Michigan State’s sideline being toxic:

The fallout from the Michigan State, Michigan rivalry game has been extensive and still has not gone away. In the latest edition, John U. Bacon released a report stating that the Michigan State sideline was toxic, and promoted injury towards Michigan’s players. The report has caused another major rift within the fan bases.

Michigan State wide receiver Keon Coleman went on the Spiro Avenue Show with Justin Spiro to discuss, and refute the reports made.

You can watch Coleman’s response via Justin Spiro’s Twitter, here:

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MSU defense gets shredded by Washington as Spartans suffer disappointing loss on Saturday

Michigan State defense struggles to contain high-flying Washington passing attack in blowout loss

Saturday night was not one Spartans everywhere will want to remember.

Michigan State dropped their first game of the 2022 season in disappointing fashion on Saturday evening, with the Huskies topping the Spartans, 39-28. The Spartans fell down early and were never able to completely catch back up to the Huskies due to poor defensive play.

Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. diced up the Spartans secondary on Saturday, finishing with 397 yards and four touchdowns. Overall, the Spartans were out gained by Washington 503 to 365 in total yards.

Things got off to a rough start off the bat for the Spartans who fell behind 22-0 in the first half. Michigan State was able to finally get some momentum late in the second quarter with a 75-play drive to cut the deficit to 14 points. However, Washington drove right back down the field to score one final touchdown before halftime to carry a 29-8 lead into the break.

In the opening half, Washington scored touchdowns on four of their five drives, and their lone non-scoring drive was a goal line stop by the Spartans’ defense. The Huskies held a 332-to-90 total yards advantage in the first half.

Michigan State was able to open the second half with a touchdown to cut the Huskies’ lead back to two possessions, but Washington would respond with another Penix touchdown pass. The Spartans would end the game with a pair of touchdowns to close the gap before Washington ran the clock out to clinch the victory.

One positive from Saturday was that Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne looked improved despite the team’s lackluster performance. Thorne finished the game completing 30 of 42 attempts for 323 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

Another positive for the Spartans was wide receiver Keon Coleman emerging as an offensive threat in the absence of Jayden Reed. Coleman ended the game with nine receptions for 116 yards and two touchdowns.

The Spartans’ rushing attack was held in check all night, with running backs Jalen Berger and Jarek Broussard combining for only 30 yards on 17 attempts. As a team, Michigan State ended the game with 42 rushing yards on 29 attempts.

Michigan State will look to bounce back from Saturday’s brutal loss in their conference opener next week against Minnesota. The Golden Gophers enter this matchup 3-0 on the season, and will be coming off a blowout victory of Colorado this week.

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WATCH: Highlights, clips from MSU football’s second preseason scrimmage on Saturday

Michigan State football held their second preseason scrimmage on Saturday from Spartan Stadium

Michigan State football held their second preseason scrimmage on Saturday from Spartan Stadium. As part of that, the team’s official Twitter account released some highlights and clips from the scrimmage to give fans an inside look at this year’s squad.

Check out highlights and a mic’d up video the Spartans posted on Twitter below:

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MSU football WR Keon Coleman to be the first with this jersey number

Keon Coleman may be the first player to have this jersey number:

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Keon Coleman was a huge signing day surprise for the Michigan State fanbase, giving a much needed bolster to the 2021 recruiting class.

Coleman arrived on campus with the rest of the 2021 recruits this summer, starting to prepare for this upcoming fall.

As we get closer to the season, more details will come out about the roster and things happening on campus. Thanks to social media, we got a sneak peak at some jersey numbers and how Keon Coleman may just be the first the wear the number 0 on their jersey.

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Waka Flocka Flame praises Michigan State commit Keon Coleman on Pardon My Take

Waka Flocka Flame recently praised MSU dual sport athlete commit Keon Coleman on the Pardon My Take podcast.

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You might not know this, but Waka Flocka Flame has a keen eye for basketball talent. Over a decade ago, the rapper had flagged Tobias Harris as the next up and coming star in the NBA. While Harris might not be the next Lebron, as Waka said, he has become one of the highest paid players in the NBA and Waka saw it coming all the way back when Harris was in high school.

Now, the Atlanta based rapper has his eyes on Michigan State dual sport commit Keon Coleman.

Flocka appeared on the Pardon My Take podcast this week, and was asked to give his thoughts on any up-and-coming basketball players currently in high school. Waka only spoke about one player, and while he couldn’t recall his name, he described MSU commit Keon Coleman:

“I wanna say he’s from Louisiana. This kid plays football and basketball… He literally jumps out the gym. Like F****** Vince Carter. He’s ATHLETIC. He is super athletic. He’s unstoppable. He just dropped like 49 or 59 points in a game.”

You can hear Waka Flocka Flame talk about Coleman starting at 56:20 below:

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Best Michigan State football recruit from every state since the year 2000

Michigan State is under a new national approach to recruiting. Take a look at the best recruit from each state since the year 2000.

Recruiting is an integral part of building a college football team and as many fans know, the way a team recruits is usually what makes or breaks them. Many Michigan State fans are used to the Spartans focusing heavily on recruiting the midwest, and Michigan or Ohio in particular. Mel Tucker has a new mindset when it comes to recruiting and it is expected that the Spartans will be going from coast to coast to find members of their recruiting classes going forward.

Michigan State will soon be building pipelines in many new states and Spartan fans will get used to seeing faces from many different areas of the country come to East Lansing.

With Michigan State taking this new approach to recruiting and signing day having recently just passed, it felt fitting that we go back and find the best recruit from every state on record according to the 247Sports composite rankings that go back to the year 2000.

There are 24 states represented on this list.

This list includes JUCO (Junior College) transfers and will include members of the 2021 recruiting class that have signed their letters of intent earlier this month.

WATCH: MSU dual sport commit Keon Coleman drops 40 points, nearly records quadruple-double

Keon Coleman came just two steals shy of an incredibly impressive quadruple-double on Saturday night in a prep basketball game in Louisana.

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It was a big deal earlier this week when Keon Coleman choose Michigan State over a number of big-time football and basketball programs — and he continues to show why he was such a huge get.

Coleman came just two steals shy of an incredibly impressive quadruple-double on Saturday night in a prep basketball game. He recorded 40 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and eight steals for Opelousas Catholic School in Louisana.

Watch highlights from Coleman’s near quadruple-double on Saturday night below:

Coleman is listed as a four-star football recruit and is ranked as the No. 42 wide receiver prospect in the country. He will also play for Michigan State’s basketball squad and is showing that he very well could make a huge impact at both Spartan Stadium and the Breslin Center.

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Michigan State Football: Signing day recap, what’s next

The class of 2021 is complete as signing day has come and gone. It is now time to reflect and look at what’s next for Michigan State.

The 2021 recruiting class, the first of Mel Tucker’s tenure at Michigan State, is officially winding down as National Signing Day has come and gone. Michigan State inked 19 new members to join the Spartan family in this recruiting cycle.

Mel Tucker has used the transfer portal along with this year’s recruiting class to retool the roster into what he wants. The new staff has put an emphasis on recruiting specific sizes at each position.

Michigan State had a rollercoaster of a day on Wednesday, but now that everything is official it is time to look at what is next for the Michigan State program as the 2021 recruiting cycle concludes.

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Michigan State Football lands commitment from two-sport athlete, 4-star WR Keon Coleman

The Spartans have landed a commitment from a talented two-sport athlete from Louisiana.

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Michigan State Football has finally landed a player they have been chasing for over a year now. On National Signing Day, 2021 4-star wide receiver Keon Coleman signed his commitment letter to the Spartans.

Coleman isn’t just a wide receiver, but is a talented two-sport athlete who will likely spend time with the basketball team in hopes of playing both sports.

Coleman had originally bummed a lot of MSU fans out when he committed to Kansas in 2020, but he de-committed in the fall and the Spartans immediately jumped to the top of his list.

Coleman, who plays for Opelousas Catholic in Louisiana, is the No. 42 ranked wide receiver in the 2021 class by the 247Sports rankings and their No. 378 ranked player overall. He also averaged 26 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals per game for Opelousas last season on the hardwood.

Looking at every committed player in the Michigan State Football 2021 recruiting class

Coleman joins MSU’s 2021 class as their No. 3 highest ranked recruit.

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Michigan State Football: 5 recruits to watch for on National Signing Day

National Signing Day is next week, February 3rd, and the Spartans look to round out Mel Tucker’s first recruiting class in East Lansing.

The class of 2021 is almost complete, as the 2021 recruiting cycle will come to a close next Wednesday, February 4th, on National Signing Day. This will mark the completion of Mel Tucker’s first recruiting class in his Michigan State career.

The Spartans currently have 19 commits in their 2021 recruiting class. 18 of those recruits have signed their letters of intent during the early signing period to attend MSU.

Michigan State has been very active in the transfer portal since the early signing period and have used the transfer portal to help retool the roster. That does not mean that closing out the 2021 recruiting class has been ignored.

Let us take a look at five recruits Spartan fans should pay attention to as decisions are made over the next few days.