Tag: Michigan State Football

Michigan State Football offers highly coveted 2021 3-star RB Tavierre Dunlap

Michigan State offered the highly recruiting RB Tavierre Dunlap from Texas over the weekend.

It has become a full-time job just to keep up with all the recruiting news coming out of Michigan State these days, with Mel Tucker hard at work over the quarantine sending out offer after offer after offer. Late on Sunday night, highly coveted 3-star 2021 running back Tavierre Dunlap out of Del Valle, Texas announced he had received an offer from the Spartans.

Dunlap is the No. 25 ranked running back in the 2021 recruiting class according to the 247sports composite rankings. He has offers from numerous school, including Arizona, Arizona State, California, USC, Missouri, Oklahoma State, and Utah, to name a few. He also had an offer from Tucker back when he was the coach of Colorado so there was already a relationship established there, another example of Tucker capitalizing on resources and time investments he had made when still at Colorado.

MSU Football offers two 2022 offensive line prospects out of Colorado

Michigan State Football offered two 2022 offensive line prospects over the weekend.

The story of Michigan State Football over this coronavirus quarantine has been on the recruiting front, where Mel Tucker has been sending out scholarship offers left and right. In one of the latest batches of offers sent out, Tucker took advantage of his time spent in Colorado, offering two 2022 offensive line prospects from Colorado.

They are:

  • Grayson Stovall, OT, Regis Jesuit High School
  • Braden Miller, OT, Eaglecrest High School

Tucker’s respect as a coach and recruiter will have an immediate impact for the Spartans as he looks to capitalize on the connections he made at Colorado while he also starts to spread roots in his new home in Michigan.

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MSU Football offers 2021 3-star QB currently committed to Missouri

Michigan State has offered a scholarship to 2021 dual threat quarterback Tyler Macon out of East St. Louis, Illinois.

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Quarantine or not, Mel Tucker and the Michigan State Football recruiting team have not slowed any of the momentum they brought to the program when Tucker joined a month ago, firing off seemingly multiple offers a day to top recruits around the country. On Sunday, 3-star quarterback Tyler Macon out of East St. Louis, Illinois announced that he received an offer from MSU.

This is an interesting bit of recruiting news because Macon is already committed to Missouri, but perhaps the addition of Mel Tucker to the Spartans could sway his commitment.

Macon is the No. 19 ranked dual threat quarterback in the 2021 class according to the 247sports composite rankings.

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Locked On Spartans Podcast: Sporting events draft, sad things to do during quarantine

Choosing our favorite sporting events of the year and taking some listener questions.

Wil and Matt draft their favorite sporting events then take some listener questions on the saddest things they’ve done during quarantine and Cassius Winston’s jersey retirement.

You can find the episode on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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Former Michigan State quarterback Brian Hoyer signs with the New England Patriots

Hoyer is back with New England for the third time in his NFL career.

Brian Hoyer is back where it all began . . . again.

The former Michigan State signal caller has signed with the New England Patriots according to Jim McBride of the Boston Globe.

It will be Hoyer’s third stint with the Patriots after signing with the franchise as an undrafted rookie in 2009. Hoyer previously served as backup to former Patriot quarterback Tom Brady from 2009-2011 and 2078-2018. Hoyer never started a game in New England during his time there.

Hoyer was released by the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday after spending just one year with the team. He has also spent time with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Chicago Bears, and the San Francisco 49ers during his 11-year NFL career.

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Favorite Spartans of all time bracket round one: Mateen Cleaves region

Vote for your favorite Spartans of all time.

Hello and welcome to the official start of the SpartansWire Favorite Spartans of all Time Tournament. Sure, that’s a terrible name, but at this point, who cares? It’s a pandemic outside. Fictional bracket names don’t matter right now.

Today I’m going to lay out the Mateen Cleaves region, which is highlighted by number one seed–you guessed it–Mateen Cleaves. Players will be pitted against each other and the winner will be decided exclusively by fan vote.

You can vote on the Magic Johnson region here.

You can vote on the Kirk Cousins region here.

You can vote on the Draymond Green region here.

Here’s the full region for a quick refresher.

As with every region, there are a number of big names in the bracket without much separating the top seeds from the lower seeds.

Let’s get to the matchups!

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Michigan State Football Offers 2021 4-Star OLB Ma’a Gaoteote

Michigan State football has made an offer to 2021 OLB prospect Ma’a Gaoteote. Read more about this potential recruit here.

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Another day, another recruiting move made by Mel Tucker and the Michigan State Spartans football program. This time, 4-star Outside Linebacker Ma’a Gaoteote out of Bellflower, CA announced he has received an offer from MSU football. Gaoteote stands at 6’2″ and weighs 220 pounds. He currently attends St. John Bosco high school.

According to 247 Sports composite rankings, Gaoteote is ranked No. 8 in the state of California in the 2021 recruiting class. He is also ranked No. 7 among OLBs in the 2021 recruiting class. Lastly, he is ranked No. 81 in the nation as a prospect in his class. Another solid offer made by head coach Mel Tucker.

Gaoteote currently has offers from USC, Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon, and Ole Miss. You can catch some of his highlights here.

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BREAKING: Judge recommends Blackwell lawsuit against MSU’s Mark Dantonio, others be dismissed

A West Michigan magistrate has recommended that the Curtis Blackwell lawsuit against Mark Dantonio and others at MSU be dismissed.

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In a stark turn of events, U.S. magistrate judge Sally Berens of West Michigan has recommended that the lawsuit brought forth by former Michigan State recruiting coordinator Curtis Blackwell against MSU’s former football head coach Mark Dantonio, former athletic director Mark Hollis, and former University president Lou Anna Simon for wrongful termination be dismissed. This breaking news was first reported by Matt Wenzel of Mlive.com.

Berens also recommended that Blackwell’s lawyers Andrew Paterson and Thomas Warnicke be removed from Blackwell’s counsel. Tony Paul of the Detroit News has also reported on this story, saying that the recommendation was made due to “misuse” of court procedure and harassment of Dantonio.

This development could lead to the swift conclusion of a lawsuit that has dragged on since 2018. The recommendation for case dismissal did not apply to Blackwell’s lawsuit against two Michigan State University Police detectives who he has accused of unlawful arrest.

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Locked On Spartans Podcast: Spartans Rewatch: Little Giants game with a Notre Dame fan

Rewatching the Little Giants game with a lifelong Notre Dame fan

Wil and Matt are joined by lifelong Notre Dame fan and sports writer Paul Costanzo to rewatch the Little Giants game.

You can find the episode on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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Michigan State Football Offers 2021 5-Star DT Maason Smith

Michigan State football has offered 2021 5-star Defensive Tackle Maason Smith. Read more information about the young prospect here.

Michigan State football recruiting is going off right now. Today, 5-star Defensive Tackle Maason Smith out of Terrebonne high school in Houma, LA announced he has received an offer from the Spartans. Smith stands at 6’5″ and weighs 216 pounds.

According to the 247Sports Composite Rankings, Smith is the number one ranked prospect in all of Louisiana and the number two ranked Defensive Tackle prospect in the 2021 recruiting class. Smith is a certified stud and will be an absolute force on the defensive side of the ball in college football.

Smith currently has offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, and Ole Miss. You can catch his highlights here.

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