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Malika Andrews reports that Michigan State survivor John Hao is in touch with NBA star James Harden, who’s trying to help Hao with his recovery process.
Harden gave Hao a donation, game worn gear, and his phone number, saying he wants to stay in touch:
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LeBron James x Tom Izzo 👀
Per Steven Izzo’s Instagram, James ran into Lupe & Tom last night. 5⭐️ commit Xavier Booker also talked about the interaction on his IG Live, saying that Izzo told him that LeBron was impressed by Izzo’s current recruiting class, specifically Booker.
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Mel Tucker's first public comments on his potential
#MichiganState
contract extension, via The Draymond Green Show (airing right now):
"I always made it clear that MSU is a destination job, not a stepping stone... It was never my intention to come here and just pass through."
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2024 four-star WR Nick Marsh remains solidly committed to
#MichiganState
after the Jonathan Smith hire.
He tells
@C_Robinson247
: “It's been a long road but I honestly feel like this is a great start… I think J Smith was a great hire.”
Much more (VIP):
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2023 Five-Star RB Rueben Owens Jr. at the Michigan State spring game:
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Dillon Tatum has a message for Michigan State fans:
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Despite being a lock to go Top 5 in the 2018 NBA Draft, Jaren Jackson Jr. wanted to come back to Michigan State for his sophomore season.
Tom Izzo wouldn't let him 😂
(h/t:
@GQSports
X
@jarenjacksonjr
)
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BREAKING:
#MichiganState
PG signee Jeremy Fears is now rated as a Five-Star prospect, per the 247Sports Composite rankings.
More on the 5⭐️ Floor General (FREE):
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BREAKING:
#MichiganState
lands 2023 four-star LB Jayvant Brown (
@JayvantBrown
).
The speedy St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) product had offers from Alabama, Ohio State, Florida, Notre Dame, Texas, and 22 others.
MSU now has 2 four-star Florida LBs in its 2023 recruiting class. Huge get.
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2024 five-star KJ Bolden, the
#3
player in the entire nation, seen wearing MSU gloves for tonight’s game:
Here to see a BIG battle between Buford and Thompson (AL).
KJ Bolden and Justice Haynes getting ready for Buford
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The Michigan State suite at tonight’s Game 6 of the
#NBAFinals
, featuring Tom Izzo, Mat Ishbia, Mateen Cleaves, & more.
(📸: Dave Thomas / IG)
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BREAKING:
#MichiganState
lands 4⭐️ ATH Dillon Tatum.
Tatum's commitment gives MSU 4 of the Top 9 prospects in the state. No other team has more than one.
Mel Tucker & the staff landed the West Bloomfield product over Michigan, who hired his HS head coach earlier this year.
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JUST IN:
#MichiganState
has landed 2023 four-star PG Jeremy Fears Jr.
He just made the announcement on ESPNU, choosing the Spartans over finalists
#Illinois
&
#Michigan
.
The dynamic pass-first PG will give Tom Izzo a great change-of-pace facilitator for years to come.
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NEW ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ALERT - Andrew Dennis
The
#MichiganState
OT commit went from being outside of the Top247 to now being ranked 194th in the nation, picking up a 247Sports four-star rating in the process.
Great early snag by Coach Kap & staff 📈
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Michigan State Basketball has officially signed its entire 2023 recruiting class.
It’s ranked as the nation’s
#3
signing class.
That’s tied for the highest-ranked class that Tom Izzo has signed in 247Sports history.
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2023 Five-Star DE David Hicks Jr and 2024 DE Zion Taylor posted up at today’s Michigan State spring game:
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THIS is the athleticism Michigan State is getting in new 4⭐️ commit Coen Carr.
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NEWS: Four-Star OL Cole Dellinger will be announcing his college commitment this Friday (July 8th), he tells
@JustinThind
.
The Clarkston (MI) product’s three finalists are LSU, Michigan State, & Purdue.
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When
@CoachBTJordan
landed Andrew Depaepe in February, he was MSU’s highest-ranked non-Midwest commit in 7 years.
Today, Brandon T. Jordan landed Bai Jobe, who is Michigan State’s highest-ranked non-Midwest commit in 23 years.
Strong national recruiting performance by Jordan.
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2023 5⭐️ Xavier Booker (
@RealXman23
) is now the highest-ranked Michigan State commit in the Tom Izzo era.
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#USC
head coach Lincoln Riley made a run at
#MichiganState
OL coach Chris Kapilovic prior to the Peach Bowl.
Kapilovic rejected the offer & stayed at MSU without demanding another raise (he received one prior to USC's pursuit).
@C_Robinson247
has more:
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Upon review,
#MichiganState
four-star OT commit Stanton Ramil is the school’s highest-ranked OT commit since 2010.
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#MichiganState
has landed a HUGE commitment from 2022 4⭐️ WR Germie Bernard.
The Top247 Washington decommit has already moved in with fellow MSU early-enrollee
@KatinHouser
, a childhood best friend.
MSU is set to finish with a Top-18 class in 2022:
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Here’s 2024 QB Henry Hasselbeck on his
#MichiganState
official visit, along with his dad, 3x NFL Pro-Bowl QB Matt Hasselbeck:
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5⭐️ DL David Stone (
@iamdavidstonejr
) is signing autographs for fans before the start of today’s spring kickoff:
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Trieu: “Marsh has shut down his other visits and is firmly committed to the Spartans.”
Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith is due in to see four-star WR commit Nick Marsh soon and a new official visit date with MSU is in the works. (VIP)
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In this year's class,
#MichiganState
signed more 247Sports 4⭐️ prospects than the school had signed in the previous 4 cycles COMBINED.
MSU should end with a Top 25 class in Mel Tucker's 2nd year. Successful recruiting cycle at the end of the day.
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OT Stanton Ramil has arrived at MSU.
He’s Michigan State’s highest-ranked OT commit in 23 years. Makes sense why his arrival is being highlighted.
(📸: msu_football / IG)
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BIG NEWS: 2023 Five-Star DL David Hicks Jr. will be visiting
#MichiganState
on April 16th for the spring game.
He is the
#4
player in the entire nation.
@C_Robinson247
w/ the scoop (VIP):
@DJ2g23
@coachdhicks
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Updated Big Ten Tournament wins count:
Tom Izzo - 34
Thad Matta - 23
John Beilein - 21
Bo Ryan - 17
(No other coaches above 13 wins)
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#MichiganState
has obviously been electric this year, but let this sink in...
• Jayden Reed leads the nation in all-purpose yards.
• Kenneth Walker III leads the nation in rushing yards.
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4 of Michigan State’s losses ended up being against top 10 teams:
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BREAKING:
#MichiganState
lands 2023 Four-Star OL Clay Wedin from Florida.
The 6-foot-6, 300-pounder is MSU’s 2nd 4⭐️ commit of the day and 5th 4⭐️ commit of the month...
The momentum continues to skyrocket in East Lansing as official visits roll on.
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NFL all-pro EDGE Chandler Jones with a strong vouch for MSU pass-rush specialist Brandon Jordan (
@CoachBTJordan
).
The 2012 first round pick has made 4 Pro Bowls & amassed 107.5 sacks in the NFL. Last season was his 7th double-digit sack season in his 10-year career.
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The nation’s
#1
JUCO OL will be taking an official visit to
#MichiganState
this weekend.
Keyshawn Blackstock just canceled his Penn State visit to visit MSU instead.
The 4⭐️ IOL can immediately play OT or OG at the next level (FREE):
@keyshawnblacks5
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#MichiganState
alum DeJuan Jones with an electric cross to put the
#UMSNT
up 1-0 vs Canada in the Gold Cup 👀🎯
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2023 4⭐️ CB Caleb Presley was blown away by his visit to
#MichiganState
.
The top-100 Seattle (WA) native detailed the trip to
@JustinThind
:
"The coaching staff felt very genuine... It exceeded my expectations of what MSU Football is really about!"
VIP:
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BREAKING:
#MichiganState
will host 4⭐️ WR Nick Marsh for an official visit starting June 23rd,
@AllenTrieu
reports.
The former MSU 2024 commit has stayed in communication with the Spartans staff ever since he decommitted.
Trieu’s story (VIP):
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#MichiganState
transfer target Frankie Fidler posts a visit picture on his IG Story.
The Spartans hosted him all day today.
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BREAKING:
#MichiganState
lands transfer OT Luke Newman from Holy Cross.
The all-conference left tackle returns home to the state of Michigan, having played his HS ball at Brother Rice.
Big pickup for MSU’s offensive line
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BREAKING:
#MichiganState
lands 2025 QB Leo Hannan from Anaheim (CA) Servite.
He was the staff’s first 2025 offer at QB after they arrived and has been their top target since their time in Corvallis.
They get their guy to start off the ‘25 class.
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The Michigan State DL brain trust posted up w/ David Hicks & Jayden Wayne.
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New
#MichiganState
kicker Ben Patton kicked a clutch 49-yard, go-ahead FG against Alabama in OT of last year’s Iron Bowl.
@BenPatton96
is a nice pickup by MSU.
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Breaking: Colts starting safety Khari Willis has announced his retirement from the NFL, per his Instagram page.
The former Spartan is 26 years old.
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BREAKING:
#MichiganState
FB Connor Heyward goes to the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 208th pick in the
#NFLDraft
He will get to join his brother Cam.
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#MSU
backup RB Elijah Collins, who was the starter two seasons ago, has been one of Kenneth Walker's most vocal supporters this whole year.
Speaks to the culture at Michigan State right now under Mel Tucker.
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BREAKING: 5⭐️ DL David Stone announces he’ll take an official visit to
#MichiganState
this upcoming weekend.
Kept his month’s old promise to the staff that they’ll get his final OV of the summer.
Profile:
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Elite four-star DE Bai Jobe has arrived for his
#MichiganState
official visit.
The Top-75 blue-chip prospect from Oklahoma is one of the top targets on MSU’s recruiting board.
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Aidan Chiles is ranked as the best player available in the transfer portal...
Quite literally hard to overstate how huge this would be for
#MichiganState
.
Buy stock in QB Aidan Chiles now. The talented freshman just entered the portal and is expected to sign with Michigan State and his former coach, Jonathan Smith, as
@247Sports
' best player available:
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2023 Four-Star Devin Royal on his Michigan State official visit this past weekend.
More pics:
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247Sports national recruiting analyst Andrew Ivins gives his take on MSU’s pursuit of 5⭐️ QB Dante Moore:
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Harlon Barnett says that he will individually meet with every single player on the Michigan State team.
Has met with 27 players already, aiming for another 20-plus today.
This is in addition to the team-wide meetings and operations throughout the week.
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BREAKING:
#MichiganState
has landed 2023 C Johnathan Slack.
The Detroit product had offers from Miami, Oregon, Ole Miss, & 19 others.
Slack gives MSU the
#14
recruiting class in the nation for now.
He talked to
@JustinThind
about his MSU interest (VIP):
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2023 5⭐️ OT Francis Mauigoa is visiting
#MichiganState
for Saturday’s spring game, a source tells
@JustinThind
&
@C_Robinson247
.
He’s the 2nd-best OT in the nation. Massive addition to a visitor list that has multiple five-stars.
Profile:
@FrancisMauigoa
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A behind-the-scenes look at tonight’s photoshoot session at Spartan Stadium.
(Via 2023 4⭐️ OT Sham Umarov)
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AJ Hoggard on scoring a career-high one game after being benched:
“I had a lot of growing up to do. Coach lit a fire under me. He told me what I needed to do, and his reasons why.”
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#MichiganState
4⭐️ IOL commit Cole Dellinger is rocking neon Spartan gloves.
Has locked really solid in the first quarter for Clarkston (MI) so far as they take on Rochester (MI) Adams.
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Michigan State four-star DL commit Jalen Thompson on the support he gets from MSU fans on social media:
“It’s great, especially being a hometown kid. They’re like no other. They’ve showed me love since the beginning of the process.”
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“Schools are coming at me but I’m locked in.”
MSU’s highest-ranked OT commit in 13 years is set to sign with the Spartans in 2 weeks.
Steve Wiltfong has more:
#MichiganState
OL commit Stanton Ramil checks in at Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game: via
@247sports
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Can confirm that 5⭐️ DL David Hicks Jr. is taking an official visit to Michigan State on June 3rd. (Rivals first)
That’s the same weekend that fellow 2023 five-star DL Jayden Wayne will be on campus, along with several four-stars.
Massive recruiting weekend for
#MSU
.
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#MichiganState
F Joey Hauser’s latest Instagram story below:
He is currently deciding whether to use his remaining eligibility & return to MSU next year.
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🚨 New
@247Sports
Top247 update 🚨
RB Kedrick Reescano makes his Top247 debut, while DE Andrew Depaepe makes a big leap.
Depaepe: 174 ➡️ 119
Reescano: N/A ➡️ 179
MSU also has the following Top247 commits:
- Bai Jobe (
#83
)
- Jordan Hall (
#183
)
- Stanton Ramil (
#219
)
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Big news: 2023 five-star QB Dante Moore with his 5th visit to MSU since June 1st.
He made sure to stop by before heading out of the region this weekend.
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“MSU is in the Big 10 and I would love to beat Michigan & Ohio State."
4⭐️ OL Miles McVay talked to
@C_Robinson247
about his August 11th decision & what he likes about MSU.
@McVayMiles
will choose btwn Michigan State, Alabama, Oregon, & others.
VIP:
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VIDEO: 2023 4⭐️ TE Jelani Thurman arrives for his Michigan State official visit & he’s greeted by a “Green Carpet” & a standing ovation from the staff.
Video courtesy of his mom Kara Braxton, a former WNBA standout for the Detroit Shock & a Jackson (MI) native.
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2023 Four-Star TE Jelani Thurman posted up at Michigan State’s spring game.
@jelani3345
said the cold didn’t bother him, hence the lack of a jacket. Article w/ quotes coming on Monday.
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Former
#Colorado
RB Jarek Broussard confirms to
@JustinThind
that he'll be visiting MSU on January 28th.
#MichiganState
RB coach Effrem Reed did an in-home visit today w/ the 2020 PAC-12 OPOY.
MSU has 4
@247SportsPortal
commits, with 5 spots left. First reported by SpartanMag.
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2023 Top247 4⭐️ LB Jordan Hall will visit
#MichiganState
for Saturday’s spring game, a source tells
@JustinThind
&
@C_Robinson247
.
Hall is one of four IMG Academy (FL) products visiting on a Saturday. This is
@thejordanhall34
’s 3rd visit to MSU.
Profile:
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Unreal transformation by Michigan State defensive tackle Dashaun Mallory.
@Coachjasonnovak
&
@RinestineAmber
have certainly turned heads with their results this offseason.
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A very unique angle to think about with this hire...
NFL defensive ends will frequently be training in East Lansing going forward.
NEWS: Sources tell
@C_Robinson247
& myself that
#MichiganState
is hiring Brandon Jordan as defensive ends coach.
@CoachBTJordan
, an NFL pass-rush specialist, has trained Von Miller, TJ Watt, Chandler Jones, & 192 current pros
Massive hire by Mel Tucker.
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The following Michigan State Basketball players earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for winter 2023:
Jaden Akins
Malik Hall
Joey Hauser
Steven Izzo
Mady Sissoko
Jason Whitens
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Last week,
@JustinThind
reported that MSU will hire
#OregonState
DL coach Legi Suiaunoa, but that he’d remain w/ OSU until after the bowl.
Today,
@C_Robinson247
can confirm a Beaver Blitz report that Suiaunoa will instead join
#MichiganState
right away.
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BREAKING:
#MichiganState
lands 2023 corner Colton Hood from Georgia.
@Colton_Hood2023
had offers from Clemson, Penn State, LSU, Florida, Ole Miss, and others.
@StephenM_Brooks
has the story:
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BREAKING:
#MichiganState
lands OL Brian Greene from Washington State via the
@247SportsPortal
.
He visited MSU from March 1-3 and was one of
@CoachCKap
's most pursued targets of the offseason.
He played center for WSU & was on the Rimington Award watch list. Can also play guard.
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BREAKING:
#MichiganState
has landed 2023 four-star DE Andrew Depaepe.
@CoachBTJordan
was instrumental in landing the elite, Top-150 Iowa native.
MSU now has 3 four-star commits in the 2023 class, continuing the program's best start to class in
@247Sports
history.
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Mel Tucker: “Our stated goal is to win every game on our schedule. Our goal is to finish first. We need to bring a title to East Lansing.”
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Four-Star LB duo Andrew & Michael Harris have arrived for their Michigan State official visits.
@Andrew05478857
&
@19Michael_H
are the top LB targets left on the board for the Spartans.
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Tom Izzo just picked up his 30th career win over Michigan.
His Spartans have also won 5 of the last 7 games in this rivalry, bringing his career record to 30-14 against UM.
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In late June, Michigan State hosted 2024 Five-Star LB Sammy Brown.
The Jefferson (GA) product is ranked as the
#6
player in the entire nation (
#1
LB).
@sammybrown_
’s MSU visit pictures:
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So two 2022 five-stars are visiting East Lansing this weekend 👀
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NEWS:
#MichiganState
lands EDGE Tyler Gillison from
#Cincinnati
, the brother of former MSU TE Trenton Gillison:
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#BREAKING
: Michigan State has landed former Colorado RB Jarek Broussard via the
@247SportsPortal
The 2020 PAC-12 Offensive Player of the Years give MSU a shifty & explosive RB to complement the downhill RBs on the team.
@C_Robinson247
with the article:
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