Hey all, as has been expected, things have been publicly quiet on the portal front with Michigan State. That's obviously the best way for the staff to operate.

However, we have heard from sources that MSU may be getting a commitment soon, potentially as early as today. We aren’t at liberty to share the name as this is a sensitive process. That being said, the name we have is someone we expect will be an addition who would make many of you happy. We will share more as we can.

Will or baseball or softball ever be good?

Florida Atlantic transfer Kaleb Glenn has committed to Michigan State, the Spartans' first addition from the portal this offseason.

Glenn played on the same AAU team as Jeremy Fears Jr. at one point and averaged 12.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game while shooting 41% from three.

Full details here:

Michigan State begins spring football on March 18. The Spartans will host several prospects throughout spring practices (and before and after).

While we have already been tracking some of Michigan State's spring unofficial visitors here, I wanted to put together the full list (thus far). As usual, this is a running list that will be constantly updated as more news comes in.

We are also tracking Michigan State's class of 2026 official visitors here.

Here are the confirmed names that plan to visit East Lansing:

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Spartans Illustrated was at Michigan State spring practice on Tuesday morning. It was the 10th practice out of 15 total sessions.

Here are just a few clips we collected while we were there.
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Grady Kelly is a young man of faith, family and winning. That’s evident in the words he speaks and what has seemed to guide him in his football journey, ultimately landing in East Lansing for his last year of college football.

“They’re just setting up a culture for success," he said. "I think that they’re on a growth track to win. Coach Smith has a vision for winning and I just bought into that.”

More from Kelly here:

BUTTE, Mont. -- The name 'Kelvin Sampson' is a hallowed one in Butte, America. And the current Houston men's basketball coach gave his old job a shoutout in a press conference on Thursday ahead of this weekend's NCAA Tournament Final Four.

Of course, long before he took the Cougars to its second national semifinal in five years, Sampson coached at Montana Tech, producing a run of unparalleled success that eventually resulted in the Orediggers naming their home court after him.


Sampson's Digs won three straight Frontier Conference tournaments from 1983 to 1985, a feat only finally surpassed by the Montana Tech men of today, who their fourth straight regular season and postseason titles this year.


In reflecting on his coaching path from humble beginnings to the national stage, Sampson talked about his relationship with Jud Heathcote, under whom both he and Tom Izzo served as assistants at Michigan State, before Sampson took to Montana Tech in 1980.




Heathcote famously coached five seasons at Montana in the early '70s before winning a national championship with the Spartans, taking the Griz to the Sweet Sixteen and earning Big Sky Coach of the Year in 1975.

"Jud is the only reason why I got the job at Montana Tech, and he's the only reason why I became head coach at 31 years old at Washington State University," Sampson said.

"Tom [Izzo] and I talk about Jud a lot," Sampson continued. "Tom said yesterday, 'If you and I had been playing each other in the Final Four, Jud would have probably been up there, wondering why we didn't play any zone or something.' And he's right. Jud would have found something, that's for sure."

"But those [early] days formed me," Sampson added. "That's why the feeling of coming here [to the Final Four] is not one of accomplishment for me, maybe because of my age. It's more gratitude, that you still have an opportunity to do this."

The NCAA has levied a four-year show-cause penalty on former Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh.

This is Covid related. If he ever came back to College, he would have to sit out for an entire year.

For UM fans who think people are picking on Harbaugh, FIU, and the Air Force were hit with Three-year show-cause penalties related to COVID-19 dead periods.

Interestingly, Bill Sheridan, a grad assistant for Bo Schembechler, was the lightning rod at the Air Force for COVID violations.



PARTIES TO THE CASE

A. In agreement with the negotiated resolution (the parties).
Michigan.

B. Not in agreement with the negotiated resolution.
Harbaugh.

Hi! My name is Tessa Cosco and I am just starting with Spartan's Illustrated and will be helping out. I am a sophomore here at MSU and majoring in journalism. This is my second article so far and it is from coach and player interviews yesterday. I wrote about offensive line coach Jim Michalczik and what he had to say about his group's progress through spring ball so far and specific players he pointed out like Matt Gulbin and Stanton Ramil.

I figured this may be easier than updating each moving part with its own thread.

MSU Sophomore DMan Austin Oravetz entered the portal today. Played 13 games this season after 33 last season. The PA native registered 8 assists in his time with the Spartans and will definitely have suitors as a steady stay at home DMan. With the late add last summer of Vlad Lukashevich, and now being able to add players from Major Junior (such as incoming Junior Tyson Jugnauth) there was going to be a squeeze that likely led to Oravetz seeing his chances at playing minimized.

We talked about CMU and Stalions in an earlier thread. But UM faces many more issues and more penalties:

1. A Level 2 Level Two Violation against Sherrone Moore, who allegedly deleted 52 (fifty-two) text messages he exchanged with Connor Stalions that were eventually recovered. Moore is considered a potential "repeat violator" by the NCAA because of the Covid-19 case.

2. A Level I charge against Connor Stalions. Stalions' conduct "seriously undermined or threatened the integrity of the NCAA collegiate model."

3. A level 1 charge against Jim Harbaugh.

4. A Level 1 charge against Linebacker Coach Chris Partridge.

5. A level 1 charge against former recruiting staffer Denard Robinson.

6. Recruiting violations against former DC Jesse Minter.

7. Recruiting violations by former Defensive Back Coach Steve Clinkscale.

8. According to the draft, the Wolverines also face a Level 1 violation charge because of their "pattern of noncompliance within the football program" and institutional efforts to hinder or thwart the NCAA's investigation.

9. Multiple team interns and at least one other full-time team employee knew about the scheme and participated in it.

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Moore served a one-game suspension in 2023 as part of another case related to Covid-19. Moore is considered a potential "repeat violator" by the NCAA because, in August 2023, he negotiated a resolution to claims that he contacted recruits during a COVID-19 recruiting dead period.

Stalions resigned shortly after news of the scandal broke and has not cooperated with the investigation. Stalions had impermissibly scouted at least 13 future Michigan opponents on at least 58 occasions between 2021 and 2023. NCAA gathered evidence that shows Stalions was on the sideline at Michigan State's season-opening game against Central Michigan in 2023.

Harbaugh, now the coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, is accused of not cooperating with the investigation by not providing emails and messages from a personal device due to a disagreement over the scope of the NCAA’s request. Harbaugh could face a "show-cause" restriction if he ever opts to return to college sports.

Partridge was fired in November and accused of interfering with the investigation. He is accused of pressuring a player to lie or mislead NCAA investigators in an effort to "protect" the coaching staff. He is also accused of several Level 2 rule violations that are not associated with the Stalions case. The draft states that during the spring and summer of 2023, Partridge held on-campus training sessions with at least four prospects.

Robinson, a former star quarterback at Michigan, left the program after a drunken driving arrest in April. Partridge, Clinkscale, and Robinson are all accused of providing impermissible benefits to recruits in 2023, including paying for a recruit's meal and providing recruits with team gear. Clinkscale is also accused of helping a recruit get verified on Instagram and for writing a $100 check for a golf charity event that was run by a recruit's father. Partridge and former defensive coordinator Jesse Minter are accused of Level 2 violations for sending text messages to a recruit who was a high school sophomore.

Michigan is already under three years of NCAA probation for a separate case involving impermissible contact with recruits during the COVID-19 dead period and other infractions.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WXYZ) — Former Michigan football quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss was indicted on two dozen cybercrime charges on Thursday, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Julie Beck announced.

It comes more than two years after Weiss was fired from the team in January 2023. No reason was given at the time for his firing.


Michigan co-offensive coordinator has been placed on leave, a team spokesperson confirmed to 7 Action Sports on Tuesday.


ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WXYZ) — Former Michigan football quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss was indicted on two dozen cybercrime charges on Thursday, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Julie Beck announced.
It comes more than two years after Weiss was fired from the team in January 2023. No reason was given at the time for his firing.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Weiss is charged with 14 counts of unauthorized access to computers and 10 counts of aggravated identity theft.

It's alleged that between 2015 and January 2023, Weiss gained unauthorized access to student-athlete databases of more than 100 colleges and universities. After gaining access, the feds say he downloaded personally identifiable information and medical data of more than 150,000 athletes.

Then, the feds say that he was able to use that information to access social media, email and cloud storage accounts of more than 2,000 athletes. He also allegedly illegally obtained access to social media, email and cloud storage accounts of more than 1,300 students or alumni from universities around the country.

Watch below: Michigan co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss fired


The feds say that he downloaded personal, intimate digital photographs and videos that were never intended to be shared beyond intimate partners.

According to the criminal complaint, Weiss "primarily targeted female college athletes. He researched and targeted these women based on their school affiliation, athletic history, and physical characteristics. His goal was to obtain private photographs and videos never intended to share beyond intimate partners."

“Our office will move aggressively to prosecute computer hacking to protect the private accounts of our citizens,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Julie Beck. “We stand ready with our law enforcement partners to bring those who illegally invade the privacy of others to justice.”

"Today’s indictment of Matthew Weiss underscores the commitment and meticulous investigative efforts of our law enforcement professionals,” FBI Special Agent in Charge of Michigan Cheyvoryea Gibson added in a statement. “The FBI Detroit Cyber Task Force, in close collaboration with the University of Michigan Police Department, worked relentlessly on this case to safeguard and protect our community.”

In October 2023, ESPN reported that the FBI joined the investigation into Weiss.

Weiss' firing came two days after a Michigan employee alerted the university to "fraudulent activity involving someone accessing university emails accounts without authorization," according to the university daily crime log.

Michigan State freshman Jase Richardson announced Tuesday that he will declare for the 2025 NBA Draft.

Details here:

Rising 2028 defensive end Darieon Prescott recently visited Michigan State and was offered by the Spartans.

It’s very early in his recruitment, but MSU is already standing out.

“As it stands right now I do see MSU being a top school. I love the environment and coaching staff, but I’m also keeping options due to me being only in my freshman year.

More, via @Seth Berry:

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Ok, I will -- taking my 11 year old to Moab on Sunday for Easter Jeep Safari and rock climbing. The kid is getting trained and she's getting relatively good, for a beginner. We have some other stuff planned, too, including mountain biking, Jeep trails, and my buddy may be renting one of those side by sides or whatever they're called. Looking forward to the adventure.

Also, been listening to Wild Swans, classic Ska, Fontaines DC, and Space Monkeys.

The Michigan State trustees will be voting to approve new Spartan Gateway District this upcoming week.

Check out the article for renderings of the proposed development.

Hey all, new subscriber here. hopefully will be able to add good topics of discussion from time to time.

Did want to mention a couple players that Thomas Kelley has recently followed on Twitter.

Malik Moore - 6’5” SG from Montana who averaged 12.6ppg shooting 42% from three

Lamar Wilkerson - 6’5’ SG from Sam Houston averaged 20.5 PPG and shot 45.4% from 3 while taking over 8 per game.

Xaivian Lee - 6’4” PG from Princeton averaged 17ppg, 6rbs, 5.5asts. Will have a lot of suitors

We have been tracking class of 2026 Michigan State official visitors (and spring visitors) already here, but I wanted to create a more organized thread that was specific to the official visitors coming to East Lansing this summer.

Below is the full list of prospects expected to come to MSU for an official visit. As always, this is a running list and it will be updated as we confirm more official visitors or if any visits get canceled or rescheduled.

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Emoni Bates wishes he never decommitted from Tom Izzo, Michigan State basketball​

Bates, 21, posted Thursday to his official Facebook page he has "tried to make amends" and wished he had stayed with his original decision from June 2020 to play college basketball with the Spartans. Bates instead decommitted April 30, 2021 and ended up joining head coach Penny Hardaway at Memphis.

"If I could redo things I would," Bates, now in his second season with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, wrote Thursday. "Life is about experiences, lessons and learning from them. I’ve tried to make amends plenty of times. If you can forgive a 16 year old who made a decision to reopen his recruitment I appreciate you."

Michigan State junior defensive lineman Jalen Thompson is Michigan State’s nominee for the inaugural Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award for his work off the field.

After breaking out as a true freshman and then having a sophomore slump, he is also looking to improve on the field.

“Seeing (last year’s film) from the outside looking in, it's like, 'Dang, I'm one step away.’”

More on Thompson's off-the-field endeavors, and on-the-field progress, here:

37 Years in the Making: Michigan State gymnastics returns to national prominence, heads to Texas later this month to Duke it out with the nation's elite.