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How to Watch: Michigan Football’s 2025 Spring Game

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7 months ago

April 26, 2025

How to Watch: Michigan Football’s 2025 Spring Game

The spring game took place last Saturday, but fans not in attendance were unable to immediately see the Michigan Wolverines in action. With the spring game being aired on tape delay — thanks a lot, transfer portal paranoia — fans all across the country had to wait more than a week to watch Bryce Underwood and company for the first time in 2025.

Now with the portal officially closed for the spring, the wait is nearly over. Here is how you can watch the 2025 spring game:

Maize vs. Blue Spring Game

Day: Sunday, April 27, 2025
TV: Big Ten Network
Time: 11 a.m. ET

Not to spoil everything for you guys, but the Blue Team (Underwood’s team) beat the Maize Team, 17-0. Underwood completed 12-of-26 passes for 187 yards, one touchdown and one interception. His lone touchdown came on the final play of the game — an 88-yard trick play pass to tight end Jalen Hoffman, who had one hell of a spring game with seven catches for 148 yards and the touchdown.

Elsewhere, the running game looked like it will be the strength of the offense yet again. Justice Haynes ran for 51 yards on just six carries, which included a run where he bounced to the outside, beat the cornerback who was coming down to tackle him, and scampered for 26 yards down the left sideline.

Defensively, the front seven looked really impressive, with Rayshaun Benny and Dominic Nichols each collecting sacks. The linebackers were flying around, with sophomore Cole Sullivan and true freshmen Chase Taylor and Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng standing out to me, personally. The secondary also made some nice plays, with Jeremiah Lowe (2) and Tevis Metcalf (1) each getting at least one interception.

If you weren’t in attendance last Saturday, what are you most forward to seeing in the spring game when it airs on Sunday? Let us know down in the comments section below.

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Man and woman killed, 3 injured in West Michigan shooting, police say

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3 hours ago

December 7, 2025

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Man and woman killed, 3 injured in West Michigan shooting, police say

Nick Lentz

Updated on: December 6, 2025 / 11:05 PM EST
/ CBS Detroit

Police in Muskegon, Michigan, are investigating after a man and woman were killed, and three other people were injured in a shooting on Saturday.

According to officials, the incident happened on the 600 block of Jackson Avenue. Responding officers found “multiple individuals” who had been shot, police said.

A 25-year-old man died at the scene, according to police, and a 22-year-old woman was taken to the hospital where she later died.

Two other 25-year-old men were taken to the hospital in critical condition, officials said. A 4-year-old with minor injuries was also transported there.

Investigators said the shooting doesn’t appear to be random, though it hasn’t yet been disclosed whether an arrest has been made.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Muskegon Police Department at 231-724-6750 or Silent Observer at 231-722-7463.

Muskegon is around 197 miles northwest of Detroit.

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MSU to keep Joe Rossi as defensive coordinator on Pat Fitzgerald’s first staff

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December 6, 2025

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MSU to keep Joe Rossi as defensive coordinator on Pat Fitzgerald’s first staff

East Lansing — A couple of familiar faces are staying on with Pat Fitzgerald’s first football staff.

Defensive coordinator Joe Rossi and safeties coach James Adams will remain on Michigan State’s staff next season, first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel and confirmed by an MSU spokesperson.

Rossi, 46, joined Jonathan Smith’s inaugural staff in December 2023 after six seasons as defensive coordinator for Minnesota. Rossi originally signed a three-year contract worth $4.8 million in base salary. The Detroit News reported Friday that MSU athletic director J Batt added an extra year worth $1.7 million to Rossi’s contract two days before this season’s opener against Western Michigan, one of four wins in a 4-8 (1-8 Big Ten) season.

A 5-19 record over two seasons resulted in Jonathan Smith’s firing Sunday, and Fitzgerald took over Monday. Rossi’s current contract carries a buyout that would exceed $3.5 million if Michigan State had replaced him as defensive coordinator.

At the end of the 2025 season, Rossi’s defense allowed 29.9 points per game, which ranked 103rd out of 134 Football Bowl Subdivision teams and 15th out of 18 Big Ten teams. An average of 378.7 yards allowed per game ranked 73rd in the FBS and 14th in the Big Ten.

Adams joined Smith’s staff in January after leaving Wake Forest, where he was an associate head coach and safeties coach. He began his career at Wake Forest as a graduate assistant in 2009 before making stops at Wofford, Charlotte, Western Michigan, Navy and Purdue. His contract, signed through Jan. 31, 2027, would have carried a buyout of $285,416.67.

Fitzgerald agreed to terms on a minimum five-year, $30 million contract that could automatically extend to eight years, $54 million if he wins seven games in his first three seasons. Fitzgerald previously coached at Northwestern from 2006 to 2022, a Big Ten West opponent of Rossi’s old Minnesota teams. Fitzgerald also coached against Adams in 2021, when the latter was at Purdue.

Of 11 assistant football coaches under contract with Michigan State, five are on contracts that expire Jan. 31. If Michigan State were to turn over the remaining staff beyond Rossi and Adams, it would cost the university $2,524,000.

That is on top of the estimated $33.5 million owed Smith, which Batt told The News on Thursday will be paid by athletic department funds.

All those contracts, including Smith’s and Rossi’s, are subject to a mitigation clause in which the salary paid by the coach’s next job offsets the buyout amount owed by Michigan State.

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Rebecca Park case: Communities rally to support murdered Michigan mother’s family

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December 6, 2025

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Rebecca Park case: Communities rally to support murdered Michigan mother’s family

WEXFORD COUNTY, Mich. – Communities across Northern Michigan are coming together to support the loved ones of Rebecca Park, the 22-year-old pregnant mother found dead in Manistee National Forest last month.

Earlier this week, Park’s biological mother and stepfather, Cortney and Bradly Bartholomew, were charged with her murder. Both are facing a long list of charges, including first-degree murder and torture, and are accused of stabbing Park to death and removing her unborn baby.

The couple appeared in court virtually and were denied bond.

Park leaves behind two young sons, who are now being cared for by her adoptive parents. A GoFundMe started to support the care of her children has already raised more than $5,000.

“It means a lot to the family to know that there are people out there who support us and supported Rebecca in this horrible, horrible situation and that feel for her children because this is not going to be easy for any of the kids involved,” Rebecca’s adoptive mother Stephanie Park told NBC affiliate UpNorthLive.

A vigil will take place Saturday evening in Boon Township near where Rebecca’s body was found. In nearby Manton, Cedar Creek Café is planning a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to support the family. The fundraiser will take place on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Manton Consolidated Schools.

Restaurant owner Martha Snyder says Rebecca stopped by the restaurant with her fiancé shortly before her death.

Snyder says Rebecca was excited about the birth of her son, whom she planned to name Richie.

“We talked about her pregnancy, how far along she was, that she was due in November,” Snyder told Local 4.

Snyder says the news of Rebecca’s gruesome killing has shaken their quiet community to its core.

“It’s traumatic,” Snyder said. “I have never heard of anything so horrendous in my life. Most everyone I know has never heard of anything so evil and horrendous in their lives, so I think that in and of itself speaks volumes. It’s unconscionable, it’s unimaginable, and it is evil.”

Snyder said she feels fortunate to have met Rebecca through their chance encounter. She’s now using her business to raise as much as she can to support Rebecca’s family during such an unimaginable loss.

“It just seemed like the only thing to do, and it also seemed like the only way for people to be able to get together and support one another through it,” Snyder said.

You can donate to the family’s GoFundMe here.

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