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MSU offers 4-star WR Antonio Gates Jr., son of Pro Bowler

Michigan State has offered a scholarship to Antonio Gates Jr. out of Fordson High School in Dearborn.

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Antonio Gates, the long-time San Diego (now Los Angeles) Charger, is one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history. His son, Antonio Gates Jr., is currently one of the top prospects in the state of Michigan for 2022. Gates Jr. announced on Friday that he has received a scholarship offer from Michigan State Football.

Gates Jr., a 4-star wide-out from Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan, is ranked as the No. 4 prospect in the state for 2022 according to 247sports. He listed as the No. 21 wide receiver in his class and the No. 177 best prospect in the country for his class.

His father Antonio Sr. was named to the Pro Bowl eight times over the course of his career with the Chargers and was named First-Team All-Pro twice in addition to being named to the NFL’s 2000s All-Decade Team.

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Michigan State offers 2021 3-star CB Tyreek Chappell

MSU Football has offered a 3-star cornerback out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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As we have been covering, Mel Tucker and his staff have been among the most active recruiting teams in the country over quarantine, offering scholarships to players seemingly on a daily basis. The latest offer announcement was from Tyreek Chappell, a 2021 3-star cornerback out of Northeast High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Chappell is the No. 22 ranked player in the state of Pennsylvania according to 247sports and their No. 76 ranked cornerback in the 2021 class.

Chappell announced he received the offer on Friday via his Twitter account:

He also has offers out from Arizona State, Baylor, Cincinnati, Michigan, Maryland, Penn State, Pitt, and Rutgers, to name a few.

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Michigan State Football offers 4-star 2022 Safety Cristian Driver

Michigan State football has made an offer to 2022 4-star Safety Cristian Driver out of Argyle, TX. Read more details about this prospect.

Mel Tucker is in recruiting mode and is not taking any breaks this offseason. Now, 2022 4-star Safety Cristian Driver announces he has received an offer from the Michigan State football program. Driver currently plays for Liberty Christian high school in Argyle, TX.

Driver stands at 6’1″ and weighs 180 pounds. Per 247 Sports, Cristian Driver is currently ranked as the No. 14 Safety in the 2022 recruiting class. He is also currently ranked as the No. 25 prospect in Texas in the 2022 recruiting class.

As of right now, Driver currently has offers from Colorado, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Texas A&M, and Wisconsin. Not to mention a litany of other offers from schools across the country.

You can check out some of Driver’s highlights here.

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Michigan State Football offers 2022 4-star OT Trent Ramsey

Michigan State football has made an offer to 2022 4-star OT Trent Ramsey out of Florida. Read more details about this prospect here.

Michigan State football can’t stop and won’t stop sending offers to high school prospects. This time, 4-star Offensive Tackle Trent Ramsey has announced that he has received an offer from the MSU football program and coach Mel Tucker. Trent Ramsey hails from Tarpon Springs, FL.

Ramsey stands at 6’5″ and weighs 270 pounds. According to 247 Sports, Ramsey is ranked No. 103 across the nation in the 2022 recruiting class. He is also ranked as the No. 9 Offensive Tackle in the 2022 recruiting class. Lastly, Ramsey is ranked as the No. 11 prospect in Florida in the 2022 recruiting class.

As of right now, Ramsey has offers from Arizona State, UCF, Arizona, and Iowa State.

You can check out some of his highlights here.

Check out the entire 2020 Michigan State Spring Football Roster.

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4-star Safety Anthony Beavers Jr. lists Michigan State Football in his top five choices

4-star 2021 Safety Anthony Beavers Jr. has listed Michigan State football amongst his top five choices for school. Read more info here.

Michigan State football recruiting recently made an offer to an impressive 4-star 2021 Safety named Anthony Beavers Jr. Now, Beavers has announced his top five choices for school and MSU is in the mix. Beavers hails from Harbor City, CA and plays for Narbonne high school.

Check out Beavers Tweet below:

As you can see, the other schools included in this top five list are Virginia Tech, Arizona State, Florida A&M, and San Diego State. Note, Beavers received offers from schools such as Oregon, Florida, LSU, and Nebraska.

SpartansWire will keep you posted on more recruiting news and decisions. Stay with us for plenty of more information to come.

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Check out the full 2020 Michigan State Spring Football Roster

You can review the entire 2020 MSU Football Spring Roster here.

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Michigan State Football released their first official roster of 2020 with the Spring Football roster, which was released this week. You can check it out below:

MSU Football head equipment manager making masks for COVID-19 pandemic

Michigan State Football’s head equipment manager has been doing his part to help keep people safe during the pandemic.

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This time of the year usually means spring football for Michigan State and schools around the country. With athletics being halted because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, MSU Football head equipment manager Andrew Kolpacki no longer has any uniforms to sew, so he is instead using what he has learned to give back to those who need help by making masks for those in high-risk jobs or for the elderly in nursing homes.

“Sewing is used in football equipment we usually are repairing jerseys but obviously without being on the football field right now for spring football we can use that skill that we’ve developed and put it towards good use,” Kolpacki told WLNS.

You can watch the video below:

According to the report, Kolpacki and his two friends have produced about 100 masks thus far for local health care workers, nursing homes, and family and friends.

In times like these, every bit helps, and Kolpacki is representing Michigan State well and using the skills he has learned while working with the team.

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MSU Football OT Cole Chewins not pursuing sixth year with Spartans

Michigan State lineman Cole Chewins will no longer be pursuing a sixth and final year with MSU after an injury-riddled fifth season.

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Over the last two years of the Mark Dantonio era, one common narrative throughout that time was the immense amount of injuries to the offensive line. One of those linemen who was consistently out was offensive tackle Cole Chewins, who missed all of last season with a back injury. In November, Chewins indicated that he would pursue a sixth year at MSU however, after not appearing on the latest Spring football roster, a spokesman for the team said that Chewins is no longer pursuing football.

Chewins, a product of Clarkston, Michigan, started 25 out of 37 played games. Chewins’ injury issues started in 2017 where he missed much of the first five games that year but still was able to finish the last seven games of the season. Chewins missed last year’s spring game due to the back injury and was never able to start another game for MSU.

“If possible, I’d love to come back and be a part of Michigan State again for another year to kind of really fulfill my senior year type deal,” Chewins said back in November, “as long as I’m healthy and everything was meant to be.”

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MSU Football changes punters, adds UTEP Grad Transfer Mitch Crawford

Michigan State punter Jack Bouwmeester has left MSU for Australia and they replaced him with UTEP punter Mitch Crawford.

Michigan State Football lost sixth-year senior Jake Hartbarger over the offseason, and they were hoping that ProKick Australia product Jack Bouwmeester would be the heir apparent on special teams for the Spartans. However, on Tuesday we found out that Bouwmeester is no longer on the roster. Instead, Michigan State has UTEP Grad Transfer Mitch Crawford coming in along with walk-on Bryce Baringer.

Credit to Corey Robinson of SpartanMag for being the first one to break the story. He found out that Crawford actually announced his commitment to MSU weeks ago:

Crawford was a standout in the AFL (Australian Football League) before heading to UTEP. He was the leading goal kicker in the Black Diamond AFL while playing for the Newcastle City Blues back in 2016, according to the UTEP website.

For UTEP, Crawford received All-Conference USA Honorable Mention in 2018 and was on the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll in 2019.

Michigan State Football offers 2021 3-star OG Kevin Wigenton II

The Spartans have offered a 3-star offensive lineman out of the Hun School in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Mel Tucker’s staff at Michigan State continues to be one of the most active in the country in terms of recruiting, seemingly sending out multiple scholarship offers on a daily basis. The latest offer announcement comes from Kevin Wigenton II, the 2021 3-star offensive guard out of Princeton, New Jersey.

Wigenton, who is 6’5″ 290 pounds, fits the offensive line profile it looks like Tucker and his offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic are looking for. The Spartans have offered multiple linemen 6’5″ or taller so far this offseason.

Wigenton is the No. 45 ranked offensive guard in the 2021 recruiting class and the No. 36 ranked player in the state of Texas according to 247sports.

Wigenton has offers from Big Ten rival Indiana, Pittsburgh and former Spartan defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi, Vanderbilt, and Yale, to name a few.

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