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Michigan State Football offers 2022 4-star QB Walker Howard

Michigan State football has offered 2022 4-star QB Walker Howard, one of the best QBs in his class. Read more details about this recruit.

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Michigan State Football has made another strong move during this recruiting season by offering 2022 4-star Dual-Threat QB Walker Howard. Howard is one of the best QB’s in the 2022 recruiting class and hails from Lafayette, LA. He currently plays for St. Thomas More High School.

Howard stands at 6’0″ and weighs 179 pounds. According to 247 Sports Rankings, he ranks as the No. 3 Pro-Style QB in the entire 2022 recruiting class. He is also ranked as the No. 4 High School Football prospect in the entire state of Louisiana in the 2022 recruiting class. Lastly, he is the 62nd best player in the entire nation.

As of right now, he currently has offers from Alabama, Arizona State, Baylor, LSU, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Ole Miss, and Penn State.

Check out his highlights here.

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MSU Football 2021 QB Hampton Fay says Business Program was a ‘huge highlight’

Michigan State football 2021 QB commit Hampton Fay spoke on his decision to attend MSU, noting the business program was a huge highlight.

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As you know, Michigan State Football recently landed the commitment of three-start QB Hampton Fay. Evan Petzold wrote a profile about Fay for the Detroit Free Press. In this profile, Fay discusses what influenced his commitment decision. He specifically notes that the MSU Business Program was incredibly important to his decision making.

Here is the full quote, per Evan Petzold:

“Business is something I want to go into, and I know Michigan State offers a really good business program, so that was a huge highlight for me along with the football program.”

Read the entire article here.

Our very own Wil Hunter broke down Fay’s film. Take time to check out Wil’s insights on the future MSU QB.

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Ranking every Michigan State Football 2021 recruiting graphic

We ranked all ten Michigan State Football recruiting graphics designed by the MSU social media department.

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The Michigan State Football social media team has really outdone themselves this offseason. Over the last few months, they have been peppering top recruits with a barrage of awesome recruiting graphics that, in my biased opinion, are among the coolest I have seen nation-wide.

While these graphics are pretty much all fire, we had a lot of fun ranking them:

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Michigan State Football honors Spring 2020 Graduating seniors

MSU has nineteen seniors graduating this year and the team honored those players on social media Monday.

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The classes are over, the exams and papers have been turned in, and nineteen Michigan State Football players will be receiving their degrees and graduating from MSU. The MSU Football social media team honored their spring (and fall) graduates on Monday on social media.

It is a real who’s who of names on the list of graduates this year, with many of these players delivering great memories to Spartan fans over the years.

The 2020 MSU Football graduating class includes:

  • David Dowell
  • Tyriq Thompson
  • Brian Lewerke
  • Brandon Sowards
  • Josh Butler
  • Davis Lewandowski
  • Jake Hartbarger
  • Joe Bachie
  • Dante Razzano
  • Ryan Armour
  • Peter Fisk
  • Tyler Higby
  • Raequan Williams
  • Kenny Willekes
  • Matt Seybert
  • Mike Panasiuk
  • Cole Chewins
  • Noah Sargent
  • Tommy Liesveld

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Big Ten announces suspension of organized team activities will extend through June 1

The conference will re-evaluate at that time.

The Big Ten announced on Monday that it has extended the previously announced suspension of all organized team activities through June 1, 2020, and will re-evaluate again at that time.

The Big Ten suspended organized athletic team activities in March at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference also said in a release that the moratorium on recruiting activities, both on and off campus, will continue.

Michigan State University moved students to online classes on March 11 and extended the period of online only classes through at least the end of the first summer session. A decision has yet to be made on whether or not the second summer session, which begins June 29, will be online only or if students will be allowed to return to campus by then. Students returning to campus is speculated as a major milestone in the ability for athletics–notably football–to return.

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Check out every new MSU Football player in the NFL photoshopped into their new uniform

The MSU Football social media team did an awesome job photoshopping each new Spartan in the NFL into their team uniform.

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Out of the fourteen Michigan State Football players eligible for the 2020 NFL Draft, two were drafted and seven players have been signed as undrafted free agents. To celebrate the nine players who have found new homes at the next level, the MSU Football social media team took the time to photoshop each player in their new uniform, which ended up being an awesome thread.

Check out every picture below:

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Locked On Spartans Podcast: Chuck Brantley commits to MSU, Mel Tucker vs. Ed Orgeron

MSU lands its tenth commit in the month of April

Wil and Matt talk about four-star corner Chuck Brantley committing to Michigan State. Then they crack open the mailbag to answer questions about Mel Tucker fighting Ed Orgeron, MJ vs. LeBron and much more.

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

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2021 NFL Draft early preview: Which MSU Football players could be drafted next?

With the 2020 NFL Draft in the books, we take a look at who might be the next Spartans drafted in the 2021 NFL Draft.

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While the Michigan State Football program only had two players selected in the 2020 NFL draft, that was enough to extend the school’s NFL Draft streak to 80 years. With two players leaving school early for the pros in 2020 (Josiah Scott, Cody White), MSU is a little short of NFL Draft talent for the 2021 Draft.

That being said, there are eight Spartans who I feel are in the position to at least earn their way into the draft conversation, with at least one of those players being a lock in my eyes.

Click through the slideshow to see our thoughts on the eight MSU players who are in the best position to work towards a selection on draft day next year.

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Watch the moments where Josiah Scott and Kenny Willekes find out they were drafted

Michigan State players Josiah Scott and Kenny Willekes were both drafted this year. You can watch the moments they were drafted here.

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Michigan State had two players representing the program when they were selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. Those players were cornerback Josiah Scott (4th Round, Jacksonville Jaguars) and DE Kenny Willekes (7th Round, Minnesota Vikings).

The Michigan State Football team Twitter account posted awesome videos on Sunday showing the exact moment when Scott and Willekes found out that they were being selected.

You can watch both videos below:

Both picks have been largely praised by draft analysts, with some even calling Willekes one of the steals of the draft.

A host of other Spartans who weren’t drafted have been finding teams via free agency. You can see the full list of who has signed here.

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Michigan State Football QB Brian Lewerke signs with New England Patriots

Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke has signed with the New England Patriots as a UDFA according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

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Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke didn’t hear his name called on draft day, but it didn’t take long for him to find a team as Adam Schefter announced that the Spartans QB will be signing with the New England Patriots, joining fellow former Michigan State quarterback Brian Hoyer in New England.

Lewerke was one of many Spartans who were passed over in the draft and who are now landing with teams through free agency, and Lewerke echoed a similar message of positivity in regards to the situation that we have heard from many of the undrafted MSU players and it looks like it has paid off with a good opportunity with the Patriots.

Aside from Brian Hoyer, Lewerke will also be competing with former Auburn QB Jarrett Stidham who was drafted in the fourth round by the Patriots last year. While I would expect Stidham or Hoyer to helm the Patriots this season (barring a major trade or signing), neither player is considered a strong starter in the NFL and there is an outside chance Lewerke could see an opportunity at some point this season, perhaps more so here than if he landed with a team with an established starter.

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