Good Morning...some first rip thoughts on what I saw from the Spring Showcase. I welcome any thoughts or questions that I can address here, or in my film room later in the week.

• From a personnel standpoint, I echo what has been said elsewhere that Marsh flashed, and Chiles showed promise
• Offense had a lot of scissors concepts, used it to threaten the middle of the field more than MSU has in recent years
• MSU used a lot of motion to "stack" receivers to create space
• MSU is struggling a bit to adjust to adjust to a 3-4 on defense...played more man on the outside than before, but the inside linebackers and safeties appeared at first glance to be a mess
• I think run defense may be a bit of an issue. I think the offensive line is improved, but not to the point where the cutback lanes on outside zone are as open as they were on Carter's first TD
• I liked the variance of route concepts...every play stressed multiple levels of the defense, and gave the QB a number of options. I thought Chiles and Schuster both got through their progressions sharply

What are your thoughts/feelings?

Friday​

Beshears Grand Slam Propels Spartan Offense in Loss​

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Sophomore Britain Beshears provided a late spark in Michigan State softball's 8-6 loss to Illinois on Friday afternoon at Secchia Stadium. Beshears' fifth inning grand slam brought the Spartans back within one run, 7-6, heading into the late stages of the game.

MSU moves to 15-27 (2-13 B1G) following a loss, while the Illini improve to 17-25 (4-10 B1G).

Beshears finished the day 2-for-3 at the plate with a career-high tying four RBI. Friday's long ball was Beshears' 12th of the season to move her into a tie for fourth in program history for single season home runs, tying Caitlin Mahoney (12, 2007).

Senior Jenae Wash matched Beshears with a pair of hits, going 2-for-4 with her third home run of the season in the second inning. Sophomore Hannah Hawley reached three times with a sun ball single and two walks. Also with hits for MSU were senior Anna Fox, sophomore Kayla Bane who doubled and senior Alexis Ross. Ross swiped her 17th base of the season.

Junior Madison Taylor (3-11) made the start in the circle for MSU and struck out six in 4.1 innings, allowing five earned runs. Taylor was relieved by senior Ashlyn Roberts and senior Liv Grey. Grey struck out one in 2.1 innings of relief.

Illinois started the night strong taking a quick 4-0 lead over the Spartans with back-to-back two run innings in the first and second frames.

Wash got the Spartans on the board for the first time on Friday with an opposite field solo homer to lead off the bottom of the second inning.

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After back-to-back scoreless innings in the circle by Taylor, Illinois tacked on three runs in the fifth to take a 7-1 lead over Michigan State. Stevie Meade's sacrifice fly put the Illini ahead 5-1, but an errant throw brought an additional run around to score. A bases loaded hit by pitch pushed a third run across for Illinois.

Bane led-off the bottom of the fifth with a double down the left field line, but the Spartans faced their final out of the inning with bases loaded. Senior Collette Allen and Hawley walked to put three on for junior Macy Lee. Lee grounded a ball to the left side of the infield, but an error by the Illini shortstop extended the inning and allowed a run to score. With the inning extended, Beshears made the most of the opportunity slugging a ball over the fence in center for her first career grand slam. Beshears' slam cut the Spartan deficit to 7-6 heading into the sixth.

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A trio of shallow singles provided Illinois with an insurance run in the seventh, giving the Illini an 8-6 advantage over MSU.

Down to its final opportunities of the night, Michigan State stranded a pair of base runners in each of the last two innings. After a bunt single and steal by Ross in the sixth, Illinois intentionally walked the dangerous hitting Hawley to prevent Ross from scoring on a base hit.

Recap courtesy of MSU Athletics.

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Saturday​

Softball Outlasts Late Rally, Defeats Illinois on Alumni Day​

EAST LANSING, Mich. – With members of the 2004 B1G Tournament Championship team in attendance, Michigan State softball held on for a 6-5 victory over Illinois on Saturday afternoon at Secchia Stadium.

MSU improves to 16-27 (3-13 B1G) with the win while the Illini fall to 17-26 (4-11 B1G). Saturday's win helps the Spartans stay in the fight for a spot in the 2024 B1G Tournament, where 12 of 14 teams in the league qualify. Michigan State (3-13 B1G) is currently battling Iowa (4-10), Illinois (4-11) and Maryland (4-12) for one of the final spots.

Senior Liv Grey (10-11) pitched her seventh complete game of the season allowing two earned runs over seven innings in the circle. After a rocky first inning, Grey settled in to strike out five Illini batters.

The Spartan defense committed five errors while Illinois scattered 10 hits and left 13 runners on base.

Junior Macy Lee led Michigan State with two RBI and was one of six Spartans to record hits on Saturday. Sophomores Sydney Doloszycki and Hannah Hawley provided extra-base hits with Doloszycki tripling and Hawley's smoking her 11th double of the season off the center field fence. Doloszycki's triple was just the second triple of the season for MSU.

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Senior Jenae Wash and sophomore Britain Beshears each reached base twice via single and walk, while junior Mik Anthony and Hawley reached three times. Anthony singled and walked twice, while Hawley drew a walk and hit by pitch in addition to her aforementioned double. Sophomore Hailey Bila and senior Alexis Ross stole bases for the Spartans in game two.

Sides traded runs in the first after Illinois started the scoring with a bases loaded walk. Michigan State responded in the home half using a lead-off double by Hawley, a sacrifice bunt by Doloszycki and a Lee sacrifice fly to tie the game at 1-1.

With runners on first and third in the second inning, MSU took the lead on a double steal attempt. Though Anthony was caught stealing on the play, Wash sprinted home to give the Spartans a 2-1 advantage.

Back-to-back-to-back two out singles pushed a pair of runs across for Michigan State in the third. Lee got things started with a single just out of reach of the Illini shortstop before Beshears and Wash each drove in one on singles to center.

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Illinois cut MSU's lead to one, 4-3, as two runners scored in the fourth. Consecutive singles opened the inning for the Illini before a Spartan error allowed the first runner to score. A single down the left field line helped the ensuing batter drive in Illinois' second run of the frame.

Michigan State got one of those runs back in the bottom of the fourth when Anthony scored on a Doloszycki fielder's choice. The Spartans scored a much-needed insurance run in the sixth, going ahead 6-3, when Doloszycki scored on a Lee ground out.

Things got dicey for MSU in the seventh when a dropped fly ball and throwing error placed the opposing lead-off batter on third. After an RBI single cut Michigan State's lead of 6-4, a third Spartan error and sacrifice bunt put runners on second and third. Illinois traded places on an RBI single to center, once again putting two runners in scoring position with one out.

With the lead cut to just one, 6-5, Grey settled back in for the Spartans inducing a ground out and a pop out to end the game.

Recap courtesy of MSU Athletics.

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Sunday​

Softball Drops Series Finale to Illinois​

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State softball looked to rally late but came up short on Sunday afternoon, falling 6-3 to Illinois in the series finale at Secchia Stadium.

MSU moves to 16-28 (3-14 B1G) while Illinois improves to 18-26 (5-11 B1G).

Senior Liv Grey (10-12) made the start for the Spartans before being relieved by junior Madison Taylor in the first inning. Taylor pitched well in relief allowing just one earned run in seven innings of work, striking out three. It was a bounce-back effort for Taylor who now owns a 3.35 ERA over her last 54.1 innings.

Michigan State's offense was led by sophomore Sydney Doloszycki's 2-for-4 effort. Doloszycki tripled for the second time in as many days and drove in one. Junior Mik Anthony went 2-for-3 with a double.

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Sophomore Britain Beshears hit her second home run of the series and her 13th of the season on Sunday. Her solo shot to center moved her into a tie for third in program history for single season home runs alongside Brett Williams (13, 2011) and Stacey Phillips (13, 2000). Beshears also drew a walk to reach base twice in game three.

Senior Alexis Ross and sophomore Hannah Hawley singled for MSU. Hawley reached twice with a single and a hit by pitch.

Illinois scored all the runs it would need in the first putting a five spot on the Spartans. A trio of singles and a walk put the Illini ahead 3-0 before an error prolonged the inning and allowed a fourth runner to cross. Illinois tacked on one more via sac fly to lead 5-0.

Beshears got Michigan State on the board with her solo homer in the second. Doloszycki tripled with one down in the third, but back-to-back Spartan strikeouts ended the scoring threat.

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A walk and two singled provided Illinois with an insurance run in the fourth. Senior Jenae Wash prevented an Illini run from scoring in the third with a diving grab in left.

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Three straight Spartans singles cut the Fighting Illini lead to three to open the fifth frame. Ross led-off the inning with a bunt single before Hawley singled to right. After Ross and Hawley advanced one base on the throw, Doloszycki drove both in on a single to center. A misplay on the pick-up in center allowed Hawley to score from second on the play.

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MSU barreled up several pitches over the final two innings, but none found the outfield grass.

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Michigan State will be back in action next weekend when it hosts Rutgers on April 26-28 for the final B1G home series of the season. Action gets started at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 26. Rutgers took two-of-three from Minnesota this weekend to improve to 29-19 (10-7 B1G).

Recap courtesy of MSU Athletics.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Spartans wrapped up two-day competition at three meets Saturday, posting several personal-best performances and a handful of wins between the Virginia Challenge, Jim Green Invite and Al Owens Classic.

"I like the progress we are making as we see personal records but more importantly the decisions to achieve those moment," Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Lisa Breznau said. "We still have a lot of room to grow but I'm proud of the development by our student-athletes and staff."

The distance squad accepted the challenge at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, Va. as the majority of Spartans collected PRs on the weekend. Several individual breakthroughs were made, including the return of junior Kaitlyn Hynes and the men sweeping wins in each of the four 1500m heats. Senior Owen Huard led the way, winning the 1500m with a PR of 3:43.50.

The sprints, throws and jumps teams meanwhile put the 'Green' in the Jim Green Invite in Lexington, Ky. Spartans swept the men's and women's pole vault victories as sophomore Sophia Mettes continued her continual growth with a 4.27m PR, winning the event by over a foot on Friday. On Saturday, sophomore Adam Blue topped the competition at 5.12m, his first time clearing five meters in his career.

Representing the MSU throws crew, junior Valadian Pallett won the hammer throw by .8 meters behind a PR of 54.82m. Senior Kaia Scheffler sprinted to a second-place finish in the 400m hurdles with a PR of 1:01.44.

Next, the majority of the team will compete at the historic Penn Relays from Thursday, April 25 through Saturday the 27th while other Spartans compete in opportunities at the Clark Wood Invite in Louisville, Ky. and the GVSU Extra Weekend in Allendale, Mich.

Recap courtesy of MSU Athletics.

TORRANCE, Calif. – Heath Baldwin's decathlon score of 8470 Thursday at the Mt. SAC Relays poises him for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, ranking as the U.S. No. 1, World No. 3 and NCAA seventh-best of all-time.

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The Kalamazoo, Mich. native's score over the ten events meets the Olympic standard and makes him the current Team USA Decathlon Olympic trials front-runner for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

Baldwin breaks the Big Ten conference decathlon record and shatters his own MSU school record by 386 points, set at the 2023 Mt. SAC Relays. The graduate student also owns the Big Ten heptathlon record, 6238, set in an NCAA Indoor runner-up finish on March 9.

The 2023 MSU George Alderton Male Athlete of the Year used four personal best marks over the two-day competition (100m dash, long jump, 400m dash and javelin) to reset his school record overall score, with his javelin throw of 71.02m (233'0") breaking his school record in the event set on May 14, 2023.

Baldwin finished first among collegiate competitors in the elite division, second overall behind Puerto Rican Nike professional Ayden Owens-Delerme, who collected 8732 points.

Fellow MSU graduate student Ryan Talbot finished 12th overall in the elite division, seventh among collegiate competitors, with a score of 7488 points over the two days.

Scoring Breakdown – 2nd, 8470 points (SR)
Wednesday, April 17
100m Dash – 10.79 | 10th | 908 pts (PR)
Long Jump – 7.67m | 3rd | 977 pts (PR)
Shot Put – 15.76m | 2nd | 836 pts
High Jump – 2.07m | 1st | 868 pts
400m Dash – 48.60 | 8th | 880 pts (PR)
Thursday, April 18
110m Hurdles – 13.84 | 3rd | 995 pts
Discus Throw – 36.96m | 17th | 603 pts
Pole Vault – 4.70m | 5th | 819 pts
Javelin Throw – 71.02m | 1st | 905 pts (SR)
1500m run – 4:40.19 | 7th | 693 pts

Recap courtesy of MSU Athletics.

East Lansing, Mich. – Backed by the second-best team round of the entire tournament, Michigan State's men's golf team finished in second place among 12 teams at the Illini Spring Collegiate, played on the par-71, 7,503-yard Atkins Golf Course on the campus of the University of Illinois.

MSU fired a 1-over par 285 in Sunday's final round, the second-best round of any team during the two-day, 54-hole tournament (host Illinois had a 3-under par 281 in the opening round).

Illinois won the event, shooting a 12-over par 864 (281-291-292), with MSU the runner-up at 22-over par 874 (299-290-285).

Michigan finished in third place at 29-over par 881, Northwestern was fourth (31-over par 883) and Ball State rounded out the top-five teams (35-over par 887).

Final Results

Junior Ashton McCulloch was the top finisher for the Spartans, shooting a 1-under par 70 in Sunday's final round to finish as the runner-up in the field of 69 golfers at even-par 213 (74-69-70).

Senior August Meekhof and graduate Bradley Smithson tied for 10th place with scores of 5-over par 218. Meekhof had the team's best score of the day with a 2-under par 69, his best round of the weekend to finish at 5-over par 218 (76-73-69). Smithson was consistent through all three rounds, closing with a 1-over par (74-72-72).

Freshman Lucas Acevedo tied for 32nd place at 12-over par 225 (75-76-74) and graduate Drew Hackett finished in 45th place at 18-over par 231 (79-77-75).

Freshman Lorenzo Pinili, playing as an individual, shot a 2-over par 73 on Sunday and tied for 32nd place at 12-over par 225 (78-74-73).

Michigan State plays in the Big Ten Championships next weekend, Friday, April 26 to Sunday, April 28, at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio.

Recap courtesy of MSU Athletics.

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's women's golf team shot a 7-over par 295 in the final round and finished as the runner-up at the Big Ten Championships, held at Bulle Rock Golf Course (par-71, 6,045 yards) in Havre de Grace, Md., just outside of Baltimore.

The Spartans fired a 9-under par 279 in the opening round on Friday to take an 8-shot lead and entered Sunday's final round with an 11-shot lead, but could not hold on as MSU struggled on the back nine and Indiana finished the day at 5-under par 283 to come back for the win.

Indiana won the Big Ten Championships with a three-round total of 8-under par 856 (288-285-280), while the Spartans finished in second place at 7-under par 857 (279-283-295). Northwestern finished in third place at 1-under par 863, while Michigan and Purdue tied for fourth place (even-par 864).

Final Results

Junior Katie Lu led the Spartans, finishing in sixth place at 4-under par 212 (70-68-74), including a 2-over par 74 in Sunday's final round.

Sophomore Paula Balanzategui, who led the tournament after the first round and moved back into the lead in the third round, shot a 3-over par 75 on Sunday and tied for seventh place at 2-under par 214 (67-72-75).

Senior Leila Raines had the team's best round of the day on Sunday with a 1-over par 73. She tied for 14th place overall at even-par 216 (71-72-73). Graduate Valentina Rossi shot a 2-over par 74 on Sunday and tied for 17th place at 1-over par 217 (71-72-74).

Junior Brooke Biermann shot a 4-over par 76 in the final round and took 36th overall at 6-over par 222 (75-71-76) and classmate Shannon Kennedy tied for 40th place at 8-over par 2224 (78-72-74).

The selection show for the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Regionals will be held on Wednesday, April 24. The selections will air live on the GOLF Channel from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Michigan State will host a regional at the Forest Akers West Golf Course.

Recap courtesy of MSU Athletics.

Indiana transfer edge rusher Anthony Jones tells me that he will take an official visit to Michigan State beginning Thursday, April 18 and ending on Saturday, April 20 (the day as the "Spring Showcase" event). He was originally planning to arrive on Monday, April 22 and finishing up on April 24, but the visit has been moved up.

Jones played in all 12 games for the Hoosiers in 2023, including four starts. He recorded 12 tackles and a half-tackle-for-loss. While at IU last year, Jones played under defensive coordinator Chad Wilt. Wilt coached inside linebackers primarily, in addition to coordinating the entire defense, but Jones did get some pass-rushing work in with him. Of course, Wilt is now the co-special teams coordinator and rush ends coach at Michigan State. Jones is being recruited as a rush end/edge.

In addition to Michigan State and UCLA, Jones has visits planned to Georgia Tech, Central Florida and Kansas. He has also already visited California.

Jones is a Las Vegas native. He began his career at Oregon in 2022. He appeared in two games for the Ducks as a true freshman and took a redshirt. Jones will have three years of eligibility remaining.

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The Indiana Transfer also visited official visited California on April 4 and had offers from UCLA, Kansas, and Georgia Tech.

Jones in high school was an outside linebacker and tight end in Las Vegas, was ranked the top athlete in Nevada and rated rated a Top-10 prospect in the state by Rivals.

He appeared in all 12 games with four starts at Indiana and had 12 tackles (eight solos, and four assists)

He originally committed to Oregon where he played two games in 2022 and then red shirted.

Michigan power forward Tarris Reed has announced his commitment to the back-to-back national champions — UConn.

There was some thought that Reed would have been good portal pickup for the Spartans, but it was not meant to be..

“I chose UConn for its winning culture, commitment to player development and coaching style,” Reed said to On3. “Coach Hurley’s tough coaching style is known for pushing players into uncomfortable situations, making the uncomfortable seem comfortable. UConn provides the ideal setting and coaching for me to maximize my potential both on and off the court.”


Reed, a 6-foot-10 sophomore, averaged 9.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game this season for the Wolverines.

For those nerds who like to slow it down and watch the line play...lol

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The California Bears. Good luck young man.

Michigan State wrapped up spring ball for the first time in the Jonathan Smith era and there were positive signs.

One of those positive signs was quarterback Aidan Chiles who flashed his athletic ability throughout the game.

“(Quarterback) Aidan (Chiles) threw it accurately, moved his feet well,” Smith said after the Spring Showcase. “I think it helped getting a little bit of a run game going. Aidan had a nice carry. Again, I think on both sides of it we wanted to base package but not show too much. This is all over tv and whatnot. He looked comfortable and guys made some plays for him in the passing game which was great to see.”

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There has been much speculation on Hoggard's future. Tom Izzo was on the Tim Staudt show and said AJ Hoggard would be trying for a Pro Career while maintaining college eligibility. However, if he does play college ball, it will NOT be at MSU.

Izzo did not say this, but I have also learned that many high-major college teams are interested in Hoggard. Sometimes, a new environment and better coaching make a huge difference, like Tarris Reed leaving UM and going to Connecticut, which should improve his game, or Cam Spencer moving from Rutgers to Connecticut to win a National Championship and transforming into a much better player.

Izzo also said he has not begun his search for an Assistant Coach, but he has some names in mind.

Michigan State hosted its "Spring Showcase" event on Saturday to conclude its 2024 spring football practice schedule. The showcase included some offense versus defense scrimmaging and it was the first time that MSU fans got a chance to watch the Spartans under head coach Jonathan Smith.

In addition to the fans in the stands, several recruits came to East Lansing to take in the event. One of those prospects who was in attendance was rising class of 2025 tight end Matt Henderson, who Michigan State tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator Brian Wozniak certainly has his eyes on.

Henderson thoroughly enjoyed his first trip to Michigan State and was able to bond with Wozniak ("Coach Woz") and learn more about the football program. In fact, he set up an official visit with MSU and will arrive back in East Lansing during the weekend of June 21.

Michigan State offered Henderson earlier this month and his relationship with Wozniak and the Spartans has developed from there.

"When Michigan State offered, it was an unreal opportunity," Henderson told Spartans Illustrated. "It was my first Big Ten offer and I was extremely grateful. Since then, Coach Woz has kept in great touch with me, trying to get to know me better."

Following the visit, Henderson detailed his trip with Spartans Illustrated and provided updates on where he stands in his recruitment.

"I got to see all of the facilities and meet with Coach Woz," Henderson said about the visit. "I learned a lot about the offense and how they roll in that department. My favorite part of everything was the family environment I felt from the program."

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My analysis from what we saw at the Spring Showcase.

Thoughts on Chiles, Marsh, defensive line, more:

As the Boston Celtics start their 2024 NBA playoff run today, Greg Sabin caught up with former MSU star Xavier Tillman Sr. in Boston.

Hear about his relationship with JJJ, Tom Izzo, how he heard about the 2020 NCAA tourney cancelation, his favorite MSU memory & more:

The Michigan State 'Spring Showcase' is set to start in about a half hour. The practice can be found on Big Ten Network at 4 p.m. or live on BTN+ at 2 p.m.

The Michigan State football program will host Georgia Tech defensive end Eddie Kelly on an official visit on April 24 and April 25, he tells Spartans Illustrated. Jason Killop reported first.

"I'm excited to view the city and facilities," he told us.

He also has visits set to Missouri and Cincinnati.

In 2023 with Georgia Tech, Kelly ranked second on the team in total tackles among defensive lineman with 38. He also recorded five tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two passes defended.

Kelly started his career at South Florida where he appeared in 11 games as a true freshman and recorded 19 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery.

He was a three-star prospect in the 2022 class out of West Orange High School in Florida.

Kelly will have two years of eligibility left and still has a redshirt remaining if needed.

Michigan State added fellow defensive lineman D'Quan Douse to the program — Kelly's teammate at Georgia Tech last year — in January. He also played with Jaren Mangham at USF.

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Spartans Illustrated has confirmed that Georgia RB Andrew Paul is on campus this weekend for an official visit.

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Notables for today’s spring game. Please note there will be much more on campus but will be quite a bit of walk-ons and what I like to call “high school relations” visits.


2025 wide receiver Rahim Hutchins
2025 four-star cornerback LaRue Zamorano
2025 three-star cornerback Joshua Tuchek
2025 three-star defensive end Mykah Newton
2025 three-star wide receiver Myles Kendrick
2025 three-star defensive back Cashus Shivers
2025 three-star tight end Jayden Savoury
2025 three-star athlete Noah King
2025 two-star defensive end Adrian Holley
2025 wide receiver/tight end Matt Henderson
2025 athlete Terrell Holcomb
2026 four-star quarterback Nathan Bernhard
2026 athlete Derek Uran
2026 wide receiver Tayshon Bardo
2026 two-star cornerback Amir Morelan
2026 three-star tight end Jack Janda
2026 offensive tackle Lucas Tielsch

Official visit: Georgia transfer running back Andrew Paul

Note, Indiana transfer edge Anthony Jones is also finishing up his official visit today.

Michigan State cornerbacks coach Demetrice Martin and wide receivers coach Courtney Hawkins go way back.

The former teammates at Michigan State are now working together once again – but this time, as coaches.

Hawkins and Martin first got to really know each other when Martin came on a visit to Michigan State. Martin’s hosts for that visit were none other than Hawkins and Michigan State Director of Athletics Alan Haller.

Eventually, Martin committed to Michigan State and played under George Perles and Nick Saban. Under Saban, Martin’s position coach was Mark Dantonio.

Martin had not returned to East Lansing after his playing career ended until he got hired at his alma mater by Jonathan Smith.

“It was kind of surreal, coming back, seeing all the new facilities,” Martin said. “It was pretty big time. I mean it was something I always watched from afar, always watching the guys from afar. I knew that any given opportunity, that (if) it was a right fit, I would love to be able to come back and give back to the university that gave me so much.”

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Michigan State cornerback Marqui Lowery is the latest Spartan to enter the transfer portal.

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Lowery spent three seasons with the Spartans and played in 15 games. He has 30 career tackles, three pass breakups and two career tackles for loss. Lowery was primarily a corner and he also spent time on special teams.

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On Wednesday, Michigan State sent out a scholarship offer to class of 2025 cornerback/athlete Graceson Littleton.

Littleton, who currently attends Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida, has seen his recruitment pick up as of late and his offers list is now well into the double-digits.

The Michigan State offer is certainly one that has Littleton's attention, and he is looking forward to building a relationship with the Spartans moving forward.

Littleton took some time to chat with Spartans Illustrated about his feelings on the Michigan State offer, his upcoming visit plans and his general recruitment.

It was a conversation over the phone with Michigan State cornerbacks coach Demetrice Martin and secondary coach Blue Adams where Littleton learned about the offer from the Spartans.

"It felt great," Littleton said. "Coach Martin and Coach Adams seemed very excited to offer me and talk about how they wanted me to visit!"

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"I am officially in the transfer portal as a graduate transfer with two years of eligibility remaining."

I don't think this is a surprise; good luck to him.