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Ricky White, Michael Gravely not participating in team activities

Ricky White, Michael Gravely not participating in team activities

We are just over a week away from Michigan State’s season opener against the Northwestern Wildcats. Fall camp is in full swing as MSU gears up for the 2021 campaign, the second season of the Mel Tucker era.

As the Spartan players prepare, they are doing so without two members of the team, as reveled by Coach Tucker. Freshman DB Michael Gravely and sophomore WR Ricky White are not currently participating in team activities.

Both players are still listed on the teams official roster. The reason about their absence is unknown at this time.

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Every Michigan State football player that did not suit up for spring football scrimmage

11 players didn’t suit up for Michigan State in the spring scrimmage, you can see each of them here.

Michigan State football’s spring football scrimmage is currently underway, but not every Spartan is suited up for action. There are 11 players who are not in uniform for today’s televised scrimmage.

It is likely a variety of reasons that vary from player to player for why they aren’t suited up, but with a roster that seems to change every week, it’s certainly something to keep an eye on. Some of these players have been seen at other times this spring, but others were not seen and there are some question marks.

Below, you can find each player that isn’t suited up for the Spartans on Saturday.

Best Michigan State football recruit from every state since the year 2000

Michigan State is under a new national approach to recruiting. Take a look at the best recruit from each state since the year 2000.

Recruiting is an integral part of building a college football team and as many fans know, the way a team recruits is usually what makes or breaks them. Many Michigan State fans are used to the Spartans focusing heavily on recruiting the midwest, and Michigan or Ohio in particular. Mel Tucker has a new mindset when it comes to recruiting and it is expected that the Spartans will be going from coast to coast to find members of their recruiting classes going forward.

Michigan State will soon be building pipelines in many new states and Spartan fans will get used to seeing faces from many different areas of the country come to East Lansing.

With Michigan State taking this new approach to recruiting and signing day having recently just passed, it felt fitting that we go back and find the best recruit from every state on record according to the 247Sports composite rankings that go back to the year 2000.

There are 24 states represented on this list.

This list includes JUCO (Junior College) transfers and will include members of the 2021 recruiting class that have signed their letters of intent earlier this month.

MSU vs. Iowa: Five Burning Questions Following Saturday’s Blowout Loss

Here are a few questions the MSU fans may be asking themselves this morning as we move past Saturday’s brutal loss against Iowa.

The roller coaster that is Michigan State football continued on Saturday, this time heading down the cliff.

Iowa made easy work of the Spartans on Saturday, beating MSU by a score of 49-7. The game was out of reach at halftime, with the Hawkeyes holding a five touchdown lead heading into the break.

Michigan State’s turnover bug returned against Iowa, with three first half turnovers leading to the massive halftime deficit. One of the turnovers was returned for a touchdown, and the Hawkeyes also had a punt return for a touchdown in the opening half.

“We have a tremendous amount of work to do,” Michigan State new head coach Mel Tucker said during his postgame press conference. “We have to get tougher, we have to be more physical, and we have to play smarter. So, as I continue to say, this is the beginning for us, we trust the process that we have. We have to go back to East Lansing, we have to watch the film, we have to make corrections, and put in the work, so we can be tougher, so we can be more physical, so we can play harder, so we can play smarter next week, and that’s what has to be done.”

Tucker couldn’t have said it much better than that. There’s a lot of work still to be done for the Spartans — who now sit at 1-2 on the season.

Here are a few questions the MSU fans may be asking themselves this morning as we move past Saturday’s brutal loss:

Pro Football Focus hands out multiple awards to Michigan State wide receiver Ricky White

Ricky White already received Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week, but now he’s garnered two more awards from PFF College.

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Ricky White already received Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week, but now he’s garnered two more awards from Pro Football Focus College. His record setting performance was enough to earn him True Freshman of the Week with a 90.6 grade as he had eight catches for 196 receiving yards and one touchdown. He was also named to the PFF College pass catchers Team of the Week.

White set a record for most receiving yards by a Spartan freshman in a game. What made it that much better was that it came against the rivals down in Ann Arbor. He joined Alabama WR Devonta Smith, Ole Miss WR Elijah Moore, and Texas A&M TE Jalen Wydermyer on the team. This is the second straight week a Spartan made PFF College’s Team of the Week as Drew Beesley made it last week.

Can White compile another impressive game next week against Iowa as they kickoff at noon on Saturday.

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Ricky White named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week

Ricky White had quite the game against Michigan. A game in which he almost had 200 receiving yards, was enough to earn some awards.

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Ricky White had quite the game against Michigan. After a game in which he had one reception for 5 yards against Rutgers, he exploded onto the scene on a national stage against the rivals from Ann Arbor. He went off for eight receptions 196 receiving yards and one touchdown which was good enough to earn the honor of Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week.

The Marietta, Georgia native shares the honor with Northwestern safety Brandon Joseph who had two interceptions against Iowa. White is the first Spartan to earn the honor since Rocky Lombardi won it back on October 29th, 2018 against Purdue. Expect White to be thrust onto the scene and potentially compete for Freshman of the Year.

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MSU vs. UM: Five takeaways from Michigan State’s incredible upset of Wolverines

It’s amazing how quickly things can change in just one week’s time. Check out three takeaways from MSU’s 27-24 victory over Michigan.

It’s amazing how quickly things can change in just one week’s time.

This time last week, I felt like I was grasping at straws to find positives from Michigan State’s abysmal season-opening loss to Rutgers. It was a brutal way to kickoff the Mel Tucker era, but a lot — if not all — of the pain and frustration from that loss was wiped away with yesterday’s upset win over the hated Michigan Wolverines, 27-24. The win was Tucker’s first as the Spartans new head coach and gave MSU fans something to truly point at as confidence in where he can lead this program.

Despite entering the game as more than three-touchdown underdogs, Michigan State never trailed in Saturday’s rivalry match-up. This was no fluke, and shows Michigan State may not be as bad as we all thought after last week.

Here are a handful of takeaways from yesterday’s win over No. 13 Michigan:

WATCH: Michigan State wide receiver Ricky White makes diving 40 yard catch

Michigan State freshman Ricky White made a highlight catch in the third quarter against Michigan.

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Ricky White has been the breakout star for Michigan State Football today, with well over 100 yards and a touchdown at the time of this post. In the third quarter, MSU quarterback Rocky Lombardi connected with the star freshman out of Marrieta, Georgia for a 40-yard diving catch against Michigan.

With Jayden Reed occupying the attention of Michigan’s best cornerback Daxton Hill, Michigan has been scrambling to find someone who can cover Ricky White. Watch below as Lombardi flashes his arm talent and connects with White for a huge gain:

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WATCH: Michigan State strikes first against U of M with Rocky Lombardi touchdown pass

Michigan State scored the first points of the day against Michigan with a touchdown pass from Rocky Lombardi to Ricky White.

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Wow. Well, that’s one way to start a football game where you are more than 20 point underdogs. Michigan State Football marched into Ann Arbor today and scored the first points of the game against Michigan which has been an impressive start to the day. The touchdown itself was a beautiful touchdown strike from Rocky Lombardi to wide receiver Ricky White.

After holding Michigan to a three-and-out, MSU had a nice drive down the field. Running back Jordon Simmons picked up a few first downs for the Spartans, which setup MSU for the perfect touchdown pass from Lombardi to White.

Watch it below:

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