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Photo by Adam Ruff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Can some playmakers emerge in 2024? Our position group previews move on to the offensive skilled positions, beginning with the wide receivers. Returning Players: Alante Brown, Antonio Gates Jr., Montorie Foster Jr., Jaron Glover, Jaelen Smith, Aziah Johnson, Jack Yanachik, Zach Gillespie, Grant Calcagno Departed … [Read more...] about 2024 Position Group Preview Series: Wide Receivers

Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images Do you have any recommendations for your TOC brethren? August is rolling on and we are quickly approaching Labor Day weekend, the unofficial end of summer and the official beginning of the college football season (except for the eight teams who are inexplicably playing on August 24). Aside from the obvious part about … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: What TV Shows Are You Binging?

Photo by Adam Ruff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Can this unit protect the quarterback and open running lanes better than 2023? Happy Friday, TOC. We (side note: it feels great to be able to say “We” again) have concluded our previews on the defensive side of the ball. Hopefully we were able to provide you all with some sense of optimism that the Spartan defense … [Read more...] about 2024 Position Group Preview: Offensive Line

Photo by Adam Ruff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Much maligned for the last two seasons, can the Spartan secondary turn things around this year? Our position group previews continue with this third installment, featuring the secondary. Returning Players: Charles Brantley, Caleb Coley, Dorian Davis, Philipp Davis, Caleb Gash, Angelo Grose, Khalil Majeed, Brandon … [Read more...] about 2024 Position Group Preview: Secondary

Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images Guess who’s back. Haladay’s back! For the third row in a year, at least, the linebackers' room should be the strength of the Michigan State defense, and perhaps even the entire team. Sure, there is some turnover from last year, as is going to be the case in the new NIL/transfer portal era of college athletics, especially with a new … [Read more...] about 2024 Position Group Preview Series: Linebackers