EAST LANSING — Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Jim Michalczik heard all about Michigan State from his mother, Maxine. She was a proud Spartan who graduated as a medical technologist and eventually moved westward from her hometown Milwaukee to Seattle after getting married in 1965. Her husband, Joe, got a job as an engineer for Boeing there. They welcomed …

As Michigan football embarked on its run toward a national championship last September, Blake Corum offered a strong appraisal of the Wolverines. “We’re a complete team,” the former star running back boasted after a rout of East Carolina in the season opener. No glaring weaknesses existed, and the few discernible deficiencies were minor. There was zero doubt then that Michigan …

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Aaron Donald was the best defensive player in the NFL over the last decade, but now that Donald is retired, he says T.J. Watt has that title. Asked on Chris Long’s podcast who assumes the title of the best defensive player in the league now, Donald picked Watt. “I think it’s T.J. Watt,” Donald said. “You talk about a guy …

An earthquake in New Jersey on Friday morning was felt on the Rutgers campus, but there was no noticeable damage to the university. And for Rutgers football, there was no change to the normal route for Rutgers football. On Friday at 10:23 A.m. ET, much of New Jersey felt the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that originated in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. …

While NC State basketball is preparing for its Final Four game against Purdue, NC State football will be hosting its spring game at Carter-Finley Stadium. The Wolfpack plays at 2 p.m. on ACC Network before NC State’s men’s basketball team takes on the Boilermakers at 6:09 p.m. on TBS. Fan Fest opens at noon, and admission is free for the …

This weekend, Texas A&M’s spring football season continues with practice No. 8 on Saturday afternoon, which will include a long list of 2025, 2026, and even several 2027 prospects set to attend the practice and tour the facilities in one of the denser recruiting weekends for the program this year. Plenty of well-known names in the 2025 recruiting sphere will …

Former Auburn football quarterback Dematrius Davis announced his plans to transfer from Alabama State on Friday after two seasons. Davis recorded 1,617 passing yards, 352 rushing yards and 12 total touchdowns during his tenure with the Hornets. More: Alabama State football: Observations from spring football scrimmage The No. 224 player in the Class of 2021, won two state titles and …

Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko has already gained four more commitments in the Aggies’ 2025 recruiting class, recently landing 4-star defensive lineman Landon Rink on Wednesday morning. However, this is just the start of what should be a highly impressive first cycle for the first-year HC. With spring practices already reaching the halfway point, Elko and his staff have …

Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class improved on Wednesday after receiving a big-time commitment from 2025 4-star defensive lineman Landon Rink, a Texas Longhorns legacy who didn’t even include his Father’s alma mater in his final group. Choosing the Aggies over Oklahoma on Ohio State, Rink is a rising prospect in the defensive trenches. He is coming off of one of …

Getty Images San Francisco 49ers punter Mitch Wishnowsky put a new spin on dignitary duties at the San Francisco Giants’ home opener on Friday, subbing out a ceremonial first pitch with a “first punt” that wound up landing in McCovey Cove. The 49ers’ punter since 2019 and former Ray Guy Award winner at Utah punted a football from the Oracle …

Utah linebacker Sione Fotu (12) in the first half during an NCAA college football game against Arizona, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Tucson, Ariz. | Rick Scuteri Utah was dealt a blow this week, as coach Kyle Whittingham said that senior linebacker Levani Damuni suffered a lower leg injury that will impact his fall. Damuni is expected to be on …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2025 offensive tackle prospect Damola Ajidahun. “I am blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Ajidahun said. The 6-foot-6, 280-pound three-star offensive tackle is from Duluth High School in Duluth, Georgia. Ajidahun is the No. 603 overall prospect in the class of 2025. He is ranked the No. 43 offensive tackle and …

Alabama football is breaking in a new starting center, James Brockermeyer, for the 2024 season to go with quarterback Jalen Milroe. Brockermeyer and Milroe took reps together on the second team when Bryce Young was the starting quarterback during Brockermeyer’s freshman year in 2021. Now, in his junior year, they are back taking reps together, this time on the first …

Edge rusher Randy Gregory signed with the Buccaneers this week and the move to Tampa will reunite him with one of his former coaches. Bucs outside linebackers coach George Edwards was a senior defensive assistant with the Cowboys when Gregory played in Dallas and said at a Thursday press conference that he knows what Edwards expects from him on the …