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Hey TOC Nation, we are going back to posting the surveys in articles to see if that will help elicit more voting. We just popped the surveys from The Feed here for you to vote and discuss. First up, we are asking you to look several months down the road and predict which of the […]
Spartan basketball commits Jasiah Jervis and Ethan Taylor made the Team USA roster for the 2026 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup tournament, held in Leon, Mexico from June 1-7. The Americans had to settle for silver in the tournament, falling to Canada 67-65 on Sunday night. Here, we briefly recap the American’s run in the tournament and […]
It is certainly not an easy time to be an MSU sports fan right now. Our football program has not been to a bowl game since we defeated Pitt in the Peach Bowl at the end of the 2021 season. Our hockey team spent a large chunk of this past season at the top of […]
Next up in our series of focusing on incoming freshmen football players is tight end Joe Caudill. Caudill is from Lexington, Ohio and is listed at 6’ 4” and 232 lbs. He’s rated as a four-star recruit and a top-300 (#235) player by Rivals. He’s ranked by Rivals as the 13th best tight end in […]
Article update Wednesday evening, following today’s hearing: After the Save College Sports Act failed to make it to a vote in the US House of Representatives, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) reached an agreement on the Protect College Sports Act after months of negotiations. The bill is scheduled for a Senate Commerce […]
Introduction Now that the deadline for players to withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to college has passed (you made us sweat it out, Jeremy Fears, but thank you for returning), we thought it might be interesting to compare roster retention and turnover among Big Ten men’s basketball teams. We’re going to look at […]
I’m sure we all exhaled a sigh of relief with some of the bigger news this week. If you don’t know what I’m referring to, then check out O’s article here about Jeremy Fears Decision Gate 2026. Track & Field competed in the NCAA first and quarter final rounds Wednesday May 27 through May 30. […]
Next up in our series of incoming freshman football players is wide receiver Samson Gash. Gash comes to MSU via Detroit Catholic Central. He stands at 6’0” and 180 pounds and is ranked anywhere between the 28th and 60th best incoming receiver. On3 gives him his highest rating and ESPN the lowest but both, as […]
Just a couple hours before midnight and the deadline for withdrawing from the NBA Draft, Michigan State’s All-American point guard announced he would be coming back for another season in East Lansing. Jeremy Fears Jr. certainly used up about as much of the clock as possible before finally announcing his decision. For Tom Izzo, the […]
On a day when the big piece of news was supposed to be the pending decision coming from Jeremy Fears, Michigan State University was met with the blindside announcement that Kevin Guskiewicz, the school’s president, is resigning in order to take the same position at Clemson. Sports Illustrated has a good piece on it. For […]
Hello TOC. This week we’ll obviously be keeping our eyes on “The Decision – Jeremy Fears Edition.” We’ll also continue previewing the top incoming freshman for Spartan Football. O looked at Collin Campbell last week. But let’s begin the week with a very brief recap of some of the less-publicized areas of MSU Athletics. Women’s […]
First and foremost, all of us at TOC would like to take a moment to thank those who gave their lives to serve our country as we honor you this Memorial Day. Our gratitude goes out to all of your families and the sacrifices you have made. There are many times that those of us […]
I hope you are all enjoying your holiday weekend. This past week, I posted a handful of surveys in The Feed. There were a few pertaining to basketball, one on football, and one on the general level of fan engagement in the new world we live in. Some of our questions were looking back on […]
The Only Colors recently completed a series of articles analyzing the four-member recruiting class that Tom Izzo is bringing to the Breslin in 2026-27. We now shift our attention down Shaw Lane to Spartan Stadium. New Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald will have a 21-player haul for his first recruiting class, many of whom were recruited […]
When a program hires a new football coach, the first high school recruiting class – the class of 2026 in this case – is more a reflection of the previous staff. The new coach is often just trying to hold the group together and hang on to commitments. Here, the real value of the new […]
Happy Monday, TOC! Men’s Baseball will be the No. 12 seed in the 2026 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament that starts Tuesday, May 19 in Omaha, Nebraska. They’ll open against No. 5 Purdue at 10AM EST on Tuesday in the double-elimination tournament. Men’s Golf will see two seniors, Caleb Bond and Ashton McCulloch, play in […]
MSU recently released some football schedule news with various night games and future opponents. This got us thinking at TOC about Batt’s fundraising and planned changes for Sparta. There was some recent conversations about Spartan Stadium and the surrounding areas so let’s take a closer look and we look forward to the open discussions that […]
We had another amazing voter turn-out this past week for the two survey questions I popped up in The Feed. Sorry, there is no sarcasm font when writing articles. Seriously, TOC Nation, please start paying attention to that part of the home page. I know it is the offseason, but we are still trying to […]
Like Carlos Medlock Jr., Ethan Taylor spent his senior season of high school at Link Academy. To better understand Taylor’s high school accomplishments and how they might translate to Michigan State, we thought it might be helpful to first take a quick look at Link Academy and where it fits into the high school basketball […]
Happy Monday, TOC! Men’s Tennis saw head coach Harry Jadun step aside after four years at head coach to pursue opportunties outside of coaching. Jadun led Michigan State to the #1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and would go on to win another championship in a great season. Assistant coach Mike Flowers has been […]
Happy Sunday, TOC Nation. And a happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas out there, especially Dorothy Izzo. This past week, I posted a couple of surveys in The Feed. I’ll take this opportunity to remind you all that moving forward, that is where weekly survey questions are going to be found, so please make […]
Next up on TOC’s 2026 recruits is power forward Julius Avent. Avent is a 4-star power forward and number 87 in 247 Sports’ composite rankings as he dropped three spots this past week. Avent seems like the perfect Izzo guy. He’s got a strong frame and plays physical. He’s 6-7 and 220 pounds with a […]
Hello TOC Nation. I wanted to drop a quick article to make sure everyone is aware of a few things. 1. In case you missed it last week, Lucas Holubar is no longer writing for TOC. We are looking for someone who can join the writing team in August to take over the “Film Room” […]
Happy Monday, TOC. Last week, we said goodbye to Lucas, who is getting ready to begin life as an MSU student and assistant coach on Pat Fitzgerald’s staff. Robbie took a deep dive on Jasiah Jervis while we graded the Anton Bonke commitment and considered the greatest Spartan comebacks of all time. Meanwhile, in MSU […]
I am admittedly stealing the idea for this article from Jeremy Reisman over on the Detroit Lions’ site. They do a great job over there with their Lions coverage, and imitation is the greatest form of flattery. On Friday night, the Detroit Pistons made history. Facing elimination in Game 6 of the opening round of […]