Locked On Spartans - Daily Podcast On Michigan State Spartans Football & Basketball · Locked On Podcast Network, Matt Sheehan

GOT 'EM: MSU football LANDS 2027 QB Eli Stumpf; MSU basketball's Jeremy Fears EARNS All-American

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Fears' 52.8% assist rate is the highest in the country and one of only five seasons above 50% since 2008.

1. Locked On Spartans centers on Michigan State football's 2027 quarterback commit Eli Stumpf and Jeremy Fears' AP second-team All-American honor. 2. Host Ross Jackson covers Michigan State recruiting, spring football practice, and Jeremy Fears' place in Tom Izzo's program. 3. The episode asks what Stumpf brings to Michigan State and why Fears' season matters in both Big Ten and national terms. 4. Ross Jackson says Stumpf is a 6-foot-5 quarterback from Sunbury, Ohio, who plays at Big Walnut High School. 5. He notes Big Walnut finished 12-2 and reached the Division II semifinals in Ohio with Stumpf at quarterback. 6. He says Stumpf is a three-star on Rivals and currently unranked on 247Sports. 7. Ross Jackson lists Kent State, Toledo, and Cornell as the other reported offers for Stumpf. 8. He compares Stumpf's early profile to 2026 quarterback commit Kate Kaufman and says Stumpf is part of Michigan State's third 2027 commitment. 9. He describes Stumpf as a mobile passer at roughly 185 pounds with a reported 4.7 40-yard time. 10. He credits Stumpf with a 69% completion rate and good pocket awareness on his junior highlight tape. 11. The host says Stumpf shows touch on throws and can step up or bail out of the pocket without panic. 12. He also says the offensive staff wanted Stumpf committed as soon as possible because of his size and movement skills. 13. Jeremy Fears is named as an AP second-team All-American and a potential 13th consensus All-American for Michigan State. 14. The host says Fears would be the fourth Tom Izzo point guard to earn All-American honors after Mateen Cleaves, Denzel Valentine, and Cassius Winston. 15. He points to Fears' 15.7 points per game and 58% finishing at the rim as part of the case for the honor. 16. He says Fears has 294 assists, a 4.08 assist-to-turnover ratio, and 52.8% assist percentage, the best in the country. 17. The host adds that Fears has shot 14-for-32 from three over his last eight games and says the numbers place him in rare historical company. 18. The episode keeps a conversational, opinionated cadence, with recruiting notes, statistical breakdowns, and sponsor breaks woven between football and basketball segments. 19. Michigan State fans tracking recruiting, spring football, and Jeremy Fears will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting only game previews or no recruiting talk may skip it.

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