Locked On Spartans

As we are closing in on the 2022 MSU football season, we have all the big questions facing the Spartans – and some answers! From Mel Tucker's coaching to MSU's linebacker rotation, and from which Spartan freshmen will step up to how much will Ameer Speed help the secondary, we highlight all the key questions on everyone's mind. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

USC and UCLA (and maybe more??) are joining the Big Ten, and of course we have to chat about how that impacts Michigan State. We also look at the statements by AD Alan Haller and other MSU figures before chatting about what we do and don't like about this seismic move in college sports. Also, what about scheduling? We take a look at a few options, borrowing an idea from the ACC to hatching a diabolical plan that will probably never happen. And lastly, what underlying stories come from this move? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We end our week with putting MSU football fans on commitment watch as Bai Jobe and Michael and Andrew Harris are set to make their commitment sometime in the next week. How much of a statement would their commitments be, and what are the chances they pick Mel Tucker and Co.? We then go to the hardwood to talk about Xavier Booker's latest quotes on Michigan State basketball and discuss Jeremy Fears as he's set to the play in the upcoming FIBA U17 World Cup in Spain. Also, how should we feel about Emoni Bates latest move? We end the show with talking about the updates to MSU basketball's schedule which now include games against Villanova and Notre Dame. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Garcia Jr. -- the Director of football recruiting at Sports Illustrated -- joins the show again to help us wrap up a huge month for MSU football recruiting. Was that last month really as good as MSU fans think it is, or are we all looking at it through green-tinted lenses? We also check in on his thoughts on the Samson Okunlola battle, which MSU commit surprised him the most and what he made of the Ferraris, G-Wagons and other shenanigans during MSU's visits. We also wrap up the show with a quick look at some other programs in the Big Ten and how their recruiting is going. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We kick off the week by recapping a fun and action-packed MSU football recruiting month for the 2023 cycle. We look back at how many kids ended up visiting, the big commitments MSU got in Jordan Hall, Clay Wedin, Demetrius Bell, Chance Rucker and (maybe) Jaylon Braxton and other big news on the horizon. Then we look back on Thursday's NBA Draft where Max Christie heard his name called and Gabe Brown and Marcus Bingham are also getting shots with organizations. How do those three guys fit with their new homes? And we end the show with NIL news as East Lansing NIL Club and SD4L are offering fans a good opportunity to get into the NIL game at a reasonable price that benefits all MSU football players. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are joined by great friend of the program Stephen Brooks of 247Sports for the whole show! For the fourth and final time this month, MSU football and Mel Tucker has a HUGE recruiting weekend for the Spartans 2023 class. Who are the big names visiting, and how is this weekend unique compared to the previous big weekends? And then before getting to Max Christie and NBA Draft talk, we play a game of "This Or That" where we debate which 5-star Spartan fans would rather want, which football duo we'll miss more and much more! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a rip-roaring start to the 2023 MSU football recruiting class, we may have hit our first snag as 4-star cornerback Jaylon Braxton is picking up predictions to flip to Arkansas. Also, after a two-year hiatus Moneyball Pro-Am is back and we look at which Spartans are playing on which teams, as well as giving a few things we are looking for this summer. And before ending the show with The Game Game, we open the mailbag to talk who will surprise us on the basketball court next year, what to expect from freshman Alex VanSumeren next season and would we like Hunter Dickinson if he transferred to MSU? Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are joined by The Athletic's own Colton Pouncy who is fresh off of some great MSU football pieces. We talk about the State of the Program, from Payton Thorne and the run game, where Harold Joiner fits in, the pass defense and much more. Then we get into the detailed Spartan fan survey results. Who is the best assistant coach when it comes to recruiting? Is Keon Coleman the guy who is most due for a breakout year? And what can be done to help the Spartan Stadium experience? We hit on those and a ton more in another fun chat with Colton. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mel Tucker and the MSU football staff keep their reign in recruiting rolling with the additions of Jaylon Braxton and Clay Wedin. Where do these kids stack up nationally and what does that do to MSU's team ranking? And then we take a look at MSU's third straight big recruiting weekend highlighted by 11 visitors – who are the big names and are we expecting some more commits in the near future? And we end with Michigan State basketball potentially playing on an aircraft carrier again and answering an email question about how we think Mark Dantonio feels about all of this. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Friend of the program @MattyMehhh joins the show to crack open the mailbag that takes us on a journey. We start with the evergreen question of "Who is closer to winning a national championship -- Michigan State basketball or football?" We then try to help the MSU football staff in recruiting and debate what other vehicles they can use for photoshoots the next two weekends. And if you thought this program lacked Dua Lipa content, we got you covered. Just trust us. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan State football keeps its momentum rolling for the 2023 class as they add a top 200 player in Jordan Hall out of IMG Academy. What is there to love about his game, and who did he pick Michigan State over? And what does this do for MSU's class nationally? After 22 years at Michigan State, Mike Garland steps into retirement and leaves a spot open on MSU's staff. What were players and coaches saying about him, and what route will MSU go to fill that position? And before diving into our mailbag to talk about Kenneth Walker's impact on recruiting, we take a quick peak at Spartan athletes and how they fared at the NCAA Track and Field National Championships. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan State football's massive June is rolling with two fresh commits to the 2023 class in 4-stars Chance Rucker and Demitrius Bell. We learn more about each prospect, where they stack up nationally and what we like about their games. We also prep for another huge recruiting weekend ahead as MSU is set to host 16 visitors -- who are they and how does this compare to other programs nationally and the Big Ten? We also end with two mailbag questions, ranging from NIL deals to "RENT FREE" banter. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke joins the show for a chat that goes everywhere from neon jerseys, to his playing days and everywhere in between. We look back on the 2017 victory at Michigan, the Holiday and Pinstripe Bowls, Mark Dantonio's retirement, spring football and a ton more! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Michigan State basketball player Conner George joins the show to lend insight on Thomas Kelley being hired as MSU's third assistant coach. What kind of a coach is he like, what do assistants actually do and is he the "good cop" to Izzo's "bad cop"? And then we answer questions from a listener on which former Izzo player would become next head coach. And football coach. And Nobel Peace Prize winner. And more! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recruiting insider Justin Thind of 247Sports is back to help us through -- quite literally -- MSU football's biggest month of recruiting ever. With more than 40 targets coming in starting this weekend, what are the biggest weekend? Are we on commit watch? What positions is MSU targeting and not targeting? And are we starting to look ahead to the 2024 class too? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

THE MONTH IS HERE! This June is going to be a massive one and we have the numbers to back it up. How many five and four star players are coming to campus, and how does that stack up to the conference and previous MSU recruiting cycles? And then we give a few quick updates on MSU basketball recruiting as Braelon Green announces his top five, Devin Royal sets a visit date and Xavier Booker blows up. And last but not least, what are Matt's thoughts on James Piot going to the controversial LIV Tour? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Connor Muldowney of SpartanAvenue.com drops by the show to talk about the news of the day for MSU, which is Bryce Baringer being atop of Mel Kiper's draft board amongst punters and kickers. They also banter about the lack of announcement from MSU basketball about that third assistant coach, but now Matt is hatching a theory that he's maybe serious about. Then it's time to banter about the best parts of the college football offseason, from bowl projections to black uniforms. We also end with another round of Start One, Bench One, Cut One, which includes debating if Graham Couch is a premier starting shooting guard or not. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Athletic asked anonymous college football agents about happening around the game, and Mel Tucker's massive extension was directly put into question. What did the agents say, and why are they off-based with their comments? And then we check in on Michigan State basketball and the lack of news coming out of the program that's had its third assistant coaching role vacant for nearly two months. Why aren't we worried about that, and is the end of this saga near? And last but not least, Matt is put on a hypothetical boat with Mel Tucker, Tom Izzo and Draymond Green. Yep. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An exciting offseason moment happened as KICKOFF TIMES WERE ANNOUNCED! Well...some of them at least. We talk about the four kickoff times and also wonder about some other key games and take our wildest guesses at when those will be kicked off as well. Oh, and the Champions Classic date was announced too! We then play a game of "start one, bench one, cut one" as we go from everywhere from Cassius Winston, Draymond Green and Steven Izzo to the East Lansing bars of Rick's, The Riv and PT's and a lot more! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take all eight of MSU's Final Four teams under Tom Izzo and run them through a bracket with friend of the program Graham Nelson. Does the 2000 national championship team still reign supreme, or will a plucky underdog in the 2019, 2009 or other team take them down? Take this trip down memory lane with us! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BetOnline.net unveiled their college football win totals for the season, and we take a look on if 7.5 wins is a great over bet or an under bet worth considering. Why would MSU go under 7.5 wins, but also why does over 7.5 seem enticing? We also take a look around the rest of the conference to see where Vegas has our Spartans stacking up. The second segment is a grab bag of sorts, ranging from Tom Izzo, Mel Tucker and Alan Haller speaking at the Detroit Economic Club to who are the candidates on the short list for MSU basketball's assistant coaching vacancy. And to end the show...TRIVIA TUESDAY! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

True or false? That's the question for seven MSU football prompts with Ryan O'Bleness of The Only Colors. They tackle everything from 5-stars in the 2023 cycle, starting linebackers, second-best receiver, how many night games there will be and more! But first, we take a look back on how they fared last year when they played the same game to kick off the 2021 season. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We start our Friday's show with a great listener question -- what would MSU's record have to be in 2022 to be worried or completely thrilled about the trajectory of Mel Tucker's tenure? And then we dive into the college football news of the week with scholarship limits being erased, divisions in conferences going away and the Nick Saban vs. Jimbo Fischer beef. Then to end the show, a few basketball updates with Max Christie sounding off on leaving MSU after one season and how the fan base is feeling about the program's health. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take a look back at the ups, downs, quirks and behind-the-scenes stories of the John L. Smith Era at MSU football with former Spartan beat writer Joe Rexrode. We reminisce on how this hire was taken all the way to the moment when everyone agreed that this thing was coming off the rails. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Izzo sounded off in depth on the state of college basketball on 730 AM The Game on Tuesday, and we dive into it with Justin Thind of 247Sports. Was anything he said incorrect, will he adapt to the portal and NIL and do we think this speeds up his timeline to retirement? We end on a fun note too as Justin Thind power ranks the likelihood of each of the 5-stars visiting campus actually committing to MSU. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Max Christie is officially not returning to Michigan State basketball after one season, and we are joined by Dave Klein of SpartanHoops.com to talk about it (and make sense of it). How puzzling is this, what is Christie's legacy as a Spartan and does this actually make sense for him?  And then we dissect what this means for MSU as they head into next season coming off an off-season that hasn't been the kindest to them.  Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sports Illustrated Director of Recruiting John Garcia Jr. joins the show to give us a national and expert outlook on plenty of MSU football topics. We start with his thoughts on the Mel Tucker Era and offers his opinion on if its too early to start expecting 5-star commitments this offseason. Then we chat about who John thinks will have the biggest impact in East Lansing out of the transfer portal before taking a peek at the rest of the Big Ten Conference. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Connor Muldowney of SpartanAvenue.com joins the show again to banter about a little bit of everything. We start with the idea of getting rid of divisions in college football, does it benefit MSU and how tiebreakers should be settled. Then we venture into thinking...is the MSU basketball fanbase going to reach a boiling point amongst each other? And finally, what makes us feel old as sports fans? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How does MSU basketball, Jaxson Kohler and Trejuan Holloman stack up amongst the conference as 247Sports final 2022 recruiting rankings are finalized? And how do we feel about the small-yet-talented class? And then we (finally) talk about new MSU hockey head coach Adam Nightingale and what he and Allan Haller said at Monday's press conference. We end with going week-to-week and looking at the best game on the college football schedule for the 2022 season. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Carson Cooper's commitment to the psychoanalyzing we do to ourselves, we discuss the Michigan State basketball offseason with John Kirby of The Only Podcast! Then we answer a fun hypothetical -- how well would Mel Tucker do in a Battle Royale against all the other Big Ten coaches? And the third segment goes everywhere from "Would you get a selfie with Tom Allen?" to John Kirby potentially just taking the assistant coaching basketball job himself. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We remember Adreian Payne as a person, father and basketball player after the tragic news that hit Spartan Nation on Monday. We go through his career highlights and what his former teammates and Tom Izzo had to say. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan State basketball ended the weekend with a commitment from 6'11" big man Carson Cooper. We dive into his unique situation and how he found his way to MSU and what to expect from him early on. Then we take a dive into the mailbag to take a look at Mel Tucker and NIL, which player around college football would we love to add to MSU and then 2013 vs. 2015 football season. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan State's Peach Bowl rings dropped and they also feature the score of the iconic 37-33 score in the UM vs. MSU rivalry's most historic meeting. And, boy howdy, does that have some fans of that school down the road upset, so we bring in @OdellBretthamJr to talk about it! We then discuss what moments made us Michigan State fans and what cemented our fanhood, from squirrels to devastating losses in the John L. Smith era. And to end the show, it's an oldie but a goodie -- Kentucky Derby Jockey Or MSU Athlete! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oakland basketball transfer, who visited MSU last week, announced his commitment to San Diego State University and leaves the Spartans back searching for a transfer wing (potentially). However, we take a look on how it could work for next year's MSU teams even if they don't land anyone. And then we take a dive into the mailbag and think how many football Big Ten titles Tom Izzo could win, non-conference home-and-home dreams, shaving heads and more! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the transfer deadline passing and the dust starting to settle in the portal, we go through some MSU basketball updates from Julius Marble's new home to Davis Smith returning to East Lansing. And what are the latest rumblings around the Max Christie decision? And then we take a look waaaaaay ahead into the future as we look at MSU's candidates for the 2023 NFL Draft. Who has the best shot to be a first rounder, and who are some dark horses that can improve their stock this season? And last but not least, TRIVIA TUESDAY! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take a look at where MSU Spartans landed in the NFL Draft and the fits with their new teams. Is Seattle a solid landing spot for Kenneth Walker, and does Jalen Nailor, Connor Heyward and AJ Arcuri's new homes make sense for them? We also fly around and take a peek at where undrafted free agents signed. Then we banter about Quavaris Crouch entering the transfer portal, why it happened and if anyone should join the few "WHAT AN UNSTABLE PROGRAM!!!" takes from opposing fans. We then on a listener question -- should Lions/MSU fans like the Aidan Hutchinson pick? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're kicking off our Memory Lane Series on a hot note as we look back on Michigan State's 2019 Final Four run with Carter Elliott of Sleepers Media! From the sobering moments of Selection Sunday to the hysteria of that final inbounds pass against Duke, we talk about the rollercoaster those two weekends provided Spartan fans. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Where will Kenneth Walker, Jalen Nailor and Connor Heyward be selected? Who will select them? What makes each of those players desirable to NFL teams, and what are their cons as well? And how many other Spartans could expect to hear from NFL teams this weekend as we approach the NFL Draft? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the contrary of yesterday's show, we ponder...what if Max Christie DOES come back? How much does that change the outlook of next season, and what would be the best asset he brings back to the Spartans? And then, we look at how the sportsbooks think of MSU basketball as national title odds have changed since being released three weeks ago. BetOnline also has lines on the first running back taken in the draft, so we look to see who they have as their winner of the Breece Hall vs. Kenneth Walker battle. And last but not least, TRIVIA TUESDAY! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With college basketball players around the nation announcing their returns to school, we really start wondering what MSU looks like if Max Christie keeps his name in the NBA Draft. And then we answer a listener email about what the absolute nightmare scenario for MSU is next year, because that's the healthy mindset we carry in this offseason. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Jay Wright suddenly stepping away at the spry age of 60, we tie it back to Tom Izzo and actually sympathize with these college coaches. Could all this NIL and transfer portal hubbub speed up Izzo's timeline of retiring? And then we dive into the mailbag to answer questions on Mel Tucker on fraud alert if he wins just seven games, the best up-and-coming MSU athletics program and a ton more! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colton Pouncy of The Athletic joins the show to talk about the busy week at Michigan State. We start with the big news of Joey Hauser's return and what that means to the program next season, as well as the departure of Julius Marble. Is it panic time for MSU, or is this offseason going just alright? And then we pick Colton's brain about what he liked from the spring game, if the offensive line is as big of a worry as we think and how on earth he picks a starting linebacker group. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After three seasons with Michigan State, presumed starter Julius Marble is off to the transfer portal. How big of a blow is this to the Spartans, and where do we go from here? What can we expect from Mady Sissoko and incoming freshman Jaxon Kohler as we head into a season with a thin big man rotation? And to end the show, we bring back "The Game" Game! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan State football is busy with transfer portal news again as linebacker Ben VanSumeren withdraws his name from the portal and running back Donovan Eaglin announces he is leaving. How many more transfers can we expect, and from what position group? And next up with two names big in Spartan basketball circles, we ask the hypothetical...would you rather take Rocket Watts or Emoni Bates on the team next season? And to end the show we dive into two interesting topics -- the MSU baseball team and WE GET TASKED WITH NAMING AN ACTUAL, REAL GOAT. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Darius Snow to the attendance at Michigan State football's spring game, we all overreact to what we saw during Saturday's spring game. Will the linebacker corps be the strongest unit on the team? And is the offensive line really something we need to lose sleep over? We tackle it all in the recap episode. We also hit on Eddie Pleasant III committing to MSU to bring the Spartans to the No. 14-ranked class in the nation for the 2023 cycle. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan State football has a big spring game weekend coming up, and we talk about the five things we will be watching for in the modified practice format. Also, we're not done talking about MSU recruiting just yet as we take two great mailbag questions on the topic. How will Spartan Stadium attendance effect recruit's likelihood of committing? And what was more important to this surge of recruiting -- the Michigan game or the Peach Bowl? And to wrap things up, we go over quotes from defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton and running backs coach Effrem Reed. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan State football's spring game will potentially be the biggest recruiting weekend of all time, and we chat with recruiting expert Justin Thind of 247Sports about it. From highlighting all the 4 and 5-star players on campus to whether we should be on commit watch or not, we tackle all things MSU football recruiting. We also mix in some basketball as Matt starts to ponder if it's close to panic mode yet with the lack of noise created in the transfer portal so far. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former MSU linebacker and current Director of Player Relations & Program Advancement Darien Harris joins for the full show. We talk MSU's spring game, maintaining and growing a strong culture at MSU, Mel Tucker's golf game and a lot more. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mel Tucker spoke at Michigan State spring football practice about what to expect for this weekend's spring game, last week's scrimmage, Davion Primm and more. And then we travel bag into the mailbag to tackle questions on beating Ohio State, what to expect from Jaxson Kohler next season and ranking the best MSU home games of the upcoming season. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take a look around East Lansing to recap the weekend, starting with James Piot and how he fared at The Masters. We also take note of Tom Izzo giving extra attention to the recruitment of Xavier Booker and we get to know him and his game a little better as things heat up. Then it's mailbag time as we discuss moving bowl games, improvements to Spartan Stadium and Breslin Center and more! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With The Masters and MLB Opening Day in the air, we go through our favorite days of the MSU sports year. From the first night games to the day after big wins, Matt and Connor Muldowney of SpartanAvenue.com list their five favorite days on the MSU calendar. But first, we talk about the excitement in the air with Mel Tucker hosting a slew of elite recruits in the next few weeks. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. StatHero StatHero is reshaping the way the way you play fantasy sports. Dozens of house based games to play daily. No sharks, no funky props, just your skill vs the lineups you choose. Sign-up today at StatHero.com/LockedOn Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices