This decision allows universities to pay athletes directly. The affected universities, including Michigan State, will be able to use approximately $20 million each year and can decide how to divide up the money among programs and athletes. The earliest this settlement will begin is during the fall 2025 semester.
Ozan Baris, a sophomore on Michigan State's men's tennis team, spent this past season making history with numerous accolades. His storied campaign came to an end on May 24, when the All-American faced defeat in the semifinal of the NCAA Singles Championship.
The 2025 three-star running back from East Lansing High School grew up with MSU in his backyard. On May 14, Clarizio fulfilled his goal of playing for the team he has supported since childhood, committing to the Spartans' revamped football program under head coach Jonathan Smith.
In its final regular season series, the Michigan State baseball team hosted the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a three-game home series. With two losses, the Spartans’ record fell to 24-27 overall, 11-13 in Big Ten play and 13-10 at home.
Now the tallest player on MSU's roster, Zapala gives Izzo and the Spartans starting experience and depth to a frontcourt that was insufficient for most of the 2023-2024 season.
The Spartans lost a 10-run lead in the rubber match to drop the series in Minneapolis.
With the last class of swimmers graduating, the proof that the sport existed as a campus, varsity sport, is wiped off the face of the university.
Michigan State baseball took on the University of Michigan Wolverines this past weekend in a three-game series at home, Michigan State's first in-conference home series since late April. The Spartans won the first two games of the series but fell in the last game, which brought their record to 21-23 overall, an even 9-9 in conference play and 11-8 at home.
MSU's starting goalie was added to the USA Hockey roster ahead of the IIHF World Championship.
It took all seven rounds, but a Michigan State football player's name was called at the 2024 NFL Draft. Nick Samac – a five-year center for MSU – was selected at No. 228 overall by the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday.
The Louisiana native was part of MSU’s 2021 recruiting class as a two-sport athlete. He racked up 848 receiving yards and eight touchdowns over two seasons with MSU football and he also spent a portion of the 2021-2022 season with the Michigan State basketball team after the football season ended, being the only Spartan to score against Michigan in both football and basketball.
In Detroit on Thursday night, the reaction to the hometown Lions trading up five spots to take Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold at No. 24 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft was nothing short of euphoric. For the 30 or so Lions fans standing at the corner of Woodward Avenue and State Street, it warranted a chanting of Holmes’ name.
The Bears got their guy and the Caleb Williams era in Chicago has begun.
The Michigan State Powerlifting Club, more commonly referred to as MSUPL, did not come easy and actually started as a project that took drive, consistency and passion from all of those who wanted the club to succeed. Building from the bottom up, current senior and club president Ali David wanted to make her dream come true while as an undergraduate.
Motown has reclaimed its position in the national eye. And, with the 2024 NFL Draft set to begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday at One Campus Martius in downtown Detroit, the city is on the clock once again.
A well-known Michigan State University alumna -- Joan Secchia -- who can be seen regularly at the MSU tennis courts cheering on the men’s and women’s tennis teams, decided to show her love and passion for the Michigan State tennis programs recently by donating $10 million.
Omaha transfer Frankie Fidler has committed to the Spartans after visiting MSU on April 11, as reported by on3. Izzo and his squad needed size on the wing following the departure of graduate forward Malik Hall, and Fidler fits that bill well. What the Spartans lacked in many areas last season — perimeter length, shooting and rebounding — Fidler is a major acquisition for Izzo and his staff.
The MSU baseball team returned to its home field and took on a Big Ten rival, the Penn State Nittany Lions, and won two of the three games. Michigan State won the first game 6-5 and the second game 11-5, but lost the third and final game 11-9.
On April 20, students and fans packed Spartan Stadium to witness the 2024 MSU football Spring Showcase, marking head coach Jonathan Smith's first at Michigan State. Aside from the veterans, the newly transferred and incoming freshmen played – such as quarterback Aidan Chiles, tight end Jack Velling and Nick Marsh, a top-10 wide receiver in the nation.
