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Bullough’s back: Ex-linebacker to be Michigan State co-defensive coordinator

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December 12, 2025

Bullough’s back: Ex-linebacker to be Michigan State co-defensive coordinator

A fan-favorite Spartan is coming back as an assistant coach.Max Bullough, a former MSU linebacker who has spent the past two seasons coaching linebackers at Notre Dame, is coming back to East Lansing to be a co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, Bullough confirmed in a biography change on X (formerly Twitter).

The move is a promotion for Bullough, who was a linebackers coach at Notre Dame the past two seasons. Bullough will serve alongside incumbent MSU defensive coordinator Joe Rossi, who The Detroit News confirmed last week is staying on Pat Fitzgerald’s first staff in East Lansing. Fitzgerald replaced Jonathan Smith, who went 5-19, 4-14 Big Ten in two seasons.Bullough, 33, played for Michigan State from 2010 to 2013, under head coach Mark Dantonio and defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi. He played immediately as a freshman and appeared in 53 college games, logging 284 tackles, eight sacks and three interceptions.

He missed his final game — the 100th Rose Bowl against Stanford in 2013 — because of an unspecified violation of team rules. He never spoke publicly on the issue, though he was asked at the NFL Combine.Michigan State went 42-12 in Bullough’s four seasons with the Spartans, and 25-7 in Big Ten play, including the conference title in 2010 and 2013.After a brief NFL career with the Houston Texans and, in 2018, a stint on the Cleveland Browns’ practice squad, Bullough got into coaching. He served as grad assistant for Cincinnati in 2019 under Luke Fickell, Alabama from 2020 to 2022 under Nick Saban (winning the College Football Playoff in his first year) and Notre Dame under Marcus Freeman in 2023. Freeman kept Bullough on as his linebackers coach last year, a season in which the Irish made it to the national championship game before losing to Ohio State.

Earlier this season, Bullough went viral in August for a video of him describing his detail-oriented approach during fall camp, citing knee bend and square tackling “when the s—‘s hard.”

Notre Dame finished the season 10-2, on a 10-game win streak, when it was left just outside the College Football Playoff bracket. Freeman and his team opted out of a bowl game, after terse words on the snub from AD Pete Bevacqua.Bullough coached a number of NFL draft picks in his career, including Dallas Turner (Minnesota Vikings), Christian Harris (Houston Texans), Henry To’oTo’o (Houston), Drew Sanders (Denver Broncos) and Jack Kiser (Jacksonville Jaguars).

Bullough won’t be the first in his family to coach at Michigan State. His grandfather, Hank, was an MSU guard and linebacker who won a national championship in 1952. Hank was also a well-regarded assistant coach on Duffy Daugherty’s staff from 1959 to 1969, including the national title teams in 1965 and 1966. He then went onto a pro coaching career that included stops with seven teams, including a head coaching tenure with the Buffalo Bills from 1985 to 1986.

After a year as the Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator in 1993, he finished his coaching career with a homecoming to Michigan State, where he was an assistant on George Perles’ final team. He died in 2019.

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List of active weather alerts as storms move through Southeast Michigan Sunday

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3 hours ago

June 14, 2026

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List of active weather alerts as storms move through Southeast Michigan Sunday

Storms moving across Metro Detroit Sunday

4Warn Weather – Severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect for some communities across Southeast Michigan on Sunday, June 14.

Click here for the latest forecast from our 4Warn Weather team.

Here’s a list of the alerts by county.

Wayne County

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 1:45 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 1 p.m.

Oakland County

No active weather alerts.

Macomb County

No active weather alerts.

Washtenaw County

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 1 p.m.

Monroe County

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 1:45 p.m.

Livingston County

No active weather alerts.

Lenawee County

No active weather alerts.

Lapeer County

No active weather alerts.

Genesee County

No active weather alerts.

St. Clair County

No active weather alerts.

Sanilac County

No active weather alerts.

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Man accused of vehicle theft, kidnapping roommate arrested in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

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13 hours ago

June 14, 2026

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Man accused of vehicle theft, kidnapping roommate arrested in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Nick Lentz

June 13, 2026 / 10:12 PM EDT
/ CBS Detroit

A man is facing two charges after being accused of stealing a vehicle in Green Bay, Wisconsin, kidnapping his roommate and then driving to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where he was arrested, according to the Michigan State Police.

Troopers on Tuesday were contacted by the Green Bay Police Department that a suspect, later identified by officials as the man, 26, had stolen a vehicle in the city and was believed to be traveling to the area of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

The Michigan law enforcement agency said the troopers located the vehicle, broken down, on Michigan Highway 28 near Michigan Highway 221. The suspect was not in the car when it was found.

A short time later, troopers were called to Kincheloe, Michigan, for a report of an individual who ran into a Dollar General and asked the cashier to call 911 because he had been kidnapped, officials said. Responding law enforcement located the man inside a pizza restaurant in Kincheloe and took him into custody.

Investigators said the man allegedly stole the vehicle and told his roommate to get in the car. Once inside the vehicle, the man allegedly took a knife and threatened to harm his roommate unless he went with him to Michigan, according to law enforcement.

The two traveled to Chippewa County, Michigan, and hitchhiked to Kincheloe once the car broke down, officials said.

Law enforcement said the man is charged with unlawful imprisonment and receiving and concealing a stolen vehicle. A judge set his bond at $250,000. His next court appearance is scheduled for June 22.

According to officials, the owner of the vehicle was contacted so they could arrange to get it back.

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LOOK: 5-star CB Joshua Dobson on his Michigan football visit

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23 hours ago

June 13, 2026

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LOOK: 5-star CB Joshua Dobson on his Michigan football visit

Michigan football’s big recruiting weekend is next week, but this weekend features arguably its top target of the 2027 cycle on his official visit.

2027 Cornelius (N.C.) William Amos Hough five-star Joshua Dobson is currently on campus as of this writing, having made his way to Ann Arbor for the weekend of June 12. Rated the No. 6 overall player per Rivals’ proprietary rankings, the cornerback has been trending toward the maize and blue over the past month, after it had appeared that Texas A&M had a comfortable lead. However, the more time has gone by, the more likely it’s appeared that Michigan could be his school of choice.

Pictures have emerged of Dobson on his official visit. You can see him in a winged helmet below.

Michigan currently has two cornerbacks pledged to the 2027 class, both four-stars. Blake Jenkins is the Wolverines’ most recent pledge, while Darius Johnson made his commitment in the middle of the month of May.

Texas A&M still has an insurmountable lead in the Rivals Recruiting Prediction Machine, at 86.3%, while South Carolina has a 3.1% chance, Auburn a 1.8% chance, and Clemson a 1.3% chance. He visited College Station last weekend but didn’t commit as many thought was possible. He will be seeing South Carolina next weekend to close out his official visit slate. He saw Auburn the final weekend of May, and LSU, which had been high up his list at one point, has been eliminated, as he was supposed to see the Tigers this weekend but switched it to Michigan.

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