Michigan
Michigan State OL Tanner Miller’s Experience a Valuable Asset for the Spartans
Many changes have been made to Michigan State’s offensive line this offseason.
As the team continues to make its way through fall camp, the offensive line continues to work through the usual challenges of learning a new offense while adding new offensive linemen to the roster. Tanner Miller is one of the most experienced players along Michigan State’s offensive line.
Miller transferred to Michigan State from Oregon State with Coach Jonathan Smith. The sixth-year senior said he feels like an elder statesman on the team, mainly because his new teammates regularly poke fun at him because of his age.
“Yeah, [I do feel like an old man] a little bit,” Miller said on Thursday. “They make sure to bring it up every day, about my age and everything. I still feel good, feel young. Its good having nice, young energy out there. Feeling good right now.”
Miller said his age and experience have led to his teammates looking to him for help and guidance. However, he does not let only Michigan State’s offense benefit from his expertise. He also helps the team’s defensive linemen, helping as many people improve as possible.
“Just little tips,” Miller said. “More like, ‘What were you looking at here? Why did you do this?’ The whole nine yards. I try to tell them everything. Even some of the D-line guys will try to pick my brain. I’ll tell them what I’m seeing so they can see what it looks like from my perspective. So, as a team, we’re overall getting better.”
Miller shared advice for the younger offensive linemen on the team on how they can grow as players. His main advice is to learn the playbook as soon as possible. Miller believes this will help them learn what to do on the field.
“I would say get your nose down, start grinding in the playbook because once you learn the playbook, you can dial in your technique,” Miller said. “It goes playbook, then technique. If you flip that, you’re going to get caught in a title wave, and you’re going to drown. Probably about six months. There was a certain time where I tried to connect it to old stuff that I knew. Then, eventually, I said screw it, ‘I’m going to start fresh, start new, and then take it from there.”
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Indianapolis — If Michigan wants to play for a national championship, it might have to do so without its best player.
With 8:51 to play in the first half of a Final Four game against Arizona on Saturday night, Wolverines star Yaxel Lendeborg rolled his left ankle on a drive after he stepped on the foot of Arizona center Motiejus Krivas. After hitting two free throws, he subbed out of the game and headed down the tunnel with the help of a trainer.
Lendeborg’s pain showed immediately. After he got up from falling, he walked down the court, wincing, squatting to collect himself. He tied his shoes tighter to boos from some Arizona fans before hitting his foul shots. Then he walked to the bench, down the stairs, past concerned teammates, before heading off to be evaluated.
Arizona went on a 9-0 run after Lendeborg left the game.
Lendeborg returned to the Michigan bench, walking gingerly, with about six minutes left in the first half, but did not immediately return to the game. He then returned to the locker room before the end of the half.
Late in the first half, Tracy Wolfson on the TV broadcast reported that Lendeborg’s ankle would be iced with the Wolverines possibly getting their star back for the second half.
Lendeborg was the Big Ten Player of the Year and leads Michigan with 15.2 points per game, but he played just five minutes of the game against Arizona. In the span of 1:22, he picked up two defensive fouls and had to sub out, returning at 12:57 as the Wolverines led 19-10.
Lendeborg made a 3-pointer and hauled in a rebound before leaving the game with his injury.
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Flooding reported across much of Mid-Michigan after heavy rainfall overnight, several roads impassable
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Flooding is impacting many people across Mid-Michigan after heavy rainfall late Friday and into Saturday morning. News 10 Chief Meteorologist Darrin Rockcole says some areas of Mid-Michigan saw 1-2+ inches of rain. The Lansing area saw more rain overnight than those near Jackson and to the south.
Mid-Michigan is not out of the woods yet when it comes to rain for the rest of Saturday either, as explained in your latest First Alert Forecast. If you see flooding in your area, submit photos and videos to News 10 by clicking here.
Many major roadways are experiencing flooding, leading to several highways being shut down as water was over the roadway. Numerous flood warnings, watches and advisories are in effect across Mid-Michigan.
Here are the many reports of flooding from city and county officials across Mid-Michigan. This has led to the closing of roads across the area.
EATON COUNTY
SB I-69 just north of Potterville exit (66) was closed with water over the freeway.
Eaton County has canceled their outdoor siren test for Saturday due to the inclement weather.
Michigan State Police said on ‘X’ Saturday that numerous area roadways were flooded outside of the previously mentioned portion of I-69.
Traffic Alert! Eaton County: Due to the heavy rains in the area, southbound I-69 at Vermontville Hwy is flooded and impassable. Numerous other roads in the Eaton County area are also flooded. Troopers are reminding the public that if you do not have to go out right now, it might… pic.twitter.com/KcUzYIMOzK
— MSP First District (@MSPFirstDist) April 4, 2026
INGHAM COUNTY
I-496 was flooded between Waverly and Martin Luther King in Lansing, drivers were asked to avoid the area.
Potter Park Zoo: The zoo is closed Saturday as flooding is impacting Pennsylvania Ave in Lansing.
Ingham County has canceled its outdoor siren test for Saturday due to the inclement weather.
CITY OF LANSING
Traffic alert from the city: Reports of many streets flooded throughout Lansing. Please use caution while driving and do not attempt to drive through standing water.
CITY OF EAST LANSING
City Alert: Reports of streets flooded throughout the area and basements with backed up water. Use caution when driving. Do not attempt to drive through standing water. Check sump pumps for proper operation and monitor basements for signs of water.
CLINTON COUNTY
County siren test scheduled for Saturday has been canceled due to inclement weather. Next testing opportunity will be May 2, 2026 at noon.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Yaxel Lendeborg accepted his fate. College wasn’t for him.
“I was working at a warehouse,” Michigan’s star forward said on Friday. “I was getting used to that lifestyle, this is going to be [my life]. I didn’t have any other aspirations or goals in mind.”
His mother, Yissel Raposo, wouldn’t accept it. She forced him to go to junior college.
Six years later, the 6-foot-9 senior from Pennsauken, N.J., is getting ready to play in the Final Four.
Soon, he will be an NBA draft pick, possibly even hearing his name called in the lottery.
It has been a wild journey.
Three years at Arizona Western College, two years at UAB, and now this past season at Michigan. In high school, Lendeborg admittedly “slacked off all four years.”
“I had no confidence in myself when I went to JUCO,” he recalled. “I didn’t want to go anyway, so it was like I was just wasting time. The journey has really felt like a dream, every step of the way. I went through so much. Mentally, it was definitely draining. There were many times I wanted to give up, I wanted to quit.”
Raposo wouldn’t let him. At Arizona Western, Lendeborg developed into a junior college All-American. Initially, he committed to St. John’s under former coach Mike Anderson. But when Anderson was fired, he decommitted and landed at UAB. There, he was one of the top mid-major players in the country. After his second season there, in which he averaged 17.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.8 blocks, Lendeborg entered the transfer portal while putting his name into the NBA Draft.
He would’ve likely been a late first-round pick, but he didn’t feel ready to make the jump. He also wanted the opportunity to play for the Wolverines.
Lendeborg felt a bond with Michigan coach Dusty May. May spent plenty of time building a relationship with Lendeborg, even though it was very much up in the air if he would get to coach him.
“He was with me throughout the whole process,” Lendeborg said. “That meant a lot to me.”
He couldn’t have imagined a season like this. Lendeborg has led Michigan to a 35-3 record, was an Associated Press first-team All-American and the Big Ten Player of the Year. He added Midwest Region Most Outstanding Player last weekend.
“Everything has been falling into place so far,” said Lendeborg, averaging 21 points, 7.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and shooting 50 percent from 3-point range in the NCAA Tournament. “We have two more wins and everything will be perfect.”
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