Brett Davis-Imagn Images Pete Thamel is reporting J Batt will be MSU’s next AD ESPN’s Pete Thamel is reporting that Michigan State will hire Georgia Tech AD J Batt as the Spartans’ next athletic director. According to Thamel, “a deal is expected to come together in the near future.” Stay tuned for more information. … [Read more...] about MSU Expected to Hire Georgia Tech AD
A Closer Look at Jonathan Smith’s Playing Career
Photo by Todd Warshaw/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Smith ranks high in ESPN’s ranking of college coaches as players Adam Rittenberg of ESPN recently did a ranking of all college football head coaches as players. Michigan State’s Jonathan Smith fared pretty well, coming in at number seven overall. Fellow Big Ten newcomer DeShaun Foster of UCLA sits right ahead of … [Read more...] about A Closer Look at Jonathan Smith’s Playing Career
For MSU legends: J. Kobs >> J. Ishbia
Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK Talking Fields and Sports Facilities at MSU Well yeah... John H. Kobs was hired as the baseball coach at Michigan Agricultural College in 1924 - as basketball coach too. For 38 years he served as the head coach of the Aggies’/Spartans’ baseball team (until 1963), winning 574 games to 377 losses and 16 ties - a .602 … [Read more...] about For MSU legends: J. Kobs >> J. Ishbia
Jase Richardson Remains In NBA Draft
Brett Davis-Imagn Images Legacy will go down as among the best 1&Dones in Spartan History At 11:59 PM ET last night, the deadline passed for college players with eligibility remaining to remove their names from the NBA Draft pool. Sadly, Michigan State freshman Jase Richardson did not. What fleeting hope we had that he would return for his second year in East … [Read more...] about Jase Richardson Remains In NBA Draft
MSU Hockey Update
Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK MSU Hockey has stayed newsworthy recently with some exciting happenings. This past Sunday saw the USA win the Ice Hockey World Championships in Stockholm Sweden. The U.S. beat Switzerland 1-0 in overtime. This was the first outright title since 1933. The excitement of that victory reached all the way to East Lansing as … [Read more...] about MSU Hockey Update