The Spartan Shadows Podcast

Welcome back! Emmett, Zack, and Chris are here to break down the last few weekends of official visit season. We talk about who has been on campus, who will be there this weekend, and some commits we have gotten recently. We also talk about what the overall class is shaping up to look like and what we can hope for in that regard. Then we end with some exciting hockey updates as well! Episode Record...

Emmett and Chris are here to break down the first weekend of official visit season. Prospects will be on campus this weekend and we can officially be on commit watch. Who is coming to campus? We will break it down! We apologize for the sound quality. There was an issue this time and will make sure it’s cleaned up before the next one! Thanks all! Episode Recorded: May 28th 2026 timecodes: 0:00 - In...

Welcome back! Join the boys for a catch up on the news of MSU Athletics for the past couple weeks. We talk football schedule and recruiting updates, NFL Draft, Basketball news, hockey news, and more! Join us for a fun episode! Episode Recorded: May 8th 2026 timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - MSU Football talk 20:54 - Hockey news and notes 24:30 - Basketball updates 27:35 - MSU Tennis Coaching Change 3...

Welcome back! We missed you all! Sorry for the sporadic posting but the three of us are back, alive, well, and ready to talk MSU Sports. In this episode, we discuss the disappointing tournament runs for MSU Basketball and Hockey, some portal news for both those sports, and then we dive into Spring Football! Join us for a fun episode! Episode Recorded: April 16th, 2026 timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 2:45...

Welcome back! Zack and Chris pop in for a quick episode as it has been a while. Not a ton to cover today but we did want to catch up on the couple weeks worth of basketball and hockey results for everyone. With the regular season for both sports winding down, we talk game results and what’s left for both teams before starting post season play in a few weeks. We hope to be back to our regular posti...

Welcome back! We are back! After another delay, Chris and Emmett are finally here to catch you on all things MSU. We talk MSU football finalizing its 2026 recruiting class and some 2027 commits. Then we discuss the recent basketball games and how MSU’s dip in play recently is going to shape the season. Finally we wrap up recapping all the latest hockey news from the past few weeks as well. Check u...

Welcome back! We are finally back from holiday break! While he had some other content coming out during the holidays, it was finally time to get back to our regular episodes. Today, Emmett, Zack, and Chris are back to recap the basketball games over the break. We also touch on the few hockey games since last recording. After that it’s full on portal madness. Who has committed? What are we thinking...

Welcome back! Join Chris, Emmett, and Zack as they discuss the MSU news for the past week! Football officially has some new position coaches. Aidan Chiles hits the portal. Basketball game recaps of Penn State and Toledo with a preview of tomorrow’s game against Oakland after. Much more as well! Check us out! Episode recorded on: Thursday December 18th, 2025 timecodes: 0:00 - intro 1:05 - Position...

Welcome back! Join Chris, Emmett, and Zack as they discuss a whole lot of news for the past week! Max Bullough has returned to East Lansing. Meanwhile we update you on the latest from the scandal with the school down the road. We finish with the latest basketball and hockey news as well. Check us out! Episode recorded on: Thursday December 11th, 2025 timecodes: 0:00 - intro 01:25 - Max Bullough re...

Welcome back! Join Chris, Emmett, and Zack as they discuss a whole lot of news for the past week! We discuss Coach Fitz’s first week on campus, the donation news from today, basketball, hockey, and more! Check us out! Emmett will be live from the press box for hockey tonight! Follow him on X for real-time updates! Episode recorded on: Friday December 5th, 2025 timecodes: 0:00 - intro 1:39 - Coach...

EMERGENCY PODCAST!! Zack, Chris, and Emmett are back to break down today’s insane day for MSU Athletics. Jonathan Smith is fired and it appears his replacement is being finalized already. We discuss what lead to Coach Smith’s departure and our thoughts on the potential of Pat Fitzgerald becoming the next Head Coach for MSU Football. We also throw in some thoughts from some former MSU players as we...

Welcome back! Join Chris, Emmett, and Zack as they discuss a whole lot of news. We have Hockey rolling. Women’s soccer making the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. Football’s loss vs Penn State and this weekend’s game in Iowa. Then we finish with some basketball talk and Champions Classic recap! Check us out! Emmett will be live from the press box for football! Follow him on X for real-time updates...

Welcome back! Join Chris, Emmett, and Zack as they discuss MSU Football’s loss to Minnesota. After that basketball talk is in full swing. We recap MSU season opening win vs Colgate and then preview MSU’s big time game this weekend at home vs #14 Arkansas. MSU men’s hoops also picked up a big time commitment this week. We talk that. We also shout out the women’s team as they set the university scor...

Welcome back! Chris and Emmett are back to talk football. The guys talk Michigan reaction, preview Minnesota, and talk a little rumor mil about Jonathan Smith. We also cover basketball and hockey results from the past week as well. Check us out! Emmett will be live from the press box vs Minnesota as always. Follow him on X for real-time updates! Episode recorded on: Friday, October 31st, 2025 time...

Welcome back! Chris, Zack, and Emmett are back to talk football. From last week’s loss against Indiana to Hate Week vs Michigan this week. It’s rivalry week and we are ready. We also cover basketball and hockey results from the past week as well. Check us out! Emmett will be live from the press box vs Michigan as always. Follow him on X for real-time updates! Episode recorded on: Friday, October 2...

Welcome back, all! It's officially hate week! The school down the road comes to East Lansing Saturday night and we thought what better way to kick off the weekend by talking with former Spartan LB Byron Bullough. Byron joins us for a short interview to talk about what the rivalry was like from his perspective and what this game means to players. Check out this fun episode! Special shout out to...

Welcome back! Chris, Zack, and Emmett are back to talk football. From last week’s loss against UCLA to what to expect this week when taking on #3 Indiana. We also break down some basketball news and hockey info as well. Check us out! Episode recorded on: Thursday, October 17th, 2025 Have a question, email us at SpartanShadowsPodcast@gmail.com Follow us on our socials! Facebook: https://www.faceboo...

Welcome back! Join Emmett and Chris for another fun episode. Preview of Nebraska game Hockey home opener Hockey schedule Basketball schedule Basketball recruiting Basketball captains Be sure to follow Emmett on Twitter for all of today's live game updates. @ematasovsky57 Have a question, email us at SpartanShadowsPodcast@gmail.com Follow us on our socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pe...

Welcome back! Chris and Emmett are here today to break down last week’s loss in LA to the USC Trojans. Zack was traveling and attending Alabama Georgia so he couldn’t make it for this game. If you are interested in seeing his recaps of MSU/USC, check out his personal podcast, the Michi-gang Sports Podcast. Zack will be back with us as scheduled next week. We will have our catch up show for the non...

Welcome back! We have a special bonus episode for you all today! We had the privilege to chat with Jarren Horton, Defensive Coordinator for the Memphis Showboats in the UFL. Coach Horton joined us to talk ball. Everything from what it’s like taking over at a new place and changing the culture there, to building defenses. We also speak on his time coaching at UConn and about some the former Spartan...

Welcome back! The boys are back to recap MSU’s Week 3 win over Youngstown State. We discuss the Spartan’s good and bad over the Penguins before getting into this week’s big west coast trip to LA to take on USC. We close with the preview of that and our picks! Check us out! A bonus episode will be coming Monday with a special guest. Stay tuned for that as well! Follow Emmett on X for live game cont...

Welcome back! The boys are back to break down a thrilling 42-40 win over BC last weekend in East Lansing. We talk everything MSU/BC before getting into a small preview of week 3’s match up against Youngstown State. Tune in to get all the info! A bonus episode will be coming out later this week with a special guest. Stay tuned for that as well! Timecodes: 0:00 - Intros 3:58 - BC game thoughts 18:11...

Welcome back! Week 1 is in the books! The Spartans are 1-0 and the boys are back to talk about it. What did we like and dislike from the game? We will discuss before getting into the previewing Saturday’s week 2 tilt against Boston College. Are the Spartans ready to get some revenge from last year’s heartbreak in Chestnut Hill? What are some things to watch for? We break it all down. Check it down...

Welcome back! Chris, Emmett, and Zack are back with our next installment of breaking down the 2025 MSU Football Roster. Up next, the Defensive Backs!! We will discuss who is on the roster, our thoughts regarding the rooms, and some expectations we have for the group as a whole and individual players. Check us out! Episode recorded on: Thursday, August 28th, 2025 Have a question, email us at Sparta...

Welcome back! On today’s episode, the boys are joined by former MSU TE and friend of the program Matt Seybert! Matt was kind enough to join us and bring another former player prospective to the show of what opening week is like for the players and what they go through. Stay for some fun conversation and of of course his and our picks! Thanks again to Matt for joining us! Follow him below: X: https...