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Although there is uncertainty about the 2020-2021 men's basketball season being played due to COVID-19, the show must go on. The Michigan State men’s basketball team did that Thursday by announcing the roster for the 2020-2021 season.
Since the Big Ten's postponement of the college football season in August, the conference has become a whirlwind of speculation and differing opinions as to when the season will start back up again.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two executive orders Thursday allowing gyms and pools to reopen Sept. 9 with strict safety measures. Organized sports practices and competitions are likewise set to resume in regions previously restricted.
With the 2020 United States Presidential Election just two months away, the push to get people to vote continues to grow. Last Friday, more resources became available to the Michigan State community as a partnership between MSU Athletics, the Michigan Department of State, and local election officials including the East Lansing City Clerk was announced.
According to a report by ESPN, Michigan State University has recommended a ban of former basketball player Brock Washington due to sexual misconduct. This would result in Washington being permanently banned from taking any classes at the university as well as a two year ban from campus.
Michigan State baseball’s annual golf outing is set for Friday, Sept. 25, the athletic department announced. The outing will take place at Forest Akers West Golf Course.
The past six months have left little to the imagination, with everything from the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic to social justice movements as a result of police brutality. Not to mention the tragic deaths to well known figures such as Kobe Bryant and Chadwick Boseman.
MSU head football coach Mel Tucker has brought in his first four-star recruit with 2021 offensive guard Geno VanDeMark out of New Jersey.
In a virtual press conference Thursday afternoon, Michigan State Athletic Director Bill Beekman spoke on the Big Ten Conference's decision to postpone fall sports and how his department plans to recover from what he estimated earlier this week to be a $80-85 million loss, as reported by the Lansing Economic Club.
Michigan State basketball’s recruiting streak continues with 2021 four-star point guard Jaden Akins committing to the Spartans over Michigan, Florida, DePaul, and Mississippi State. Akins, according to 247Sports, is the second-highest rated player in the state of Michigan, trailing only Pierre Brooks, who is also an MSU commit.
Xavier Tillman is no longer the rookie 18 year old that came to MSU. Instead, Tillman said men's basketball Head Coach Tom Izzo turned him into a “monster” during his three years on the team, and one who is fully equipped to take on the next level: the NBA Draft.
College football was sent reeling Tuesday as the Big Ten was the first of the Power Five conferences to postpone the 2020 season with hopes of being able to return to the field in the spring.
The Big Ten Conference has officially voted to cancel all sports for the upcoming fall semester amid COVID-19 concerns.
The Big Ten is reportedly heading towards cancelling all fall sports according to the Detroit Free Press and other reports. According to the Graham Couch from the Lansing State Journal, Big Ten athletic directors will be meeting to make an official vote Monday night at 6:00.
A vast majority of the Michigan State University community has been physically away from campus since mid-March, but the lack of bodies on campus hasn’t stopped news from developing in East Lansing.
Michigan State senior right tackle Jordan Reid announced via Twitter that he would be opting-out of the 2020 season, citing COVID-19 concerns. Reid also said that he will returning next year as a fifth-year senior after earning his degree this December.
The start of the Mel Tucker era has been "very unique” according to the man himself. Other than watching some tape from prior games and some workouts, Tucker hasn’t seen a football in the hand of any of his players as fall camp is finally set to begin on Friday, Aug. 7. With a month to go until the first scheduled game in the upcoming conference-only season, there’s only one goal for Michigan State football.
The Big Ten is attempting to piece together an altered college football season in the midst of a global pandemic, and for the first time, there is a plan in place.
Hours after the Big Ten released the 2020 conference-only season schedule, Michigan State's starting defensive tackle Jacub Panasiuk announced via Twitter that he would be opting out of the 2020 season.
The effort to make fall college sports a reality continues as a group of more than 1,000 Big Ten football players have released a proposal in the Players Tribune named “#BigTenUnited” asking for more “common-sense” COVID-19 safety protocols, economic assistance, and accountability measures.