It remains to be seen how this class will round out, but if it continues to trend in the direction it has been, it has the potential to accomplish special things in East Lansing.
“We were not very good last year and we know that,” Tucker said. “It is up to us to figure out a way to be more consistent to give our football team a chance to beat good teams.”
Reed said on the field is not where he feels he has made the best strides this offseason. It’s in his confidence and with his own inner peace.
“Someone's got to confront that and so if it's not one of the players, it's going to be a coach,” Tucker said. “Once you get the players doing that, especially your quarterback, now you're cooking with gas.”
“It was really cool,” Gucciardi said. “It's something I've been working for my whole life. To have that goal achieved means a lot to me."
In this world of college football, it’s survival of the fittest and the Big Ten has moved forward with ensuring its survival.
To the average spectator, gymnastics is a sport in which athletes effortlessly fly and tumble through the air in incredible feats of strength. What they don’t see, however, is the work that goes on behind the scenes to build the muscles and stamina needed to make it look so effortless.
Keeping it plain and simple, it was a rough go for Michigan State’s cornerback group in 2021.
The women’s swim and dive Title IX lawsuit against MSU had a hearing on the preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court on July 21. The hearing consisted of back and forth oral arguments from both parties’ lawyers.
The Midseason Watch List will be released on Oct. 25, when voting will begin. The field will be narrowed down to the final 16 candidates on Nov. 8, and then dwindled down to three finalists who will be announced on Nov. 21.
“They want a big leap from me, too,” Akins said. “They want me to be one of the best defenders on the team and one of the best offensive players on the team.”
According to a release from the LA District Attorney's Office, Bridges is facing one felony count of injuring a child's parent and two felony counts of of child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death.
On July 18, MSU alumna Tori Franklin became the first American female athlete to medal in the triple jump.
“It’s all about the hours you spend when no one is watching,” Kohler said.
The hope is the added depth to the room can stabilize the position a bit more while also allowing special personnel packages to be used in certain situations. Defending against the pass is one area the Spartans must improve.
“I just needed to know my expectations, because obviously it's a cutthroat league and people were gonna get cut, especially on a team like this where we have a lot of veterans and experienced players,” Clouden said. “So my mindset was just to play hard.”
Highlighted by Spartan basketball legend and NBA Champion Draymond Green, the class also includes Herb Adderley (football), Kathy DeBoer (volleyball and basketball), Joan Garety (golf), Laura (Heyboer) Heethuis (soccer), Greg Jones (football), Kalisha Keane (basketball), Karen Langeland (basketball/administration) and Bob Steele (track and field).
While the record fell to 15-15 despite Clouden’s consistent level of stardom, there were still plenty of moments to think back to and make fans hopeful for the future.
Michigan State’s defensive line was by no means a weakness of last year’s team. On the surface level, the line looks like it excelled both against the run and pressuring the quarterback. The Spartans led the Big Ten in sacks while also ranking 18th in the country in rushing yards allowed per game. If you ask MSU coaches though, it’s nothing worth celebrating.
A group from Battle for Spartan Swim and Dive organized a reinstatement proposal with statistics and a list of prospective donors to rebut reasons for the cutting of the swim and dive program. They will meet with directors from University Advancement and the Spartan Fund on July 20 to discuss their proposal.