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World Cup Knockout Stage Preview
The World Cup began on June 11, and over 17 days, 48 teams play 3 games each to complete the Group Stage. Today, we begin the next phase of the greatest event in sports. Of the 48 teams, 32 have advanced to the Knockout Stage for a 5-round single-elimination tournament. The round of 32 begins […]
Nine Spartans Selected In NHL Draft
As Steve detailed in his NHL Draft Preview, a number of Michigan State Spartans were going to hear their names called. However, unlike the more familiar styles of the NFL and NBA Drafts, pro hockey’s version is full of names that will still play at the amateur levels. In these cases, all the newly drafted […]
Updates on the MSU AD Search
After news broke a couple of weeks ago that J Batt was leaving Michigan State for the same role at Kentucky, there was also speculation that Deputy Athletic Director Jon Palumbo would be named to the post on an interim basis. So far at least, an official promotion for Palumbo hasn’t been announced and the […]
Moneyball Pro-Am Week 1
Happy Friday, TOC Nation. Week 1 of Moneyball is in the books. We have seen a couple nights of competition for each of the six teams. Here are some stats and observations through the first two games. But first, here is a reminder of what the rosters look like. Team Tristar Coen Carr, Michigan State […]
NHL Draft: The Spartan Hopefuls
June 26th and June 27th the NHL will hold its draft. A few days after the NBA saw no Spartans drafted, the NHL draft could be quite the opposite. The Spartans icemen ended another promising season in disappointment and have more roster turnover than they’ve seen in a few years. The good news, is there […]
Top Football Incoming Freshmen: K Stephen Gonzales
Next up in our series of focusing on incoming freshmen football players is kicker Stephen Gonzales. Gonzales is listed at 5′ 11″ and 160 lbs and went to school at Union Academy in Monroe, North Carolina. ESPN, Rivals, and 247Sports have him ranked as a top-10 kicker in the nation. Check out his senior year […]
Carson Cooper And Jaxon Kohler Sign NBA Deals
After going undrafted in the 2026 NBA Draft, as expected, the starting frontcourt of the 2025-26 MSU Basketball Team each were signed by NBA teams. Carson Cooper earned the more promising of the two offers. The former Spartan center continues the pipeline from East Lansing to Memphis as he signed a two-way contract with the […]
Interview With Petition Starter, Victoria Bell
Last week, in the aftermath of the news that MSU was losing its athletic director, J Batt, to Kentucky, Spartan Nation began to catch wind of a petition circulating online, on change.org, requesting a trio of MSU trustees to resign. I, being the revered member of the media that I am, was able to get […]
Survey Results
Happy first day of summer. This time of year should mean a break from college athletics and all things school related, but unfortunately for us Spartans, our university’s leadership is keeping itself at the forefront. This past week we asked a couple questions on how MSU will steer its way through these troubled waters. First […]
How to Heed Izzo’s Call
[Editor’s Note: The following article is designed to be a source of information. Nothing in this article should be interpreted as an endorsement to act. The author, the entire TOC staff, SB Nation, and Vox Media all maintain an official stand of neutrality on the current events surrounding Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees.] Tom […]
It’s Moneyball Time!
The annual mid-Michigan summer basketball tournament is just a few days away, and earlier today the lineups were announced. This year’s Moneyball Pro-Am will begin on Tuesday, June 23 at Holt High School. Games will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays through July 30. There will not be games on June 30 and July 2. […]
Three must-have qualifications for the next President and Athletic Director
While the embarrassment that is our Board of Trustees continues to push out its university’s leaders, at some point Michigan State will need to hire a new President and Athletic Director. Seven different people have held the President title since January 2018 while we’ve also had three different Athletic Directors in that same time frame. […]
Top Football Incoming Freshmen: LB Adam Shaw
Next up on our incoming freshmen is linebacker Adam Shaw. Shaw is the son of former MSU All-American offensive lineman Scott Shaw. His mother was MSU field hockey star and team MVP, Angela (DiJames) Shaw. Shaw measures in at 6’3, 209 pounds having played in Hillsdale, NJ, for Pascack Valley High. He’s a three-star athlete […]
Michigan State Reacts Survey
TOC Nation, I know most of us are not pleased with the chain of events we have seen in East Lansing over the past few weeks. As Tom Izzo said yesterday in his brief comments to the media, it is up to all of the Spartan community to get things moving in the right direction. […]
J Batt Officially Leaving MSU
The foregone conclusion became official early on Monday morning as Kentucky announced they have signed a deal to make J Batt their new athletic director. Just one year into his term with the Spartans, the nomadic fundraising guru is on the move again. It probably was not too tough to predict this happening as soon […]
Spartan Sports Round Up
Of course the big news over the weekend was the expected departure of athletic director J Batt to Kentucky and the possibility of Jon Palumbo replacing him on an interim basis. Nothing was finalized as of this writing (early Sunday morning) but it appears that Batt is likely gone. We had featured Batt in a […]
MSU Football Lands 2027 4-star OT Caleb Johnson
New Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald continues to make an impact on the recruiting trail by landing his 14th commit of the 2027 class in 4-star OT Caleb Johnson – the first 4-star, so far. Check out his highlight reel: Johnson attends Noblesville High School in Noblesville, Indiana and chose Michigan State over fellow B1G teams […]
J Batt Year in Review
Although his appointment was announced on June 2, J Batt was formally approved as Michigan State’s athletic director one year ago today – on June 13, 2025. He officially began his duties on June 17. Unfortunately, we may have to wonder how much longer Batt will remain in East Lansing given that the person who […]
Survey Results
We are already midway through June with the official start of summer just a week away. Before we know it, kids will be going back to school and football will be back in season. But until then, we are talking about basketball and futbol in this week’s surveys. Our first question of the week asked […]
The MSU Board of Trustees is an Embarrassment to the University
There has been more negative news about the Board of Trustees in the past few years than anything I’ve heard since I graduated from Michigan State in 2014. The past month should be the tipping point. It’s been roughly two weeks since we wrote about the news of President Guskiewicz leaving Michigan State for Clemson […]
Top Football Incoming Freshmen: S Brayden Thomas
Our incoming freshmen series takes a turn to the defensive side of the ball as we look at defensive back, Brayden Thomas. Thomas is listed at 6’1” and 175 pounds and is listed as a safety and cornerback. It looks as if he’s played free, strong, nickel and CB in the secondary which tells you […]
TOC Guide To World Cup 2026
The greatest competition in sports begins tomorrow. And with this year’s version being super-sized from 32 to 48 teams, the largest competition in sports history will also be getting underway. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the format of the World Cup and are thinking of a traditional American tournament where 48 teams […]
Michigan State Reacts Survey
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 […]
2026 FIBA U18 AmeriCup Recap
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 […]
Should MSU Be The Favorite To Win The 2027 National Championship?
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 […]
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