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Michigan State forward Isaac Howard wins Hobey Baker award as college hockey's top player • Apr. 12, 2025, 7:50 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
Michigan State University reporting some student visas revoked • Apr. 8, 2025, 8:39 AM ET (CBS)
Auburn completes sweep of No. 1 seeds into Final Four, beating Michigan State 70-64 • Mar. 30, 2025, 9:31 PM ET (AP)
A quarter-century after his lone national title, Tom Izzo comes up short again in March Madness • Mar. 30, 2025, 8:44 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Agricultural College of the State of Michigan
Date 1855 - present
Areas Of Involvement land-grant universities • public education
Notable Alumni Magic Johnson • Gretchen Whitmer • Jim Harrison • Debbie Stabenow • Gary Peters • Charles Bachman • Jim Wallis • Richard Ford • Milt Jackson • Thomas McGuane • William Chandler Bagley • A.D. Hershey • Verghese Kurien • Nnedi Okorafor • Carolyn Forché • Theda Skocpol
Related People Magic Johnson • Nick Saban

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