Tag: Michigan State Football

Big Ten reportedly considering 10-game, conference-only schedule for 2020 football season

The Big Ten will reportedly consider changing to a 10-game, conference only football schedule due to COVID-19 concerns.

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Big changes could be on the way for the 2020 college football schedule. According to reports, the Big Ten is considering changing its football schedule for the 2020 season to a 10-game, conference-only schedule for the upcoming football season.

The news was first posted to social media by Inside NU (coincidentally, MSU is currently scheduled to start the season against Northwestern) who gave credit to Tom Dienhart of GoldandBlack.com.

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This news came the same afternoon that we also heard that Ohio State will be pausing voluntary workouts due to an unreported number of positive COVID-19 test results in the last round of testing.

The Spartans currently have three non-conference match-ups for the 2020 season against BYU, Miami (Florida), and Toledo.

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Michigan State Football slight underdogs against Northwestern in early Week One betting odds

Michigan State Football will be slight underdogs at home against Northwestern in week one of the 2020 college football season.

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It goes without saying that there are still quite a few question marks surrounding the start date of the college football season, but as of right now, the Michigan State Football team is scheduled to host Northwestern on September 5th in Spartan Stadium, and that means it is officially betting odds season once again! In the first betting odds of the 2020 season, which were posted by Circa Sports, the Spartans are slight underdogs against Northwestern at home and listed at +1.

The odds were first posted, from what I saw, by Circa Sports:

Since MSU is at home, this is probably one of the more surprising opening week odds and I have already seen some people voicing their surprise at this, but it’s not entirely too surprising. Many are expecting this to be a 4 or 5 win football season while new head coach Mel Tucker rebuilds the roster. That remains to be seen, but given that this is the preeminent sentiment surrounding the team, I’m not surprised that Vegas is favoring Northwestern.

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Ohio State pausing voluntary workouts after latest COVID-19 testing

Ohio State has reportedly paused their voluntary workouts after the latest round of Coronavirus testing.

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In a bit of breaking news, Bleacher Report writer Adam Kramer reported on Wednesday night that Ohio State will be pausing all voluntary workouts following the latest round of COVID-19 testing at the University.

This is fairly substantial since it indicates that a large amount of positive test results were likely uncovered, and the Buckeyes were slated to start mandatory team workouts in five days and start team practices in less than a month.

Another important aspect to consider is that the Ohio State athletes who returned for voluntary workouts were required to sign a waiver absolving the University from any legal recourse if any athlete contracted the Coronavirus while back on campus.

This is a major story as there is still plenty of question marks surrounding this upcoming football season and a major outbreak in a Big Ten school could have large impacts on the Big Ten football season, and the college football season in general.

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Michigan State Football offers 6-foot-3 2022 DE Jimmy Scott

Michigan State Football has made an offer to 6-foot-3 2022 DE Jimmy Scott out of Hamburg, NY. Read some details about this prospect here.

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Michigan State Football has not paused on recruiting efforts one bit. Instead, the Spartans are looking ahead to the 2022 class and beyond with offers. Now, 2022 SDE Jimmy Scott has announced he received an offer from MSU Football.

Jimmy Scott stands at 6-foot-3 and weighs 250-pounds. He hails from Hamburg, NY, where he currently plays for St. Francis High School.

He is not currently ranked but this will likely change. Especially since he was just highlighted as a “Player To Watch” by the local news in Buffalo, New York.

You can check out some of his highlights here.

Right now, Scott already boasts offers from Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Minnesota, Pitt, and Penn State.

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Kirk Cousins named Grand Marshal for 2020 virtual BTN Big 10K

Cousins has been named Grand Marshal for the annual road race, which will be virtual in 2020.

The Big Ten Network Big 10K has gone virtual this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but there will still be a Grand Marshal–and this year’s will make Michigan State fans very happy.

Former Michigan State quarterback and current Minnesota Vikings star Kirk Cousins has been named the Grand Marshal of this year’s event.

The Big 10K, a road race typically held at the end of July in downtown Chicago, will be virtual this year to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of congregating in one place and running together, participants are asked to walk or run either a 5K or 10K anytime between July 26 and August 1 all in the name of raising money for charitable organizations.

BTN is still trying to keep some of the old perks of the race together. Participants who pay the $20 registration fee will receive a team-specific t-shirt, race bib, and Big Ten-themed head band.

The money raised will go to three charities: Feeding America, Alive Rescue, and Special Olympics Chicago. Feeding America has a network of 200 food banks supporting 40 million people on an annual basis. Alive Rescue is an animal welfare charity that helps save, rehabilitate, and adopt animals in need. Special Olympics Chicago provides sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

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Michigan State Football offers 2021 4-star LB Chief Borders

Michigan State has offered a 4-star outside linebacker from Carrollton, Georgia.

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I thought about starting this story off with some type of joke playing on the name ‘Chief’ but to be honest I don’t know if anyone needs a strained pun on the Monday after the Fourth of July, so I’ll just get straight to it. On Monday, 4-star 2021 outside linebacker Chief Borders announced that he has received an offer to Michigan State.

Borders has a big disparity between his 247Sports recruiting ranking and his Composite Ranking. 247Sports has him as a 3-star prospect and the No. 58 ranked outside linebacker in his class. Their Composite Rankings have him as the No. 19 ranked outside linebacker and a 4-star prospect.

Borders currently plays for Carrollton High School in Georgia and has offers out from Georgia, Auburn, Florida, Oregon and more.

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Former Michigan State wide receiver Andre Rison alleges former assistant slapped him before game

Rison says Carl “Buck” Nystom slapped him before a game in 1986.

Michigan State Hall of Fame receiver Andre Rison told ESPN on Monday that former assistant coach Carl “Buck” Nystom slapped him prior to a game against Illinois in 1986.

“Back then, you just thought it was part of being tough and being a football player that wanted to make it to the National Football League (and) ultimately change the living situations of my mom, brother, sisters and family,” Rison told ESPN.

Nystrom, who was inducted into the MSU Hall of Fame in 2014, was an All-American offensive lineman for the Spartans in the 1950s. He later returned to MSU as an assistant coach under George Perles.

Rison told ESPN that Nick Saban, then an MSU defensive assistant, was one of the people that talked with Rison after the incident.

Rison also told ESPN that he doesn’t feel welcome in the program. Rison’s son Hunter played football for MSU for one season in 2017, but transferred to Kansas State to seek more playing time. Hunter was arrested for domestic battery before suiting up for the Wildcats.

Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker launches new podcast “Tucker Talks”

Tucker previously co-hosted a podcast while the head coach at Colorado.

It’s true, everybody has a podcast these days.

New Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker has re-entered the podcast game with “Tucker Talks” and his debut episode with NFL kicker Robbie Gould is out now.

Tucker is no stranger to having a podcast. At Colorado Tucker hosted a podcast called “Mel Tucker’s Inside Zone,” where he would chat with players, former players, and analysts about football and life. By the looks of it, “Tucker Talks” will be more of the same.

MSU’s football coach having his own podcast is certainly a departure from the previous regime, as have been Tucker’s weekly Instagram Live chats, also called “Tucker Talks.” It’s a fair guess that the podcast will be replacing those Instagram Live sessions.

You can find “Tucker Talks” wherever you get your podcasts.

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Michigan State Football makes top-8 for 4-star 2021 CB Darian “Duce” Chestnut

Michigan State Football has made the top-8 choices for 4-star 2021 CB Darian “Duce” Chestnut. Read more info about this potential prospect.

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Michigan State football has made it into another list of top choices for a 2021 recruiting prospect. 4-star 2021 CB Darian “Duce” Chestnut announced his top-8 choices for school which includes the Spartans.

Chestnut stands at 5-foot-11 and weighs 180-pounds. He hails from Camden, NJ, where he currently plays for Camden High School. He is the No. 24 CB in the entire 2021 recruiting class and the No. 6 prospect in all of New Jersey, according to 247Sports Composite Rankings.

You can check out some of his highlights here.

The other schools Darian lists in his top-8 include Ole Miss, Rutgers, Michigan, University of Miami, and Kansas University.

We will keep you posted on his decision.

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Michigan State Football makes top-10 for 3-star 2021 TE Mitchell Evans

Michigan State Football has made the top-10 for 3-star 2021 Tight End Mitchell Evans, who hails from Ohio. Read more about this prospect.

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Michigan State Football is dealing out fewer offers than before but recruiting season is far from over. Instead, players now list out their top choices for school before a final decision. Now, the Spartans are listed in the top-10 final choices for 3-star 2021 TE Mitchell Evans.

Mitchell Evans stands at 6-foot-7 and weighs 240-pounds. He hails from Wadsworth, OH, where he currently plays for Wadsworth High School.

According to 247Sports Composite Rankings, Evans ranks as the No. 20 TE in the entire 2021 recruiting class and the No. 14 prospect in all of Ohio.

You can check out some of his highlights here.

Evans also lists Iowa State, Notre Damen, Pitt, Virginia, and Indiana among other schools in his top 10 final choices.

We will keep you posted on his decision.

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