*** EMERGENCY PODCAST TIME! ***

Chris and Emmett drop in to discuss the breaking news of the day. MSU officially hires J Batt as its next Athletic Director. We give our thoughts on the hire and break down his career so far. After that we discuss Darien Harris getting hired by the Giants in the NFL. Then we close with the other big news of the day, MSU football landing its first defensive commit of the 2026 class in LB Braylon Hodge.

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0:00 - Intro

1:24 - MSU Hires Jason “J” Batt as AD

14:28 - Darien Harris hired by the New York Giants as Director of Player Engagement

16:51 - Braylon Hodge commits to MSU

25:15 - This week’s podcast schedule and closing thoughts

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Welcome back, everyone!

Chris, Emmett, and Zack are back to discuss this past week’s updates including football scheduling news, CFB26 video game updates, some basketball, hockey, and baseball talk, and more!

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** Programming note, this episode was recorded Thursday night. Sunday’s breaking AD news will be addressed in an emergency podcast coming later Sunday evening. **

timecodes:

0:00 - Intro

2:32 - AD Search latest

3:39 - Jase Richardson sticks to NBA draft

9:24 - Davis Smith hired by New Orleans Pelicans to front office job

12:15 - College Football 26 video game updates!

16:31 - MSU TE’s rank number 1 on Big 10 TE rankings

19:12 - Football scheduling updates/confirmations

24:47 - May 30th weekend Football OV list

30:00 - Rocky Lombardi makes 1st career pro start/OTAs start for NFL this week

31:18 - Hockey: Team USA wins Gold in World Championships

32:03 - Hockey lands commit from Eric Nilson

35:19 - Joseph Dzierwa wins Big 10 Pitcher of the Year

38:47 - Outro

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Welcome back everyone!Chris and Emmett are back with the news updates from this past week! We talk football recruiting updates, basketball landing a new commitment, and hockey and baseball updates!Tune in for all the fun!We apologize for the audio sounding a little different. Had a technical issue that will be fixed for next week!timecodes: 0:00 - Intro01:53 - MSU Football 1st game on a Friday?02:57 - Kory Armachee commitment udate13:28 - MSU lands OV from class of 2026 target18:10 - MSU Basketball lands commitment from Devine Ugochukwu22:00 - Basketball: 2025 Fort Myers Invitational Schedule Released22:53 - Hockey: Team USA advances to semifinals of Men’s World Championships23:50 - MSU Hockey Lands Travis Shoudy Commitment24:32 - Hockey: Former Spartan D Nick Andrews Records 1st Pro Goal25:55 - Baseball: Season over after Big 10 tourney losses29:21: Final news/notes30:08 - Thanks you’s and outroOur next episode will air next week!Have a question, email us at [email protected] us on our socials!Facebook:   / 61563013966736  Twitter: https://x.com/MSUShadowsPodInstagram/Threads:https://www.instagram.com/spartanshad...

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Welcome back!On today’s episode, Chris and Emmett are here to discuss the big news of the day; MSU AD Alan Haller being relieved of his duties. We have our reactions, what it means for MSU, and why this happened all breaking down. After that, we talk a little football news, hockey news, and basketball schedule release. Join us for the fun!timecodes:0:00 - Intro0:22 - Alan Haller fired and discussion22:48 - Updated NFL Camp invites for Spartan players25:04 - Update on DJ Kennard and Caleb Coley25:35 - Commitments to 2025 and 2026 MSU Football 29:32 - MSU Hockey: Ike and Nighty to Team USA30:24 - Vladislav Lukashevich to portal31:13 - Hockey trending with another potential top 5 draft pick33:19 - MSU Bball target Darius Adams commits to Maryland34:04 - Basketball Big Ten schedule released39:25 - OutroHave a question? Email us at [email protected] us on all socials!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...Twitter:https://x.com/MSUShadowsPodInstagram/Threads: https://www.instagram.com/spartanshad...

Emergency Podcast!Chris and Emmett are back for the 2nd episode of the day! This one a quick hitter to update MSU Football’s three newest portal commitments. After that we give you all an update on more former Spartans getting their NFL shots. Then we close with some updates with current MSU Football class of 2026 commit Kayd Coffman from today’s Under Armour camp in Ohio. timecodes:0:00 - Intros01:01 - New MSU Football commitments 01:55 - Emmett’s thoughts on the new commits03:56 - Tight End log jam in the future?08:02 - Former Spartans sign NFL deals/tryouts11:43 - Kayd Coffman updates14:40 - OutroThanks for watching! Our next full episode will air later this week!Have a question? Email us at [email protected] us on socials!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...Twitter:https://x.com/MSUShadowsPodInstagram/Threads: https://www.instagram.com/spartanshad...

Welcome everyone! Today, Chris and Emmett are back to recap which Spartans/Former Spartans were drafted and signed by NFL teams this past weekend. We recap all of those signings and then move to post spring practice portal/recruiting talk. Joining us to break all that down is On3 recruiting expert for Spartan Mag, Kenny Jordan. Kenny does a great job with all his stuff for On3. Be sure to check him out and give him a follow @Kenny_Jordan5 on X. timecodes: 0:00 - intro 1:40 - last year's Spartans drafted or signed this weekend6:18 - former Spartans drafted or signed this weekend10:27 - Kenny Jordan interview start11:04 - Positional targets for spring portal cycle12:35 - How does Kenny feel the offensive line is shaping up?14:10 - Any concern for Connor Moore transitioning to Big 10?14:47 - Commit watch coming soon for DBs?15:53 - Biggest need for class of 2026 cycle? 16:50 - Any concern about freshman WR transferring out? 18:07 - Who does Kenny think will start at WR next fall? 19:11 - Is WR a target for 2026 still? 21:11 - Bryson Williams potential impact year 1? 22:16 - How many redshirts do you think for 2025 class? 24:57 - Future outlook with the QB's27:22 - What makes the class of 2026 high school class successful?32:09 - Any alarming losses in the portal recently? 36:25 - Any chance for the current 2026 commits currently get bumped in stars?38:36 - How much do the returning injured players from last season help with this year's roster?44:33 - Excitement level for MSU hockey? Our next episode should air this upcoming week!Have a question? Email us at [email protected] us on our socials!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...Twitter:https://x.com/MSUShadowsPodInstagram/Threads: https://www.instagram.com/spartanshad...

Welcome back, everyone!In today’s episode; Chris, Zack, and Emmett catch you up on all the week’s news from MSU Athletics. We start by recapping some football news as spring practices wind down. After that we talk a couple basketball odds and ends. Then we close with a lot of end of season hockey news and update MSU gymnastics. Check us out!Timecodes: 0:00 - Introductions/Welcome0:56 - Football: Meet the Spartans is back6:46 - Football: Players transferring out10:30 - Football: NCAA 105 roster rule15:02 - Basketball: Izzo Presser/Xavier Booker21:05 - Basketball: Trey Fort Official Visit27:23 - Hockey: Isaac Howard Hobey Baker winner28:12 - Hockey: 2 Spartans in top draft rankings28:51 - Hockey: Trey Augustine AAU Sullivan Finalist/Quotes on returning to MSU30:15 - Hockey additional thoughts33:37 - Hockey: UM Favorite to Land top Hockey prospect35:22 - Hockey: Spartan All-Americans35:50 - Hockey: Coach Nighty’s Brother wins ECHL Coach of the Year36:35 - Gymnastics updates37:51 - Gymnastics NCAA format38:46 - Football: last minute health updates for football 39:31 - Outro/Goodbyes Our next episode will drop next week when we wrap up Spring Football! Have a question? Email us at [email protected] us on socials!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...Twitter:https://x.com/MSUShadowsPodInstagram/Threads: https://www.instagram.com/spartanshad...

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