Tommy Schuster was a Michigan high school football hero, leading Chippewa Valley High School to a Division I state title in 2018. Schuster then quarterbacked FCS North Dakota for five seasons. He left with school records in career passing yards (9,075), pass completions (843), and passing touchdowns (63).

Playing for Michigan State in his last year of college football, Schuster will have a very different task. He will play backup to Aidan Chiles, star of the Spartans’ winter transfer portal haul. Spartans offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren said that Chiles could learn from Schuster the same way he learned from DJ Uiagalelei last season at Oregon State.

“I think he sees when Tommy goes out there. He knows he’s started, he’s played a lot of games, how each rep in camp matters and just the detail,” Lindgren said on Thursday. “The difference between executing the play and creating a big play or something like that and missing it is so small at this level. I think he’s seen that and heard that a little bit from Tommy.”

Chiles himself said Schuster was his “dog” and gave praise to the veteran on Thursday.

“He’s cool. He don’t miss, that’s ‘Touchdown Tommy.’ I like Tommy,” Chiles said. Especially like, him being experienced and everything, it’s really good having him just him knowing what he sees. He’s a quiet dude but when you talk to him he’s real cool.”

“I want him to be totally ready. He had a nice day today, not going to change the offense if he’s in the game. He’ll be able to operate at a high level, that’s what we’re expecting from him,” Smith said.

Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith will rely on Chiles to kickstart a Spartans offense that has a lot of potential on paper coming off a season that saw one of the weakest in program history. While Schuster will be important as a veteran mentor, Smith is also comfortable if an emergency situation forced Schuster onto the field.

“I want him to be totally ready,” Smith said on Tuesday. “He had a nice day today. … He’ll be able to operate at a high level, that’s what we’re expecting of him.”

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Elon Musk’s political committee under scrutiny

The tech mogul previously endorsed Donald Trump for the 2024 elections, a not so surprising move considering his ongoing alignment with the former president’s vision. He then announced the creation and funding of the America PAC, which supports Trump.

Now as reported by CNBC, Elon Musk’s political group in America has been called out for scooping up personal info from people under the guise of voter registration. A recent report revealed that the PAC has been collecting personal data from individuals in Michigan and other states through its website. This has raised concerns about the potential misuse of this sensitive information for political purposes.

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“While the America PAC is a federal political action committee, the Department is reviewing its activities to determine if there have been any violations of state law. We will refer potential violations to the Michigan Attorney General’s office as appropriate,” a Michigan secretary of state’s spokesperson informed the news outlet.

Michigan Department of State investigating Musk’s America pac

The report says that when you click the “register to vote” button on the America PAC website, folks in Michigan have to give their ZIP code, address, and phone number. But, it’s kind of weird – after you do that, you’re taken to a “thank you” page and there’s no more stuff you need to do to finish signing up to vote.

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“Every citizen should know exactly how their personal information is being used by PACs, especially if an entity is claiming it will help people register to vote in Michigan or any other state,” a spokeswoman of the department said.

The person speaking said that even though the America PAC is a federal political action committee, the Department is examining their activities to identify any breaches of state law. If they find any issues, they’ll send them over to the Michigan Attorney General’s office if needed.

Few Legal experts disagree on whether Elon Musk’s America PAC has violated Michigan election laws. Barbara McQuade, former US attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, found no clear legal violations. “I am not aware of any laws being broken,” McQuade told CNBC. Another expressed concern over the PAC’s failure to provide a voter registration link after collecting personal information but did not mention whether this was a violation.