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EXCLUSIVE: Why Latest Jonathan Smith, MSU Football Commit Charles Taplin Chose the Spartans
The Michigan State Spartans added their eighth commit of the 2025 class on Friday when three-star wide receiver Charles Taplin announced his decision. Taplin, a Red Oak, Texas native, is the 155th-ranked player in the state and the 141st wide receiver in the 2025 class.
Taplin made his decision soon after he returned home from his visit, he told me. Taplin needed to consult his family and mentors. That was when he decided Michigan State was “the place to be.”
“Knowing that, again like trusting Coach [Courtney] Hawkins to develop me as a man, as a receiver, on and off the field,” Taplin said. “And also how [the Spartans] are family-oriented, you know. I’m gonna be a long way from home, so I gotta be taken care of.”
Hawkins’ track record of NFL receivers, including Jayden Reed and Keon Coleman, played a big part in Taplin’s trust of Hawkins. Hawkins congratulated Taplin upon his commitment announcement, and Taplin said he has already been given instructions from the coach on how to prepare for the college level.
“Him and Coach [Cordale] Grundy sent me some releases to work on,” Taplin said. “Just hitting the field after my summer workouts, to make sure I get some releases in. I go to a sandpit, I can do some releases in the sandpit. … [The releases] are nothing too difficult, but it’s what the pros do.”
Taplin said that next on his agenda is working out and being the best he can be, and he is looking forward to having a great senior season. Taplin told me the team’s goal is to win the Texas 5A state championship, something it failed to do last year when it lost to Aledo.
Taplin is part of an elite wide receiver trio that could be the best in the state of Texas. He is joined by four-star Taz Williams, rated the 51st receiver in the 2025 class, and four-star Brayden Robinson, the 28th receiver in the 2026 receiver class, per 247Sports.
Taplin told me he plans on enrolling to the Spartans early. He said he was most excited for “practicing against the best, playing against the best, [and] learning from the best.”
Taplin is the second receiver the Spartans have secured from the 2025 class. The first was three-star Ohio receiver Braylon Collier.
Michael France is Sports Illustrated’s Michigan State recruiting beat writer, covering all things Big Ten recruiting for Spartan Nation. Be sure to follow him on Twitter/X@michaelfrancesi for exclusive Spartans recruiting coverage.
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HARBOR SPRINGS, Mich. (WILX) – The final four of the 113th Michigan Amateur Championship is set for Friday morning in Harbor Springs.
Jimmy Dales of Northville, Drew Miller of East Lansing, McCoy Biagioli of White Lake and Matt Zerbel of St. Joseph will play in the semifinal match play beginning at 8 a.m. at the Heather course at The Highlands at Harbor Springs.
Miller earned his spot into the semifinals with a 2 and 1 round of 16 win over Jack Zubkus of Ada, an Oakland University golfer after transferring from Penn State University, before handling Adam Burghardt, a Wayne State University golfer from Clinton Township, 3 and 2 in his quarterfinal match.
Miller is in his first ever Michigan Amateur Championship.
Miller’s father, Kevin, who is caddying for him this week, reached the quarterfinals back in 1997.
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Michigan State men’s basketball’s annual meeting with Oakland will be held at a neutral site next season.
On Thursday, CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported that the Spartans will face Oakland at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Dec. 17.
The programs’ last two meetings have been at the Breslin Center. In 2021, they met at Little Caesars Arena when Michigan State defeated the Golden Grizzlies 90-78. The two teams also faced off at Little Caesars in 2019 and 2017.
Source: Next season’s game between Michigan State and Oakland will be played on December 17th at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 20, 2024
Before the arena was built, Spartans and Golden Grizzlies met at the Palace of Auburn Hills every other year since 2008.
Oakland comes off an appearance in the 2024 NCAA Tournament where it knocked off No. 3-seeded Kentucky in the first round.
Michigan State is 21-0 against the Golden Grizzlies. While the all-time series is lop-sided, to say the least, it’s always a fun in-state clash for fans of both programs to be excited for early in the season.
The Spartans played at Little Caesars Arena last year as well, where they defeated No. 6 Baylor 88-64 in perhaps their best win of the 2023-24 season.
Michigan State’s full 2024-25 schedule is yet to be announced, but what is known so far is that the Spartans will face Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, USC and UCLA on the road. It will host Indiana, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Washington.
Little Caesars Arena is the home of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons and the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings.
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LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Thursday morning, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel will join members of the FORCE Unit, and representatives from major retailers for a discussion on how organized retail crime impacts Michigan residents and businesses. They will also discuss creating public/private partnerships to combat crime and the successes of the FORCE unit, including arresting six people in a prolific auto theft ring.
Organized crime has touched every part of the state from local rings to international operations:
6 Michigan men arrested for alleged responsibility of over 400 stolen cars throughout the state
Lansing man accused of operating hardware store theft ring
In Oakland County, high-end homes were targeted just before the holidays in December 2023. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said the organized crews of thieves were trained and originated from Chile and were able to steal jewelry, cars, and other valuables all while avoiding security cameras.
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