Hey, we get it. There are always tons of things going on in and around Michigan State athletics and sometime there just isn’t enough time to see it all. You’re busy at work. You take care of the kids. You have things to do. We get it and we are here to help. Below you will find a curated list of the best, most important or newsworthy Michigan State blog posts we did this week, complete with links to the full stories and little blurbs to catch you up. A quick and easy Saturday read, The Week That Was will be a weekly destination for you to catch up on all of your Spartan news.
MLB Draft Decisions
The MLB draft took place this week and the big news for Michigan State fans is that two football recruits were drafted. Jase Bowen was taken in the 11th round by the Pirates and Adam Berghorst was taken in the 14th by the Rangers. The two will now have to choose between signing with their respective organizations or continuing on to MSU where they will play football and baseball.
Quaido a Piston?
The NBA Draft is right around the corner and some former Spartans are working out with NBA teams. Among the headlines was Matt McQuaid’s workout with the Detroit Pistons. We at Spartans Wire would be very excited if Quaido ended up in the Pistons organization.
RUN IT BACK
Ohhhh yeahhhhh. The matchups for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge were announced this week and as expected, Duke will visit East Lansing for a rematch of last year’s Elite Eight. This sets up a crazy non-con schedule for MSU and one of the potential games of the year.
NCAA moves 3-point line back
The NCAA is moving the 3-point line in the men’s game back to the international distance of 22 feet 6 inches in an effort to open the game up. Does this help or hurt a team like MSU?
Overanalyze That: Matt McQuaid’s spinning layup
A new series in which we take a play of Spartan lore and do a deep dive on it. First up is Matt McQuaid’s crazy spinning layup against Duke in the Elite Eight.
