We’re just moments away from the kick-off of Super Bowl XLIV. So, who ya got?
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Introducing the 2010 MSU Football Recruiting Class
After the dust settled, MSU emerged with 21 commitments in the 2010 recruiting class. Check out all the Michigan State recruits here.
2010 Schedule
Check out the 2010 Michigan State Spartan football schedule to see when our Spartans will go into battle.
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Mark Hollis is reading your Facebook comments right this moment!
In an about face, athletic director Mark Hollis today sent out a message to the students, fans and alumni of MSU:
Our identity and branding process is nearing completion and is on schedule for a complete rollout in April. The elements and applications of the brand design will be unveiled collectively at that time. After careful consideration, we will use the current Spartan logo design, first used in the late 1970s, to build our visual brand identity.
After a new helmet logo was registered on the United States’ Patent and Trademark website and subsequently posted to numerous MSU blogs, fans went into turbo revolt mode. Multiple Facebook groups were created , and given that you read this blog, it’s a statistical probability that you probably joined one of these groups.
Coach Izzo came out in defense of the branding move, and I was willing to wait and see the complete package. In the end though, the outcry was too overwhelming, and Hollis realized that changing the logo wasn’t the right call. Many people pointed out that there’s no way to maintain tradition when you keep changing things, and changing the logo is no way to establish the tradition of an MSU image.
Hollis’ statement is telling in and of itself. It shows that he’s willing to reach out to the community and listen to the students and alumni. Hollis notes that while the brand identity assessment came out of MSU’s partnership with Nike, it wasn’t a requirement of the partnership, and that MSU was not charged for the service. Audio of Hollis’ interview on WJR below.
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I’ll be interested to see if this series of events will have an effect on Nike’s relationship with MSU. MSU most certainly gets a lot of money from Nike, which helps to keep the athletic department in the black. At the same time, a partnership with such a large Big Ten school and the accompanying alumni base provides a merchandising boon for Nike. There’s obvious benefits on both sides of the ledger, and I wonder if this will put a noticeable strain on the relationship.
In the mean time, enjoy a victory for keeping the old logo. Spartan nation, you earned this one.
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William Gholston. Michigan State. Abso-freaking-lutely!
Alyssa Dennis contributed a ton to this post.
Coach Dantonio and the Michigan State Spartans finalized the 2010 recruiting class today, pulling in a total of twenty-one athletes from six states. In an evenly balanced class that had 10 offensive players and 10 defensive players (plus a special teams player in punter Mike Sadler), MSU fills some key holes in the defensive secondary with four recruits and bolsters the linebacking corps with three recruits.
- Max Bullough; St. Francis (MI) ★ ★ ★ ★ MLB/6-3/228; Finance
- Justin Wilson; Western (FL) ★ ★ ★ LB/6-0/215; Criminal Justice
- Mike Sadler; Forest Hills Northern (MI) ★ ★ ★ P/6-1/185; Mechanical Engineering
- Niko Palazeti; Catholic Central (MI) ★ ★ FB/6-2/245; Pre-Law
- Joe Boisture; Saline (MI) ★ ★ ★ ★ QB/6-5/195; Special Education
- Anthony Rashad White; Fort Scott (KS) ★ ★ DT/6-2/310; Undecided
- Marcus Rush; Archbishop Moeller (OH) ★ ★ ★ DE/6-3/225; Business
- Michael Dennis; Carey (OH) ★ ★ ★ OT/6-7/270; Undecided
- Skyler Schofner; Big Walnut (OH) ★ ★ ★ ★ OL/6-6/276; Criminal Justice
- Taylor Calero; Southfield Christian (MI) ★ ★ ★ DE/6-3/230; Business
- Travis Jackson; St. Francis DeSales (OH) ★ ★ ★ OL/6-4/265; Undecided
- Le’Veon Bell; Groveport Madison (OH) ★ ★ RB/6-2/221; Kinesiology
- Isaiah Lewis; Ben Davis (IN)★ ★ ★ ★ S/5-11/190; Undecided
- Jeremy Langford; John Glenn (MI) ★ ★ ★ RB-WR/6-0/185; Business
- Keith Mumphrey; Dooly County (GA) ★ ★ ★ WR/6-1/195; Undecided
- Kurtis Drummond; Hubbard (OH) ★ ★ ★ S/6-2/198; Undecided
- Mylan Hicks; Reniassance (MI) ★ ★ ★ CB/5-11/182; Undecided
- Nick Hill; Chelsea (MI) ★ ★ ★ RB/5-6/182; Pre-Law
- Tony Lippett; Crockett (MI) ★ ★ ★ WR/6-3/185; Kinesiology
- William Gholston; Southeastern (MI)★ ★ ★ ★ ★ LB/6-7/237; Undecided
Pictures after the jump…
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Today is National Signing Day, where the country’s top football prospects will sign national letters of intent to attend schools throughout the country to play football on scholarship.
The MSU Twitter account will be posting updates throughout the day, and there will be a press conference at 3PM EST where Coach Dantonio will review and talk about each of the players from the 2010 class. MSUSpartans.com is running a webcast of the presser here. They also have a page up on the site for Signing Day Coverage, but honestly I have no clue how much info they’re really going to post here.
I’ll try to post a little throughout the day, but likely won’t be able to do much until this evening.
Here’s a list of the guys signed so far, from MSU Football twitter:
- Nike Palazeti, FB (this one was a late addition, apparently)
- Travis Jackson, OL
- Marcus Rush, DE
- Skyler Schofner, OL
- Michael Dennis, IL
- Isaiah Lewis, DB
- Justin Wilson, LB
- Tony Lippett, ATH
- Taylor Calero, DE
- Mike Sadler, P
- Kurtis Drummond, ATH
- Mylan Hicks, DB
- Jeremy Langford, ATH
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