He's covered MSU basketball and football for the better part of 16 years, a dream job for an MSU alum, but now he's leaving for Tennessee. We find out why.

Also: Chris's B&B weekend, a Tinder Update (a date!), and a farewell to Prince.

JOE REXRODE

Being a sportswriter today means wrestling with social media, feeding the interweb machine, managing fans' obsession with college recruiting, and constantly feeling heat from your competition. But covering MSU’s Hall of Fame basketball coach Tom Izzo, and football coach Mark Dantonio isn’t a bad gig. Before packing the car and heading south to be a columnist for the Nashville Tennessean, Joe shares his thoughts on the future of college sports, the newspaper business, the MSU/UM rivalry and the cheesy 70s song he loves most.

Joe’s final blog post for the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/joe-rexrode/2016/04/10/hey-joe-top-10-now-final-parting-shots/82876652/

Joe’s first column for The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2016/04/25/columnist-joe-rexrode-hello-nashville/83391568/

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