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Michigan State honors late Tate Myre as first Spartan Dawg of the 2022 class

Michigan State honored the late Tate Myre as the first Spartan Dawg

Wonderful gesture on Wednesday by Mel Tucker and Michigan State.

On National Signing Day, the Spartans honored the late Tate Myre by naming the Oxford High School football player as the first Spartan Dawg of the 2022 signing class.

Myre was a Class of 2023 football player and one of four students who were shot and killed on Nov. 30, along with Madisyn Baldwin, Hana St. Juliana, and Justin Shilling.

“A Spartan Dawg is defined not by the plays they make on the field but by the character they exemplify, the leadership they bring to their team and their community, and for extraordinary individuals like Tate Myre, their heroism,” Tucker said.

Myre played tight end, running back and linebacker.

“Tate Myre had an unmatched work ethic, athleticism, and love for his teammates,” Tucker says in the video. “He had a passion to one day play for Michigan State. This passion was paired with an unstoppable drive and follow through to get there. Tate’s consistency on and off the football field elevated everyone who knew him.

“Our hearts go out to the families and loved ones of Hana St. Juliana, Justin Shilling, Madisyn Baldwin and Tate Myre. And we will continue to support the Oxford community any way that we can.”

Michigan State football signs Oxford’s Tate Myre to recruiting class

It was Tate Myre’s dream to play football at Michigan State, and he will now be honored as a member of the 2022 recruiting class, forever making him a Spartan Dawg.

Tate Myre had a dream to one day play football at Michigan State University. A strong linebacker and running back prospect at Oxford High School, Myre was well on his way to earning that opportunity.

Myre, 16, tragically passed away in heroic fashion during the school shootings at Oxford High School.

Mel Tucker opened today’s signing day festivities honoring Myre as a signee to the 2022 recruiting class. While he was never able to live out his dream, his legacy will live in infamy as a member of the Michigan State football program, and he will forever be a Spartan Dawg.

Player Profile

Position: Running Back/Linebacker

Height/Weight: 6’0″/195 pounds

Hometown: Oxford, Michigan

High School: Oxford High School

247Sports Composite ranking: N/a

Analysis: Tate Myre has the perfect blend of size and speed to excel at both the running back and linebacker positions. With a registered 4.44 40-yard dash, Myre is in an elite category when it comes to speed.

Stay tuned to Spartans Wire for all of your signing day coverage!

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Michigan State makes school shooting victim Tate Myre honorary signee

Michigan State honored Oxford high school football star Tate Myre after he was tragically killed in a school shooting on Nov. 30.

Oxford (Mich.) high school football star Tate Myre dreamed of suiting up for his beloved Michigan State Spartans before he was tragically killed during a school shooting on Nov. 30.

Thanks to a kind act by Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker and the Michigan State program, he will now always be a Spartan.

Michigan State made Myre an honorary signee Wednesday at the beginning of the early signing period. Despite the Spartans being in a heated race to flip five-star offensive tackle prospect, Kiyunata Goodwin, their first order of business on the first day of the signing period was to honor Myre in the best way they felt they could.

The Detroit Free Press recently detailed Myre’s heroics on the day of the shooting. He reportedly chose to go after the shooter despite having the opportunity to make his way to safety with his classmates.

Former Detroit sports personality Justin Rose shared a tweet that Myre was a lifelong Michigan State fan shortly after his reported death. That was confirmed and it eventually made its way back to Tucker. After checking in with compliance and Myre’s family, Michigan State honored Myre on Wednesday morning.

As it turns out, Michigan State had known of Myre long before his death. He was invited on an unofficial to watch the Spartans play Penn State in November, but instead visited Toledo that weekend and was planning on taking an official visit with the program.

Myre will not get the chance to live out his dream of playing at Michigan State, but his actions and heroic sacrifice make someone who will never be forgotten and forever recognized as a Spartan.

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Former Notre Dame player pays tribute to Oxford High School hero

RIP Tate. The world could use more like you. #hero

Jalen Elliott is a former Notre Dame captain and now a member of the Detroit Lions after being signed to their active roster in November.  Elliott wears number-42 for the Lions and changed things up a bit as he entered Ford Field on Sunday.

Tate Myre was one of the four students killed in the Oxford High School (Michigan) shooting last week.  Myre was a junior at Oxford and a star on the football team who happened to wear 42.  He died heroically as he tried to save classmates from harm.

In a small but kind gesture, Elliott wore his No. 42 jersey to Ford Field Sunday but with a slight change.  Instead of his last name on the back it had “MYRE” across the back.

A kind move by Elliott, certainly.  The Lions winning their first game of the season was a positive for the story as well.

Jim Harbaugh also spoke about Myre on Saturday, noting how Michigan’s 42 points in the Big Ten championship game felt special.

Without getting too political I would just like to say that the world could use more people like Tate Myre.  The young man had his whole life ahead of him and died saving others from an entirely senseless act.

The young man died a hero.

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Michigan pays tribute to Oxford HS victim Tate Myre’s memory by scoring 42 points

Michigan scores 42 points, the number Tate Myre wore at Oxford HS

Some will say it was simply a coincidence. Others will recognize it as one of the moments that make sports dramatic and poignant.

Michigan wore patches to honor the memory of Oxford HS football player Tate Myre in its victory over Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday.

And Michigan went out and won 42-3.

Forty-two, as in the number the late Tate Myre wore playing for Oxford High School, where he was one of the victims in Tuesday’s mass shooting.

Myre’s family served as honorary captains for the game in Indianapolis.

Sometimes the number on the scoreboard stands for far more than points scored.

Family of Oxford HS shooting victim Tate Myre honorary captains at Big Ten title game

The Big Ten honored the memory of Tate Myre at the coin toss for its championship game

The family of late Oxford HS football player Tate Myre was at the Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis on Saturday.

They, along with coach Zach Line, a former NFL football, were the honorary captains for the coin toss between Iowa and Michigan.

Tate Myre was one of the students who lost their lives in the senseless shooting Tuesday at the Michigan high school.

Star Michigan defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson had “Play for Tate” written on the tape on his forearm in tribute.

A petition to rename the Oxford HS football stadium in Tate Myre’e name and memory is approaching 245,00 signatures. If you would like to add your name, click here.

FOX Sports went all out for the team introductions.

Michigan Wolverines to honor memory of Oxford HS victims with special patch

The University of Michigan will pay tribute to the victims of the Oxford HS shooting

The University of Michigan will face Iowa in Saturday’s Big Ten Championship Game. The Wolverines announced Thursday they will have a special patch in the form of a block “O” on their uniforms to honor those who lost their lives in the tragic Oxford High School shooting Tuesday.

“The ‘TM’ and ‘42′ pay tribute to football player Tate Myre.

Myre, Hana St. Juliana, Madisyn Baldwin, and Justin Shilling, the four students who lost their lives, are represented by four blue hearts.

The shooting occurred on Tuesday when a 15-year-old student at Oxford High School shot and killed four students and injured seven others, including a teacher.

The football coach at Oxford is Zach Line, who played football for the Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints.

A petition has been launched to have Oxford’s football stadium renamed in Myre’s memory.

“Tate is not just a hero to his fellow students at Oxford high school but a legend, his act of bravery should be remembered forever and passed down through generations. He put his life in danger to try and help the thousands of other students at Oxford High School,” the petition reads.

As of this writing, more than 171,000 people have signed the petition. You can add your name by clicking here.