Kevin Knight

Asst. Managing Editor @Spartans_Illo . Ex-pat Michigander; transportation policy/aviation nerd; husband to @bradgilligan 🏳️‍🌈; Beagle dad. Opinions are my own

[David Harns @DavidHarns]

“Spartans stick together.”

Carson Cooper and Tre Holloman returned to Moneyball this week with new perspectives on basketball, fatherhood, difficult decisions, and the brotherhood that still connects them to MSU.

Our @sydneypadgetti caught up with them:
https://t.co/0HqiI400yR

[Kevin Knight @KAjaxKnight]

How your email finds me while my out-of-office message replies back:

[David Harns @DavidHarns]

Former MSU football player Ashton Henderson is back in Detroit, helping his wife build the Athletech Academy after a family health scare brought him home. I caught up with him about family, the academy, and the Spartan experiences that still shape him:
https://t.co/d04BsB2v5E

[David Harns @DavidHarns]

Darien Harris is spending his days with the NY Giants while helping his wife build a Pilates business in E. Lansing. The former MSU linebacker spoke with me about the NFL life, Recharged Pilates, Pat Fitzgerald, and why MSU remains at the center of it all:
https://t.co/X4YApb60Z0

[Michigan State on BTN @MichiganStOnBTN]

Kalin was so much fun to watch 💚

[Kevin Knight @KAjaxKnight]

The Spartans will take on the Volunteers in Knoxville this season as the start of a home-and-home series over the next two seasons.

More on the news:
https://t.co/kucV7sVwF4

[Michigan State Men's Basketball @MSU_Basketball]

Taking on Tennessee 🏀

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

Irish actor Brenda Fricker has passed away aged 81.

She was best known for her Oscar-winning role in ‘My Left Foot’ and for playing the Central Park pigeon lady in ‘Home Alone 2.’

[Fireball sommelier @Sheehan_Sports]

FIRED UP to be joined by former Iowa long snapper @TylerKluver to talk special teams and the 2015 Big Ten title game

But first...can @LeVarWoods transform MSU football special teams right off the bat??

https://t.co/k9ZswAcuXP

[MSU Track & Field/Cross Country @MSU_TFXC]

Congratulations to National Champion and B1G Champion Coach Walt Drenth for being named to the 2026 MSU Athletics Hall of Fame class!

[David Harns @DavidHarns]

INSIDER: Seven names to watch as Michigan State begins another athletic director search. Each offers a different path forward – and raises a different question Kevin Guskiewicz must answer before choosing MSU's next athletic director. READ:
https://t.co/OFuYt7KetQ

[Spartans Illustrated @Spartans_Illo]

ICYMI

[nhtsagov @NHTSAgov]

National Rural Road Safety Awareness Week is a critical time to remember that driving in rural areas can require a different mindset than navigating city streets or open interstates. ⤵️

[POLITICO @politico]

House votes to make daylight saving time permanent https://t.co/gKLgnkXKjb

[Kevin Knight @KAjaxKnight]

I did not have "Tuberville is a Michigan fan" on my bingo card in 2026... yet it kind of checks out he'd be a douche like that I guess?
https://t.co/Sx9w5Q1cAI

[Coach Tommy Tuberville @SenTuberville]

The enemy is inside the gates.

[Jonah Wilson @JonahWilson__]

With the Summer AAU circuit in full swing, Michigan State's 2027 recruiting board is beginning to take shape.

I take a closer look at the Spartans' early targets, including recruiting intel, scouting notes and evaluations.

https://t.co/UUNZ2ZOtEP

[Kevin Knight @KAjaxKnight]

Michigan State Men's and Women's Basketball will face Gonzaga in the 2026 Acrisure Classic in the Coachella Valley of California on Dec. 19.

The Spartans will look to boost their combined 5-2 record against the Bulldogs in a doubleheader.

More:
https://t.co/3oXc1UPjJs

[David Harns @DavidHarns]

“We didn’t need J for what we were doing.”

I granted anonymity to multiple MSU Athletics employees to speak candidly about J Batt and Jon Palumbo.

They had some strong words for the outgoing Batt and cautious, tempered support for the incoming Palumbo:
https://t.co/no7n2FiRhe

[Spartans Illustrated @Spartans_Illo]

Michigan State President Kevin Guskiewicz has named Jon Palumbo as interim athletic director.

Palumbo currently serves as MSU’s executive deputy athletics director and chief operating officer. He also is the CEO of Spartan Ventures.

More details:
https://t.co/gXMPddz4sj

[David Harns @DavidHarns]

Michigan State has announced that Jon Palumbo will be the interim athletic director. This occurs one day after they negotiated a $3.95M settlement yesterday for Batt to leave the role on July 28th. MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz wasted no time upon his return to move this along.