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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Michigan State
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  Mike Tressel and Ron Burton are remaining on the defensive staff for Michigan State's football team. The team announced via its Twitter account Saturday that the two assistants would be back. A team spokesman said Burton will coach the defensive line, and Tressel's role is to be determined. The Spartans hired Mel Tucker as their new coach earlier in the week after Mark Dantonio's retirement. Tressel was the defensive coordinator this past season under Dantonio and was also a linebackers coach. Burton coached defensive tackles. - AP College Football

(DS#20 ILB) Sr/2021 ILB Antjuan Simmons, Michigan State
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  02/12/20 - Kevin Jarvis, rSr/2022, Michigan State, 6-5, 317 (DS#32 OG) + More +

  Michigan State hired Mel Tucker as its football coach Wednesday, rallying to land a veteran leader with ties to the school who decided to leave Colorado after a single season. The Spartans lured Tucker away from Colorado with a six-year contract worth about $30 million after appearing to be interested in coaches including Luke Fickell, Robert Saleh and Pat Shurmur. Tucker replaces Mark Dantonio, who retired two weeks ago after 13 mostly successful seasons. "Mel brings a championship pedigree, NFL experience, connections to our region, success on the recruiting trail and head coaching experience to our program," athletic director Bill Beekman said. Michigan State's board formally approved Tucker's contract. Colorado hired Tucker in December 2018, and gave him an opportunity to run the Pac-12 program after he was Georgia's defensive coordinator. He was given a five-year, $14.75 million contract to lead the Buffaloes, and they were 5-7 last season to match the program's record from each of the previous two years. "We are disappointed to see coach Tucker leave,” Colorado athletic director Rick George said. - AP College Football

(DS#32 OG) rSr/2022 OG Kevin Jarvis, Michigan State
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  01/16/20 - Justin White, rSr/2024, Michigan State, 5-08, 180 (DS#999 CB) + More +

  2019 ALL-RMAC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Justin White, Fr., KR, Colorado Mesa,...Freshman Justin White was named the RMAC Special Teams Player of the Year after leading the conference in both blocked kicks and kickoff return average. White blocked four kicks this season which ranked him second in NCAA Division II while he averaged 38.1 yards per kick return which currently leads Division II. He was also named to the All-RMAC First Team as a kick returner. - Colorado Mesa Football

(DS#999 CB) rSr/2024 CB Justin White, Michigan State
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  01/10/20 - *Cody White, Jr/2020, Michigan State, 6-3, 217 (DS#48 WR) + More +

  Michigan State receiver Cody White said Friday he's forgoing his senior season and entering the 2020 NFL draft. White made the announcement on social media. "After a tough decision, I have decided to pursue my lifelong dream of playing in the NFL," White said in a message posted on his Twitter account. White was Michigan State's leading receiver this season, finishing with 66 catches for 922 yards and six touchdowns. In three seasons, he caught 143 passes for 1,967 yards and 12 TDs for the Spartans. - AP College Football

(DS#48 WR) Jr/2020 WR *Cody White, Michigan State
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  Brian Lewerke threw for 320 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score in Michigan State's 27-21 victory over Wake Forest on Friday night in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Lewerke threw a 10-yard pass to wide receiver Cody White in the third quarter to put the Spartans (7-6) ahead 27-21 and they survived down the stretch to give embattled coach Mark Dantonio his sixth bowl victory. Wake Forest (8-5) missed a chance to win nine games for just the third time in program history.

Michigan State tried to give away the game twice in the fourth, the first time on Lewerke's shovel pass to tight end Trenton Gillison inside the 10 that was stripped and recovered by linebacker Ja'Cquez Williams at the 6. The Deamon Deacons failed to score on the drive, and handed Michigan State another chance to seal the victory. Again, the Spartans couldn't put it away when Matt Coghlin was wide left on a 28-yard field goal attempt with 3:03 left Wake Forest's last chance ended on an incomplete pass on its own 16. White finished with 97 yards receiving and Elijah Collins had 96 yards rushing. Dantonio said he would play mutliple QBs to give the program a better feel for what it had on the depth chart to work with next season. But Michigan State stuck with Lewerke, in his fifth-year and making his 38th career start, and he responded in the clutch when he connected with White. Lewerke passed Connor Cook (9,403) to become Michigan State's career leader in total offense and was the bowl MVP. - AP College Football

(DS#14 QB) rSr/2020 QB Brian Lewerke, Michigan State
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  Almost a year to the day after breaking his leg, Kenny Willekes is ready for his Michigan State swan song. As usual, he's trying to think of himself as an underdog. "Always," he said. "That's the way you've got to play, that's the mentality I play with. I play with a chip on my shoulder regardless. I still feel like I got a lot to prove." Willekes already holds a school record with 49 1/2 tackles for loss in his career, and the senior defensive end has nine sacks this season. But the honor that best exemplifies his path at Michigan State may be the one he received earlier this month. Willekes was the 2019 winner of the Burlsworth Trophy, which goes to the nation's most outstanding player who began his career as a walk-on.

Brandon Burlsworth was a walk-on who eventually became a standout at Arkansas. He died in a car accident 11 days after being drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in 1999. The award bearing his name has gone to players such as Baker Mayfield and Hunter Renfrow. "It's pretty cool. Everyone loves the underdog. Everyone loves the underdog story," Willekes said. "There's a lot of people that truly are the underdog, and they're working to get noticed, so the fact that they brought that trophy in to acknowledge some of those underdogs and show other walk-ons that there's a way to do it - it can be done, and here's an example of it." Michigan State faces Wake Forest in the Pinstripe Bowl on Friday. For Willekes, it's a chance to finish his college career on a positive note - and another opportunity to move on from his difficult experience last year, when Willekes broke his leg in a 7-6 loss to Oregon in the Redbox Bowl. - AP College Football

(DS#16 DE) Sr/2020 DE Kenny Willekes, Michigan State
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  2019 ALL-SUN BELT THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Jarrett Horst, Arkansas State (So., OL, Middleton, Wis.),...The Red Wolves' third-team players included junior wide receiver Jonathan Adams, sophomore offensive lineman Jarrett Horst, junior center Jacob Still and junior linebacker Tajhea Chambers. - Arkansas State Football

(DS#21 OT) rSr/2023 OT Jarrett Horst, Michigan State
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  2019 BURLSWORTH TROPHY WINNER: Michigan State's Kenny Willekes was named tenth winner of the Burlsworth Trophy in Springdale, Ark. at a ceremony hosted by the Brandon Burlsworth Foundation and the Springdale (Ark.) Rotary Club. The award is given to the nation's most outstanding player who began his career as a walk-on. On hand to present the trophy to Willekes was Marty Burlsworth, Chairman and CEO of the Burlsworth Trophy. Willekes, a preseason All-America selection and last year's Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year, has 59 tackles this season with 24 solo tackles, including 6.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries. Willekes was named Defensive Player of the Week by the Big Ten and the Walter Camp Football Foundation after recording seven tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks against Tulsa earlier this season.

Willekes, named a Burlsworth semifinalist in 2018, did not receive scholarship offers from any Division I schools. He was invited to walk-on at Michigan State, where he redshirted as a true freshman in 2015. Willekes was named a mid-season All-American by Rivals.com in 2019. Willekes, 6-foot-4, 260 pounds, suffered a broken fibula in a bowl game to end last season and rehabbed in the offseason. He is the active career leader in tackles for loss per game (1.22). Other finalists for the award were University of California safety and returner Ashtyn Davis and University of Georgia kicker Rodrigo Blankenship. - Burlsworth Trophy

(DS#16 DE) Sr/2020 DE Kenny Willekes, Michigan State
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  2019 ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL Kenny Willekes, Michigan State,...Team captain became MSU's all-time leader in tackles for loss on Senior Day with 2.5 TFLs vs. Maryland and now has 49.5 TFLs in his career...leads MSU and ranks tied for fourth in the Big Ten with a career-high nine sacks...ranks first among all Big Ten defensive linemen with 69 tackles...leads all active FBS players in career tackles for loss (1.27 per game)...has 14.5 tackles for loss in 2019...Burlsworth Trophy finalist...first Spartan defensive player to win the Governor's Award (team MVP) twice...2018 Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year and 2018 first-team All-American...has 220 tackles overall in 39 career games. - Michigan State Football

(DS#16 DE) Sr/2020 DE Kenny Willekes, Michigan State
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  2019 ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM (COACHES): DL Raequan Williams, Michigan State,...Team captain has started 41 consecutive games at defensive tackle, the longest active streak on the team and tied for the most in the Mark Dantonio era (Shilique Calhoun)...has a career-high five sacks this season...has 41 tackles overall and seven TFLs...ranks 19th in MSU history with 28.5 tackles for loss in his career...also named MSU's Sportsmanship Award honoree...was a third-team All-Big Ten choice by the coaches and media as a junior in 2018 and an honorable mention selection by the media in 2017. - Michigan State Football

(DS#18 DT) rSr/2020 DT Raequan Williams, Michigan State
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  2019 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): ST Jake Hartbarger,...Ranks fourth in the Big Ten in punting (43.1 avg.)...has played in 53 career games, one shy of the MSU record...named to final watch list for the Ray Guy Award...has placed 17 punts inside the 20...has booted 16 punts 50-plus yards...was also an honorable mention choice as a sophomore in 2017. - Michigan State Football

(DS#10 P) rSr/2020 P Jake Hartbarger, Michigan State
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  2019 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Antjuan Simmons,...Leads team and tied for sixth in Big Ten with 15 tackles for loss...also leads team with 81 tackles...has 3.5 sacks...has started all 12 games (10 at Star linebacker, two at Mike linebacker)...has 147 tackles, including 17 for losses, in 38 career games. - Michigan State Football

(DS#20 ILB) Sr/2021 ILB Antjuan Simmons, Michigan State
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  12/05/19 - *Josiah Scott, Jr/2020, Michigan State, 5-09, 185 (DS#31 CB) + More +

  2019 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Josiah Scott,...Tied for second in Big Ten with three interceptions...tied for fourth in Big Ten with 11 passes defended (eight pass break-ups, three interceptions)...has started all 12 games at cornerback...has a career-high 50 tackles this season along with one forced fumble and fumble recovery...has 93 tackles, 25 pass break-ups and seven interceptions in 29 career games...was a third-team All-Big Ten selection by the media as a freshman in 2017. - Michigan State Football

(DS#31 CB) Jr/2020 CB *Josiah Scott, Michigan State
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  12/05/19 - Mike Panasiuk, Sr/2020, Michigan State, 6-3, 300 (DS#41 DT) + More +

  2019 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Mike Panasiuk,...Veteran on the defensive line has started 40 career games...has posted career highs this season in tackles (33), tackles for loss (9.0) and sacks (2.0)...has 97 tackles, including 18 for losses and four sacks, in 50 career games...this marks the third consecutive season Panasiuk has earned honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades. - Michigan State Football

(DS#41 DT) Sr/2020 DT Mike Panasiuk, Michigan State
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  12/05/19 - Joe Bachie, Sr/2020, Michigan State, 6-1, 230 (DS#9 ILB) + More +

  2019 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Joe Bachie,...Two-time team captain...recorded 285 career tackles, 22nd most in MSU history...played in 40 career games, including 34 starts...his 27.5 tackles for loss rank 20th most in school history...ranks third on the team with 71 tackles, including 8.5 TFLs and 3.5 sacks...named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week vs. Northwestern...was a first-team all-conference pick as a junior in 2018 by the coaches and a third-team choice by the coaches and media in 2017. - Michigan State Football

(DS#9 ILB) Sr/2020 ILB Joe Bachie, Michigan State
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