Less than a year after a life-altering event, Jeremy Fears Jr. has stepped up to become one of the top leaders on this year's MSU squad.

“(I) didn’t know if I was going to be able to play basketball again.”

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A report from Tim Staudt's show says Alabama and former MSU O-line Coach Kap are heavily after Clarizio, and he will apparently take a visit.


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Red Cedar Radar kicks off men's basketball coverage with a postgame recap following Michigan State's 81-57 win over Monmouth on Monday night.
Brendan Moore, Jacob Cotsonika, and I each give our player of the game, notable positives and negatives to keep an eye on as the basketball season gets into full swing.

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Michigan State safety Armorion Smith appeared on "Good Morning America" this morning. As most of you are familiar with, Smith recently lost his mother to cancer and became the caregiver to his five younger siblings and the legal guardian to his four minor siblings.

He received a brand new GMC Acadia while on GMA.

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Rising class of 2027 running back Jance Henry Jr. has been busy in 2024. The Central Valley High School (Monaca, Pa.) star is still in the early stages of his recruitment, but is beginning to get a better idea of what he is looking for in a college program.

Henry's offer count is already well into the double-digits. He had a strong spring and summer circuit, which included winning running back MVP honors at the Rivals Camp Series stop in Indianapolis in May.

He has used the fall to visit various programs in order to get to know coaching staffs better, see campuses in person and find out where he could potentially fit in the future.

Most recently, Henry was in East Lansing for a game-day visit as Michigan State hosted Indiana on Nov. 2. The Spartans got off to a quick start in that game, leading 10-0 after the first quarter, which was the first time the Hoosiers faced a deficit during the 2024 season. However, IU dominated the next three quarters en route to a 47-10 blowout victory.

Henry spoke to Rivals to detail his Michigan State visit and mention his other recent trips, and to identify the most important factors in his recruitment.

"I’ll definitely be returning to MSU in the spring," Henry noted.

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Tom Izzo on Jase Richardson:

“He just knows how to play,” Izzo said. “He’s more athletic than you think. He’s not his dad, but he is more athletic than you think. But, he just kind of has a feel. He has a feel for the game. He made that one bad turnover driving. He should’ve lobbed it up and right away he came over and said, ‘I should’ve lobbed (it).’ He gets it.”

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