Matt Wenzel
Sports Reporter at MLive
All things digital and some things analog.
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3 weeks ago |
mlive.com | Matt Wenzel
Michigan State football just made its third addition in less than a week. KJ Deriso, a 2026 three-star defensive back from Whitewater High School in Fayetteville, Ga., announced his commitment to the Spartans via social media on Friday. Michigan State landed three-star linebacker Braylon Hodge on Sunday and flipped three-star defensive back Brayden Thomas from Iowa State on Monday.
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3 weeks ago |
mlive.com | Matt Wenzel
EAST LANSING – A wide hallway linking the Tom Izzo Football Building and Skandalaris Center showcases team and individual accomplishments. Although it’s freshly renovated, the years listing Michigan State’s Big Ten championships stops at 2015. The program’s last first-round NFL draft pick remains offensive lineman Jack Conklin in 2016 and the Spartans haven’t reached a bowl game since 2021.
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3 weeks ago |
mlive.com | Matt Wenzel
EAST LANSING – Following an hour-long press conference, quick photo op with the family and a Q and A with media members, J Batt had to hustle to a meeting with donors. Although Batt hasn’t even been officially hired, Michigan State’s new athletic director is diving into the role.
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3 weeks ago |
mlive.com | Matt Wenzel
Brenda Tracy, whose allegations of sexual harassment led to the firing of Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker, is suing the university’s Board of Trustees and two sitting members. Tracy, a rape survivor and activist, filed a federal lawsuit against trustees Rema Vassar and Dennis Denno, along with the board itself, on Tuesday while saying they were responsible for leaking her identity and forcing her to go public with allegations against Tucker.
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3 weeks ago |
mlive.com | Matt Wenzel
For the first time in three decades, Michigan State went with an outside hire to run the athletic department. J Batt is leaving his job as Georgia Tech’s athletic director for the same role with the Spartans, university president Kevin Guskiewicz announced on Monday. Although Batt and Guskiewicz were at North Carolina at the same time, Michigan State hasn’t hired an AD without university ties since 1995.
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