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Michigan State football WR Antonio Gates Jr. withdraws from NCAA transfer portal

Antonio Gates Jr. withdraws from NCAA transfer portal

Michigan State football lost a former 4-star wide receiver a few days ago, or so they thought. Antonio Gates Jr. entered the NCAA transfer portal on April 22, but withdrew his name from the portal on April 26.

Gates is entering his redshirt sophomore season with the Spartans.

Confirmed. Gates officially withdrew from portal to return to MSU. https://t.co/Zg14j4qJJ2

— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) April 26, 2024

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Michigan State basketball PG A.J. Hoggard officially enters NCAA transfer portal

A.J. Hoggard has officially entered the transfer portal

Tom Izzo made it clear last week that if A.J. Hoggard decided to return to play more college basketball, it wouldn’t be with Michigan State basketball, so it wasn’t a major surprise on Friday when Hoggard officially entered the NCAA transfer portal.

It will be interesting to see what Hoggard does this offseason. After a stellar 2022-23 campaign, Hoggard seemingly took a stepback last year, with his numbers going down in many categories. Some thought Hoggard might try to pursue some level of pro basketball, but it looks like he is content to go after some of the NIL money that is out there for experienced players like himself.

As expected, MSU point guard A.J. Hoggard has entered the transfer portal for his fifth season of eligibility, per a team spokesman.

— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) April 26, 2024

Michigan State football lands commitment from Stephen F. Austin transfer defensive lineman Brandon Lane Jr.

Michigan State football lands commitment from Stephen F. Austin transfer defensive lineman

In a week that saw Michigan State football lose one of their top defensive linemen in Derrick Harmon, the Spartans landed a huge win via the NCAA transfer portal with Stephen F. Austin defensive lineman Brandon Lane Jr. committing to the Spartans.

Lane started his career at South Dakota State before heading to Stephen F. Austin. In eleven games this past year, Lane racked up 44 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery.

He will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Brandon Lane Jr. has committed to Michigan State, per his agents at @APSportsAgency. https://t.co/qEJHwQzlNk

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) April 26, 2024

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Michigan State football redshirt sophomore tight end enters NCAA transfer portal

Jack Nickel has entered the NCAA transfer portal.

The fourth Michigan State football player of the day has hit the transfer portal. Following Saturday’s spring practice, we expected some news to hit, and redshirt sophomore tight end Jack Nickel is the latest Spartan to enter the NCAA transfer portal.

Nickel committed to the Spartans back in 2021 and appeared in ten total games for MSU.

Michigan State TE Jack Nickel is now in the portal, a team spokesman confirms.

— Matt Wenzel (@mwenzel2) April 23, 2024

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Gallery: Best pictures from new Michigan State basketball transfer Frankie Fidler’s career at Omaha

Best pictures from new Michigan State basketball transfer Frankie Fidler’s career at Omaha

Michigan State basketball fans were desperate for a transfer this offseason, and Tom Izzo and his staff delivered in the way of Frankie Fidler, a tremendous scorer out of Omaha.

Below, you can take a walk down memory lane and revisit some key moments of Fidler’s career before heading to East Lansing.

REPORT: Michigan State basketball assistant coach a candidate for Detroit Mercy job

After a disappointing season that saw the Spartans fall in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, many fans have been asking for Tom Izzo to make some staff changes. According to a report from Tony Paul of the Detroit News, Izzo may be forced to make that change, as Michigan State basketball assistant coach Mark Montgomery has been flagged as a ‘serious candidate’ for the Detroit Mercy head coaching job.

Montgomery was an assistant at Detroit Mercy in 2021 and was the former head coach of Northern Illinois.

I am hearing that Michigan State assistant Mark Montgomery might be emerging as a serious candidate for the Detroit Mercy job. He was briefly an assistant there in 2021; the ex-head coach at Northern Illinois.

— Tony Paul | Detroit News (@TonyPaul1984) March 25, 2024

Michigan State hockey: Where and when to watch the Big Ten Championship game vs. Michigan

It’s a huge day for Michigan State sports fans. The same day the Spartans will face the Tar Heels in the NCAA Tournament, the Michigan State hockey team will host their bitter rivals, Michigan, for the Big Ten Championship.

Below, you can see everything you need to watch the game.

Big Ten hockey championship game: 1-seed Michigan State Spartans (23-9-3) vs. Michigan Wolverines (21-13-3)

When: 8 p.m. Saturday.

Where: Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing.

TV: Big Ten Network.

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Michigan State basketball makes Top-9 for 2025 5-star SF Jalen Haralson

Michigan State basketball has had some great success with recruiting out of La Lumiere School in Indiana, landing Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jeremy Fears Jr. from there, and now, they will look for another big recruiting win from that school, as 2025 5-star small forward Jalen Haralson put the Spartans in his Top-9 on Friday.

His Top-9 includes:

Duke
Purdue
Indiana
Michigan State
Missouri
Notre Dame
Gonzaga
Kansas
Auburn

Michigan State women’s basketball falls short to North Carolina in first round of NCAA Tournament

Well, it was a heck of a first season for head coach Robyn Fralick and her Michigan State women’s basketball team. The Spartans had their best season in eight years, defied the odds and finished No. 4 in the Big Ten, and put a scare into North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, despite falling short. The Spartans fell to the Tar Heels 59 to 56.

This was always going to be a difficult match-up for MSU, as the Spartans are widely-known to be lacking size this year, so it wasn’t a surprise that they got absolutely dominated on the boards, getting out-rebounded 45 to 27. It’s actually remarkable that the Spartans only lost by three, considering North Carolina had 18 offensive rebounds to the Spartans’ six.

Michigan State will be able to get some revenge on North Carolina when the men play them tomorrow.

Gallery: Michigan State women’s basketball takes on North Carolina in NCAA Tournament

Michigan State women’s basketball had their first NCAA Tournament game under new head coach Robyn Fralick on Friday against North Carolina. You can see pictures from that game below.