With the announcement of a recreational facility fee being added to student tuition, Michigan State is now allowing all students to work out at the IM facilities. Previously, students had to buy a membership to access the fitness centers within the facilities.
Beekman will hold the position until a permanent replacement is found. The search for a new athletic director will be led by President Samuel L. Stanley Jr.
The race for Emoni Bates is nearing a conclusion.
A mask mandate was also put in place for indoor places on campus effective Aug. 1, but Stanley said that he does not believe that will have an impact on fans that are outdoors.
Henry, who skipped his senior season at MSU for the draft, was one of the first players signed following the conclusion of the second round.
MSU Mens Hockey Tickets are available for purchase.
Biles, a member of the United States' Olympic gymnastics team, withdrew from the women’s gymnastics team final Tuesday night due to mental health concerns.
Businesses near campus rely heavily on business from students, and an effective ad campaign with the student-athletes from MSU will help increase the awareness of the business with students who can easily recognize the stars from MSU.
Tucker’s sense of urgency has been on full display throughout the 2021 offseason after the Spartans finished a mediocre 2-5 in 2020. The roster was not up to his standards in terms of talent in his eyes, which prompted Tucker to bring in 34 new faces via the 2021 recruiting class and the transfer portal to infuse talent into the roster immediately.
MacArthur, an Associate Professor of graphic design at Michigan State, decided to retire from competition following the 2004 Olympics in Athens after being a part of the national rowing team since 1991 and competing in the Olympics in 2000 and 2004.
MSU volleyball star Lauren Swartz recently graduated with a 4.0 grade point average with an undergraduate degree in economics and a master’s in marketing research. She earned the President's Award, which is awarded to the graduating MSU student-athlete with the highest GPA.
The Michigan State ace was one of the top starting pitchers in the Big Ten this season, throwing for 80 strikeouts in 79.2 total innings pitched. Erla finished the season with five wins in 13 starts and had a 3.50 ERA.
The renovations will total $26.2 million focusing on improving all areas of the arena, which was originally built in 1974.
Former MSU football staffer Curtis Blackwell II sued former football Head Coach Mark Dantonio, former MSU President Lou Anna Simon and former MSU Athletic Director Mark Hollis in claiming violation of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
Fans will now be welcomed back to Jenison Fieldhouse this season after only friends and family were allowed to be in attendance for the 2020-21 season.
Geoff Martzen followed Mel Tucker to MSU after spending all of 2019 to February 2020 as the Football Director of Player Personnel for the Buffaloes.
The award is given annually to student-athletes that maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher and received an invite for the national championship meet for their respective competition. Ling was named to the First-Team while Szara and Nitkiewicz were honorable mentions.
After joining MSU in Feb. 2020, Tucker and his staff were handcuffed by the pandemic. They could not hold practice with the team over the summer and could not host recruits after Tucker’s first two weeks in East Lansing because of the pandemic recruiting dead period instituted by the NCAA. This is Tucker’s first chance to leave his imprint on the program outside of just leadership.
"Our goal is to provide our student-athletes the tools for success — on the field of competition, inside the classroom and beyond MSU," Michigan State Vice President and Director of Athletics Bill Beekman said in the press release. "Name, image and likeness legislation will offer new opportunities for our student-athletes and EverGreen will prepare and position them for these changes.”
The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously against the NCAA in a historic antitrust case, NCAA vs Alston et al, that restricted the association’s powers to deny education-related perks for student-athletes.