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Top Football Incoming Freshmen: TE Joe Caudill
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 […]
Save College Sports Act Makes it to Committee Hearing
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 […]
Analyzing Big Ten Basketball Roster Turnover in Two Charts
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 […]
Spartan Sports Roundup
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. […]
Top Football Incoming Freshman: Samson Gash
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 […]
Jeremy Fears Withdraws From NBA Draft, Will Return To MSU
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 […]
President Guskiewicz Leaving East Lansing
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 […]
Spartan Sports Round Up
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 […]
Favorite Spartan Memories
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 […]
Survey Results
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 […]
Top Football Incoming Freshmen: Collin Campbell
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 […]
Early Returns: Tracking the Recruiting Trajectories of the Big Ten’s Four New Head Football Coaches
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 […]
Spartan Sports Roundup
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 […]
Spartan Stadium Renovations Update
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 […]
Survey Results
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 […]
Previewing the MSU Basketball Recruiting Class of 2026: C, Ethan Taylor
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 […]
Spartan Sports Roundup
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 […]
Survey Results
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 […]
Previewing the MSU Basketball Recruiting Class of 2026: PF, Julius Avent
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 […]
Notes From TOC Headquarters
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” […]
Spartan Sports Roundup
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 […]
Open Thread: What Is The Most Memorable Spartans Comeback Win?
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 […]
B Is For Bonke
Earlier this week, I asked TOC Nation to grade the Anton Bonke transfer portal commitment. The results were quite definitive, with just a tick under 70% giving this move a B. Going into the offseason, it was common knowledge that Tom Izzo needed to grab a center from the portal to solidify the roster for […]
Previewing the MSU Basketball Recruiting Class of 2026: SG Jasiah Jervis
For all the bickering I did last month about Izzo and the transfer portal, you won’t hear me complaining about this incoming freshman class. You may have heard, but newcomer Jasiah Jervis has officially been bumped up to a 5-star in 247 Sports’ composite rankings and is one spot away from being a Top 25 […]
TOC Writer Entering The Transfer Portal
Nearly a year ago, as I wrapped up my first year as a college student, I sent an unprompted email to the TOC editors’ address. I included my resume, and a brief message that sounded a little bit like this: Growing up, I was the kid who didn’t just wear his favorite team’s gear but […]
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