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MSU Football coaches: WR/CB Julian Barnett could still play either side of the ball

Michigan State WR/CB Julian Barnett could potentially still play on both sides of the ball according to his coaching staff.

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Michigan State Football’s Julian Barnett was recruited to the Spartans last year as the No. 1 cornerback in the state of Michigan, but he spent every single snap of his freshman season playing wide receiver due to injuries. While Barnett has been meeting with the cornerbacks, it looks like there is still the possibility that he plays on both sides of the ball next season.

Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press was on calls with both defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton and offensive coordinator Jay Johnson, and both members of Mel Tucker’s coaching staff spoke on the talented young Spartan.

From Hazelton:

“Julian has been in our rooms now, playing some corner, doing some of that stuff and getting trained that way.

From Johnson:

“I’ve heard about Julian and have seen some things about him, but I hear he’s a very talented athlete… so my approach on that is — and that’s going to really probably come from Coach Tuck — but where does he make our team better? … I could see that possibly being on either side of the ball because of his skill set, which is really exciting.”

Barnett had 13 reception in his freshman year for 182 yards and also returned a few kicks for MSU.

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MSU Football OC Jay Johnson expects Connor Heyward to stay at running back

Despite some offseason speculation, new Michigan State OC Jay Johnson anticipates that Connor Heyward will remain at running back.

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Michigan State Football has a new offensive coordinator in town, and despite the directive to stay at home, Jay Johnson did a teleconference for the media on Wednesday to answer questions about the Spartans offense. One interesting takeaway from the session was related to MSU running back Connor Heyward. Johnson was asked on the call if Heyward would be staying at the running back position, to which Johnson replied that he intends on Heyward staying in the backfield.

Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press was on the call:

“Right now my intent is Connor to be a running back unless it would tell me different at a later date,” Johnson said. “But certainly going into this, we’re glad that he’s back and I anticipate him being a running back.”

Heyward, who only played four games last year before entering the transfer portal, has flashed potential in the passing game, and at 233 pounds even had fans wondering if he could potentially slide into a role at tight end.

Johnson’s opinion may change once he’s actually able to interact with Heyward and the Spartans in person, but as of right now it looks like Heyward could be in line for a big role in the backfield next season.

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Michigan State Football offers 2021 3-star TE Ryan Hoerstkamp

Michigan State football has made an offer to 2021 3-star TE Ryan Hoerstkamp out of Washington high school. Read more details here.

Today, Michigan State football made yet another offer to a 2021 recruit. This time, 3-star TE Ryan Hoerstkamp has announced that he has received an offer from the Spartans. Hoerstkamp hails from Washington, MO and plays for Washington high school.

Hoerstkamp stands at 6’4″ and weighs 225 pounds. He is currently ranked as the No. 17 top football recruit in all of Missouri in the 2021 recruiting class, according to 247 Sports composite rankings. Furthermore, he ranks as the No. 43 TE in the nation in the 2021 recruiting class.

Ryan currently has offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Cincinnati, Kansas, and Kansas State. You can check out some of Hoerstkamp’s highlights here.

Stay with us on SpartansWire for more coverage of Michigan State footballs recruiting efforts.

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Michigan State Football re-offers 2021 4-star Safety Zakee Wheatley

Michigan State football has re-offered 2021 4-star Safety Zakee Wheatley today. Read more about this potential football recruit here.

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Mel Tucker has wasted no time during this recruiting season. Instead, he is going off with new offers and re-offering 2021 recruits. One recruit Mel Tucker re-offered is Zakee Wheatley. Today, Wheatley announced that he was re-offered by the Michigan State Spartans football program.

Wheatley stands at 6’2″ and weighs 180 pounds. He hails from Severn, MD, and currently plays for Archbishop Spalding high school. Wheatley ranks No. 15 in the state of Maryland amongst other top football recruits, according to 247 Sports composite rankings. He also ranks No. 21 amongst the top athlete recruits in Maryland in the 2021 recruiting class.

You can catch highlights of Wheatley here.

Earlier today, Mel Tucker and company re-offered 4-star DT Marcus Bradley. Stay locked on SpartansWire for more coverage of MSU football recruiting.

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Michigan State Football offers 2021 3-star QB Chayden Peery & 4-star 2022 CB Denver Harris

Michigan State football has made two big offers today. One to 2021 3-star QB Chayden Peery and 4-star 2022 CB Denver Harris. Read more here.

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Michigan State football makes another recruiting move in the month of March. Today, 3-star QB Chayden Peery announced he has received an offer from the Spartans football program. Peery hails from Chatsworth, CA, where he plays for Sierra Canyon.

Peery is 6’2″ and weighs just about 200 pounds. According to 247 Sports composite rankings, he is ranked No. 48 in the state of California in the 2021 recruiting class. Also, Peery ranks No. 22 amongst Top Pro-Style QB recruits in the 2021 recruiting class.

You can check out Peery’s highlights here.

Today, 4-star CB Denver Harris also announced he received an offer from Michigan State football. Harris hails from Houston, TX, and plays for North Shore high school. According to 247 Sports, Harris ranks as the No. 3 best prospect in the 2022 recruiting class. Furthermore, he ranks as the No. 5 CB in the nation in the 2021 recruiting class. This is an absolutely huge offer move for the Spartans.

You can check out some highlights of Harris here.

 

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Michigan State Football offers 2021 4-star OG Jager Burton

Michigan State football has made yet another offer. This time, they offer 4-star OG Jager Burton out of Lexington, KY. Learn more here.

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Mel Tucker and the Michigan State football program have made yet another recruiting move. Today 4-star 2021 Offensive Guard Jager Burton has announced he received an offer from the Spartans. Jager Burton plays at Frederick Douglass high school, hailing from Lexington, KY.

Burton stands at 6’4″ and weighs 271 pounds. According to 247 Sports composite rankings, Burton ranks as the No. 1 prospect in Kentucky in the 2021 recruiting class, which is ridiculously impressive. Furthermore, he ranks as the No. 8 Offensive Guard in the nation. In 2019, MaxPreps named him first-team All-State.

Jager Burton currently has a total of 21 offers, including Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson, Kentucky, and Oregon. You can check out some of his highlights here.

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Michigan State Football offers 2021 4-Star Safety Anthony Beavers Jr.

Michigan State football has made an offer to 2021 4-star Safety Anthony Beavers Jr. Read some details about this potential recruit here.

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Another day brings about another recruiting offer from Mel Tucker and his staff. Today, 4-star Safety Anthony Beavers Jr. out of Harbor City, CA, announced he has received an offer from Michigan State football. Mel Tucker and his staff are putting in work this recruiting season.

Beavers stands at 6’0″ and weighs 195 pounds. He currently attends Narbonne High School. According to 247 Sports composite rankings, he ranks No. 17 in the state of California for the 2021 recruiting class and ranks No. 10 in the nation at his position in the 2021 recruiting class.

Beavers currently has offers from USC, LSU, Virginia Tech, Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State, Florida, Nebraska, & UCLA. You can check out all of his highlights here.

Stay with us on SpartansWire for more coverage of Michigan State football’s recruiting efforts and more.

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Michigan State Football re-offers 4-star DT Marcus Bradley

MSU has decided to re-offer a Mark Dantonio recruit in defensive tackle Marcus Bradley.

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When he arrived at Michigan State, new football head coach Mel Tucker first had to review the state of MSU recruiting for the 2021 class under Mark Dantonio. From there, he had to make decisions on certain players and determine whether or not he wanted to re-offer them scholarships or not. One of those players was 4-star defensive tackle Marcus Bradley, who announced on Monday that he was re-offered by the Spartans.

Bradley is the No. 11 ranked defensive tackle and the No. 9 ranked player in Maryland in the 2021 class according to the 247sports composite rankings. They currently have him projected to be heading to Ohio State but that could change with the addition of a highly respected coach and recruiter like Mel Tucker now in town.

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WATCH: The MSU Football coaching staff shows off their remote work setups

The Michigan State Football coaching staff took the time to show off how they are working through the COVID-19 outbreak.

Today, Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the ‘Stay Home; Stay Safe’ order to keep Michigan families safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Many Michigan employees have already been working from home, and that includes the Michigan State Football coaching staff. In a fun video, Mel Tucker’s new coaching staff showed off their ‘work from home’ office setups.

This isn’t just a cool way to see how other workers are handling the quarantine, but it’s also a fun way to meet the new members of the MSU Football coaching staff. You can watch the video below:

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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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