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Michigan State starting right tackle Jordan Reid opts-out of 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns
Reid is the second MSU football player to opt-out of the 2020 football season.
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'Hit the field running' is the mantra for Michigan State football heading into 2020
Michigan State takes its first step in beginning the 2020 football season by starting fall camp Friday, Aug. 7.
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Preview of Michigan State football's key games in conference-only schedule
If everything goes to plan, the Mel Tucker era will begin on Sept. 5 against Minnesota.
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MSU starting defensive tackle Jacub Panasiuk opts out of 2020 season, cites COVID-19 concerns
Jacub Panasiuk will still maintain his scholarship eligibility despite redshirting the season.
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Big Ten football student-athletes release a 'Big Ten Unity Proposal,' NCAA sets more guidelines for fall sports
Big Ten football student-athletes are asking for enhanced COVID-19 safety protocols as the NCAA sets more guidelines for fall sports.
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Big Ten releases plan and schedule for the 2020 conference-only football season
Michigan State is set to open their 2020 football season against Minnesota on Sept. 5.
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Junior guard Jack Hoiberg earns final 2020-2021 MSU basketball scholarship
After months of uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan State basketball has finally finalized its roster for the 2020-2021 season.
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7 more MSU student-athletes test positive for COVID-19
It is unclear at this time whether Michigan State football will return to practice on Aug. 4 as scheduled.
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Xavier Tillman to remain in NBA draft, Aaron Henry to return to MSU
As a player, Tillman saw three Big Ten regular season titles, one Big Ten tournament title and a Final Four appearance during his time at MSU.
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The battle to diversify wrestling, non-revenue college sports
“When you take a white wrestler, it’s like ‘this guy is a hard worker, he has determination, his technique is really good,’” wrestler Cameron Caffey said. “Then you take a black athlete and they say, ‘Oh yeah, he’s strong, he’s fast, he’s powerful, he’s explosive.’ It’s just little overt things like that that are kind of bias.”
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2022 5-star center Enoch Boakye commits to Michigan State
2022 five-star center Enoch Boakye announced his commitment to Michigan State on Instagram Live, joining Emoni Bates in MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo’s 2022 recruiting class.
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16 Michigan State athletes and 4 athletics staff test positive for COVID-19
Michigan State announces 16 new student-athlete COVID-19 cases and four new staff member cases after a new round of testing last week.
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Michigan State football team to quarantine after 2nd staff member tests positive for COVID-19
MSU football will not be able to take the field for two weeks after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
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Michigan State pauses voluntary football workouts after staff member tests positive for COVID-19
Michigan State football announced late Wednesday that the program would be pausing their workouts after one staff member had tested positive for COVID-19.
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MSU athletics to cut pay for staff making $100,000 or greater, including Tom Izzo and Mel Tucker
The Michigan State Athletic Department has announced temporary pay cuts for any staff member making $100,000 or greater for the next year. In addition, MSU Athletic Director Bill Beekman will be taking a 10% pay cut, along with head men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo and head football coach Mel Tucker each taking a 7% pay cut.
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Will fall sports still happen? Q&A with Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren
Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren answers the burning questions on whether college sports will return this fall, what the conference-only schedule could look like and much more.
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Big Ten announces conference-only season for fall sports
The announcement comes one day after the Ivy League announced their cancellation of all fall sports competition.
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2021 five-star shooting guard Max Christie verbally commits to Michigan State
Max Christie joins Emoni Bates as the latest five-star recruit to join the Spartans in the last week.
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MSU's latest commit: Emoni Bates
Emoni Bates has verbally committed to play basketball at Michigan State University. Here's a breakdown of what that means for MSU, and what his options are if he ends up going a different route.
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Top recruit in 2022 class Emoni Bates commits to MSU
Head basketball coach Tom Izzo has had an interest in the latest MSU commit for several years.