Spartans Illustrated can confirm that redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Tunmise Adeleye is no longer on Michigan State's roster. He is not in the transfer portal as of yet.

Adeleye, a former five-star recruit in the 2021 class, joined Michigan State in January after transferring in from Texas A&M.

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NFL PLAYOFFS

First Tier Hate: Cowboys, Chiefs & Ravens. Hate them ALL.

Second Tier Hate: Dolphins, Colts.

Indifference Tier - Will Not Root For: Texans, Jaguars, Steelers, Eagles, Rams, Bucs, Seahawks, Saints, Packers*, Bears, Falcons.

*Reed and Love make the Packers more tolerable.

Indifference Tier: Browns**

**with Flacco, not serial molester Watson

Fan Tier: Bills, Lions, Vikings, 49ers***. Will actively root for these teams in this order. Vikes are likely done after tonight.

***if against Cowboys, if not, Indifference Tier.

Happy New Year!

Just a quick note here, but sources have confirmed to Spartans Illustrated that Northwestern transfer defensive back Rod Heard II will officially visit Michigan State during the weekend of Jan. 5 and Jan. 6. Allen Trieu was first to report.

In five seasons with Northwestern, Heard totaled 182 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 10 passes defended, two interceptions, two sacks, five forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He played in 46 career games played.

Heard primarily played nickel back for the Wildcats this past season.

He is a graduate transfer and has one year of eligibility remaining. He is also a Farmington Hills, Michigan native.

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... and talks to his Spartan Family and says he is forever a SpartanDawg.

Is he? Kudos for playing the system to your advantage - $$$ - switching teams to increase your NFL value - that's what you should do if that's your choice - that said you aren't a Dawg!

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After today, with Hammering Hank Brown lighting it up, I put it at 99%.

I am sure 6-7 is not playing well with the fans and barely breaking 1800 yards passing in 13 starts, including 4 really bad teams has me thinking he has one more stop as a grad transfer.

MSU had material QB issues this year, but he would not have made much of a difference this year, and we likely don’t get Chiles if he stayed as a three year starter.

Hope he can find a home in the offseason. The Auburn fans will be unbearable for him if he stays.

Following Michigan State's win over Indiana State, a few players took questions in the locker room to break down the win and look ahead to the resumption of Big Ten play.

Read all of their post game comments here:

Following Michigan State's win over Indiana State, a few players took questions in the locker room to break down the win and look ahead to the resumption of Big Ten play.

Read all of their post game comments here:

Not surprised... Waiting on one more..

Fascinating and compelling read not just about Britney, but an indictment into our culture. Superb off-topic read for a Sunday morning. Enjoy and Happy New Year to you all.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/31/opinion/britney-spears-free.html

Hello from the Breslin! Today @austenflores, @ebartlett, and I are covering this historic matchup between the Spartans and the Sycamores. Follow along on this thread throughout the game.

Michigan State is set to resume Big Ten action tomorrow when the Spartans take on Penn State in University Park. Start time is set for 4 p.m. ET on the Big Ten Network, giving fans a doubleheader offering with the men's game.

Game preview available here:

Michigan State men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo knows his team has been battle-tested this year and the Spartans were prepared for another hard-fought game Saturday.

The Hall of Famer had high praise for an Indiana State program that may eventually punch a ticket to March this season.

More here:

Indiana State came to East Lansing with just one loss on its record, and gave Michigan State a good game, but the Spartans ultimately walked away with an 87-75 victory.

Full game recap here:

Spartans Illustrated has confirmed that Michigan State men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo and assistant coach Doug Wojcik will travel to Indiana tonight to watch 2025 four-star power forward Trent Sisley play. The coaches will fly out there after the Spartans' game versus Indiana State on Saturday afternoon. Jake Weingarten of stockrisers.com was first to report.

The 6-foot-7, 200-pound Sisley ranks as the No. 63 overall prospect in the 2025 class and appears to be a priority for Michigan State. He has visited MSU multiples time, including most recently in October.

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I really like our AD. He takes criticism on various boards, but I think he has done a great job.

https://msuspartans.com/news/2023/12/20/general-community-letter-from-ad-alan-haller.aspx

I was on board the Jedd Fisch train and I’m good with Smith. But I’ve watched Arizona in the Valero Bowl for 7 and a half minutes and have seen more explosive plays than we saw all season at MSU. It’s maddening how bad we were.

Selling my 2 tickets and parking pass.
Section 210, Row 11, seats 103-104. Will accept a fair offer.

If interested , call or text Joe at (313) 671-5953.

And continue to solidify their odds for the number one pick.

@SpartanHoops_DK takes an in-depth look at how Michigan State can replace the impact of freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr., who was shot in the leg on Dec. 23. While Fears' injury is non-life-threatening and is without a clear timeline, he will likely miss the remainder of the 2023-2024 season.

Fears is expected to rejoin the team today (Friday), but it is unclear if he will be on the bench on Saturday.

DK gives his thoughts on what the team must do moving forward, with an 11-1 Indiana State team coming in and then the heart of Big Ten play beginning after that.

Great read here;

Jeezus since they wear green uniforms and they are from the state of Michigan the scUM slappies will somehow find a way to blame MSU

Statement from Michigan State men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo:

“Jeremy [Fears] underwent surgery this morning and is resting comfortably. While there is much we still don’t know, my focus is supporting Jeremy on his road to recovery.”

Spartans Illustrated has confirmed with an MSU spokesperson that Fears was shot in the leg and the injury is not life-threatening.

The shooting was first reported by Chris Solari.

Time for it to be a total year where being a Spartan brings nothing but good times. Hockey becoming nationally recognized, tennis, soccer, cross country, volleyball, and even wrestling getting great results, both basketball teams seem to have solved early season woes and should make strong runs, and Smith was a winning hire that should make us at least competitive in his first year. So I am proclaiming 2024 to be The Year of the Spartan! BTW, I do indulge in green martini's around the holidays!