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4 days ago
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Braylon Hodge, a 3-star LB from Colorado, picks Michigan State football for 2026
Jonathan Smith continues to build Michigan State football's next recruiting class. Braylon Hodge announced Sunday, June 6, via Twitter he committed to the Spartans, their fifth pledge for 2026. A three-star prospect according to the 6-foot-3, 212-pound linebacker from Cherry Creek High in Greenwood Village, Colorado, picked MSU over offers from Iowa, Minnesota, Utah, UNLV, Colorado State and others. Hodge, who took an official visit to East Lansing over the weekend, joins a wide-reaching class of three-star recruits that includes East Kentwood quarterback Kayd Coffman, North Branch offensive lineman Eli Bickel, and tight ends Eddie Whiting (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) and Joey Caudill (Mansfield, Ohio). Michigan State football unveiled an alternate Gruff Sparty helmet on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Contact Chris Solari: csolari@ Follow him @chrissolari. Advertisement Subscribe to the "Spartan Speak" podcast for new episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts. And catch all of our podcasts and daily voice briefing at This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Braylon Hodge, a 3-star LB, picks Michigan State football for 2026
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24-05-2025
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Local prospect Jack Lansing commits to Michigan State football on Thursday
Michigan State football head coach Jonathan Smith looks on during practice on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in East Lansing. Michigan State football added a commitment to its 2026 class from a local prospect on Thursday. Jack Lansing of Hartland, Mich. announced his commitment to Michigan State on Thursday evening. Lansing posted on social media platform X to announce his commitment to the Spartans. Advertisement Lansing is a preferred walk-on commitment for Michigan State. He is listed as an athlete, with a frame of 6-foot-0 and 200 pounds. Lansing picked up a preferred walk-on offer from the Spartans last month. He choose Michigan State over another preferred walk-on offer from Pitt. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5. This article originally appeared on Spartans Wire: ATH Jack Lansing of Hartland, Mich. commits to MSU football
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18-05-2025
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Spartans extend offer to elite, 4-star edge rusher Frederick Ards of Orlando
Michigan State football is one of the latest programs to extend an offer to an elite edge rusher in the 2027 class. Frederick Ards of Orlando, Fla. announced earlier this week that he's received an offer from the Spartans. Ards posted on his social media X account to announce the offer from Michigan State. Advertisement Ards is listed as a four star prospect with a recruiting rating of 93.71 in 247Sports' composite system. He is ranked as the No. 18 edge rusher and No. 11 player from the talent rich state of Florida. He is also ranked as the No. 153 overall prospect in the 2027 class. Michigan State is one of more than 20 schools to extend an offer to Ards, according to 247Sports. He also holds offers from Arkansas, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Kentucky, Louisville, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Purdue, South Carolina, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas A&M, FIU, Marshall and UMass. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5. This article originally appeared on Spartans Wire: MSU football offers elite, 4-star Florida edge rusher Frederick Ards
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20-04-2025
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Jonathan Smith Impressed by Growth for Michigan State Football
With the final day of Spring practices come and gone, Michigan State Football will now turn its focus to making sure it keeps as much of its team intact for the fall, when the season begins. Team leaders have made their mark throughout the spring, and they know they have to get better. A team that went a disappointing 5-7 last season will be shooting for a much better second season under Coach Smith. Advertisement It appears the growth Smith was looking for was present throughout the 15 days of practice the team was able to have throughout this month. Despite not having a Spring Game this year, the Spartans took full advantage of their practices. Coach Smith addressed the media, including Chris Solari from the Detroit Free Press, on Thursday, talking about the growth he has seen from his team before today's final practice. "Feel good about the work that we've gotten done over the last five weeks," Smith said. " Guys stayed in it, continued to work. That's all you can ask for a group that has plenty of new faces, alongside key returners at major positions. The quarterback room appears to be as comfortable a group as seen in some time in East Lansing. Advertisement Returning starter Aidan Chiles spoke very highly of backup quarterback rising redshirt-freshman Alessio Milivojevic just last week. Inconsistency was an issue for Chiles last year, but to have the room feeling confident all-around is only going to help the Spartans try to reach their goals in 2025. On the defensive side of the ball, defensive lineman Alex VanSumeren appears to have become one of the biggest vocal leaders for the Spartans. Not to mention, he has been a huge driving force in getting the new team members to buy into what Coach Smith has been preaching. VanSumeren spoke on the importance of carrying on the vision enforced by Coach Smith. " We're trying to be the best football team we can be. And people see the vision," VanSumeren said. " And for the guys that stayed, in college football these days, guys are hopping around at a bunch of schools. You gotta have pride in your school. I have pride in the university, and the people here, pride in the degree, stuff like that. And especially for the new guys, I've been trying to teach them stuff, just about the place in general." With Spring Practice now over, Michigan State Football is focused on playing its best ball in 2025 and beyond.
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15-02-2025
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MSU K Jonathan Kim heading to NFL Combine
Michigan State kicker Jonathan Kim is heading to the NFL Combine. Kim was the lone Spartan on this past year's team to receive an invite to the NFL Combine -- which were sent out earlier this week. Kim was not originally included on the list of invitees posted on but Michigan State Football's official X account posted about his invitation to the scouting event on Friday. J Kim's heading to Indy! — Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) February 14, 2025 Kim was money for the Spartans kicking game the past two seasons after transferring from North Carolina. In his two years with the Spartans, Kim hit 39 of 41 extra point attempts and 32 of 39 field goal attempts. He finished his career ranked No. 1 in Michigan State history in field-goal percentage at 82.1 percent. This past season, Kim earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches, media and Associated Press. He also was named one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award, which is given annually to the nation's best placekicker. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinions. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5. This article originally appeared on Spartans Wire: MSU K Jonathan Kim heading to NFL Combine
