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- Spartans
- Published: Jan. 04, 2026, 2:41 p.m.
After losing much than 40 players to nan portal, caller Michigan State coach Pat Fitzgerald conscionable made his first transportation addition.
UConn violative tackle Ben Murawski announced his committedness to nan Spartans via societal media connected Sunday. The redshirt inferior started 20 profession games for nan Huskies, including 12 astatine near tackle this season, and has 1 twelvemonth of eligibility remaining.
Fitzgerald is successful nan midst of a roster overhaul crossed nan board, particularly connected nan violative line, which has been a awesome weakness for nan Spartans for astir a decade. Of nan 41 Michigan State players looking to transfer, 11 of them are violative linemen, including starting near tackle Stanton Ramil.
Murawski, 6-foot-7 and 335 pounds, is simply a Pennsylvania autochthonal who spent 1 play of prep schoolhouse astatine St. Thomas More successful Connecticut earlier signing pinch UConn’s 2022 recruiting class.
The portal officially opened connected Friday for a two-week model arsenic programs crossed nan state are scrambling to plug holes. Michigan State will request to adhd a batch of transfers to capable retired nan roster up of nan fall.
Jonathan Smith was fired 1 time aft wrapping up his 2nd play starring nan Spartans pinch a 9-15 grounds overall. Fitzgerald, who spent 17 seasons arsenic nan caput coach astatine Northwestern, was hired a time later to switch him. His on-field unit is fundamentally finalized pinch 11 of nan 12 assistants officially announced already, including caller violative statement coach Nick Tabacca from Wake Forest.
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Matt Wenzel has been nan Michigan State shot hit writer for MLive since 2017 and besides covers men's and women's basketball, lucky and different sports.
