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BREAKING: Four-Star S Decommits From Michigan State
Michigan State football has lost its lone commit from the class of 2027.
On Sunday night, class of 2027 four-star safety Khalil Terry announced on social media that he has decommited from the Spartans.
This news doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Terry committed very early on, and one of the main factors that had intrigued him was former Michigan State cornerbacks coach, Demetrice Martin, who is now at UCLA.
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— Khalil Terry (@KhalilTerry01) June 16, 2025
The two had established a close bond, and it has carried over, as UCLA offered Terry back in January.
Terry wrote the following in his decommitment post:
“First and foremost, I’d like to thank the Michigan State football program for having faith in me early in the recruiting process. I never imagined that I’d be in the position that I’m in now. With so many options, and after discussing it with my family, I have decided to de-commit from Michigan State.
“We feel it is in my best interest to open up my recruitment and take a look at all of my options. I only get one shot at this, so I want to make sure I’m making the right decision for the long term. Once again, I want to thank Coach (Jonathan) Smith, Coach KB (Keith Bhonapha) and Coach Adams. I will release a Top 7 in the coming weeks.”
Terry, who plays for Tustin High School in California, is ranked the No. 19 class of 2027 recruit in California and the No. 21 safety in his class, per the 247Sports Composite rankings.
247Sports national recruiting analyst Greg Biggins evaluated Terry back in April:
“Terry is hybrid safety who can cover and plays a physical game. He’s a smart, instinctive defensive back and is always around the ball. He’s a high football IQ player and looks to be 2-3 steps ahead of everyone else on the field. Was timed at 20.3 MPH on the Catapult GPS in a game last season and plays with pace and suddenness.
“He’s a physical player, tackles well in space and will get downhill in a hurry to make a big hit. He anticipates routes, can bait a quarterback and shows good cover skills for a safety. He’s one of the more complete safeties in the region and has all the tools to be an early impact player at the next level.”
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Michigan college student vanishes during ‘absolute blizzard’ after leaving bar and looking ‘disoriented’
A desperate search was launched for a missing Michigan college student last seen looking ‘disoriented’ after leaving a bar during a weekend snowstorm, according to authorities.
Northern Michigan University student Trenton Massey was spotted on video in Marquette just before 3:20 a.m. local time on Sunday while appearing “to be disoriented and having difficulty walking,” the Marquette Police Department said.
It was roughly 20 degrees when the 21-year-old student disappeared, and snow had been falling in the area for the past several days, Christopher Aldrich, the Captain of Detectives of the Marquette Police Department, told People.
He may have been disoriented because he was drinking alcohol earlier in the night, and may have been affected by the frigid temperatures, Aldrich said.
“At this point, we are still actively looking for him,” the police official told the outlet.
Hundreds joined a search party to find Massey, including NMU student Ryder Amesbury, WLUC reported.
Amesbury met Massey at a bar on the night he vanished, then woke up only to discover a picture of the fellow Wildcat as a missing person.
“It’s scary,” Amesbury told the outlet.
“It was an absolute blizzard that night. Like, I walked home, and I got lost walking home. So, it’s horrible to hear and obviously see, but it’s amazing to see how many people came out here to help search for him.”
Massey was last seen wearing an olive green and black jacket and dark pants, cops said.
Police are now asking residents and businesses in a red-shaded area on a map released by authorities to check any surveillance camera footage from 3:25 a.m. on Sunday onward for any signs of Massey.
Locals should also check their property, including vehicles, for any signs of the missing student.
A Michigan Lottery player won a $3.98 million Lotto 47 jackpot Saturday, the lottery commission said.
The winning ticket was purchased at Bryan’s Market on North Lapeer Road in North Branch, which is in Michigan’s Thumb area about 40 miles northeast of Flint.
The six winning numbers drawn Saturday for the Lotto 47 regular drawing were 17-25-34-37-39-42.
The last time a Lotto 47 jackpot was won was in December, with a $32.91 million jackpot.
The Lotto 47 plays are $1 each. The jackpot grows with each drawing on Wednesdays and Saturdays until someone wins the top prize and the jackpot resets. Saturday’s drawing also resulted in 21 players winning $2,500 each as they matched five of the six numbers drawn, the lottery commission said.
Lotto 47 tickets are valid for one year from the date of the drawing. Michigan Lottery officials say the winner should contact its Player Relations office to set up an appointment to claim the prize.
Michigan’s four-year graduation rate climbed to a new high of 84% for the class of 2025, the Michigan Department of Education announced Friday, an increase of 1.2 percentage points from the previous year.
The state’s five-year graduation rate for the class of 2024 improved by nearly 1 percentage point, to 85.8%, and the four-year dropout rate also improved to 7.1%, down from 7.7% in the previous year.
The graduation rate is the highest since the state adopted the federal formula for calculating the rate in 2008, according to MDE. The rates are distributed by the Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information and are available to filter by school district on the MI School Data website.
State Superintendent Glenn Maleyko said the historic highs are due to increased efforts by “students, educators, families and communities as well as state leaders.”
“It takes all of us collaborating to put Students First and support them so they can graduate, be successful in postsecondary endeavors, and realize their dreams,” Maleyko said in a statement. “There’s more work to do because we want all students to graduate, but we know we can make further progress while also improving other student outcomes such as literacy.”
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also said in a statement she knows “how much hard work students and parents do to walk across the stage and receive a high school diploma.”
“Since I took office, we’ve made record investments in education, from helping schools buy the latest textbooks and technology to delivering free breakfast and lunch to all 1.4 million public school students,” Whitmer said. “Let’s keep working together to boost Michigan’s graduation rate and help every young person ‘make it’ in Michigan.”
EdTrust-Midwest State Director Brian Love said in a statement the new record high was “promising.”
“It shows that the collaboration of our state leaders and educators is working for our state’s students,” Love said. “At the same time, our state leaders have more work to do to ensure all students are college and career ready, particularly students with the greatest needs.”
Several school districts also saw record graduation rates.
Troy School District had the highest graduation rate of the 20 largest districts, at 98.3%.
Sixteen of the 20 largest districts in the state saw increases, averaging 1.4 percentage points of growth among them.
Detroit Public Schools Community District had the largest increase of the 20 districts, raising its graduation rate 5.1 percentage points to 83.2%, just a hair below the state average and marking a new district high.
The growth continues an upward trend for DPSCD, with the 2025 class marking the fourth consecutive year of improvement since the pandemic low of 64.5 percent in 2020-21, a recovery of 18.7 percentage points. The gap between DPSCD’s graduation rate and the state average was 16 points, and is now less than 1 point.
“Our teachers, counselors, principals, and staff knew we could do better and put in the work every day to get us here,” Superintendent Nikolai Vitti, noting the increases “did not happen by accident.”
“We were intentional about building a stronger system of support around our high school students,” Vitti said. “This included advanced data tracking systems, more course recovery, additional counselors and mental health intervention for neighborhood high schools. We still haven’t completely arrived where students need us to be as a district but we are certainly making historic strides! I am proud of our students, their families, and our staff.”
Vitti recently focused his State of the Schools address on the growth in DPSCD, and urged other districts across Michigan to come see what Detroit is doing to spur that growth.
Grand Rapids Public Schools also released a statement about its new record rate of 83.2%, an increase of a little less than a point from last year but nearly 18 points higher than it was 10 years ago.
“The continued increase in our graduation rate shows what is possible when an entire district rallies around scholar success,” Superintendent Leadriane Roby said. “Our educators are focused on ensuring every scholar has the support they need to graduate and prepare for what’s next. The Class of 2025 is proof that our collective efforts aremaking a real difference.”
MDE attributed much of the growth to “rigorous secondary school programs in Michigan such as Career and Technical Education,” including dual enrollment, where students can earn college credit while still in high school.
The state also saw growth within 14 of its 17 subgroups of students, including homeless students (4.6 percentage points), military-connected students (3.8 percentage points), African American students (2.6 percentage points), economically disadvantaged students (1.5 percentage points), and Hispanic/Latino students (1 percentage point).
Love, the EdTrust director, said some of those rates still remain low, showing the continued need for investment. African American students graduated in four years at a rate of 75.7%. Students who are economically disadvantaged had a 74.6% four-year graduation rate.
Love said EdTrust-Midwest is advocating for additional funding that is weighted toward districts with higher populations of students with the most need.
“It’s important for state leaders to continue to invest in our schools, particularly those that serve high concentrations of students from low-income backgrounds, English learners and students with disabilities; develop research-backed policies to address our state’s early reading crisis; and support strategies to close opportunity gaps that leave too many students unprepared for college and career,” Love said. “Our students can’t wait.”
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