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Hey Hondo, Answering Your Michigan State Basketball Emails & Questions

Longtime Michigan State Basketball beat writer Hondo S. Carpenter, Sr., answers your Spartan Athletics emails and questions.

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Hey Hondo, Answering Your Michigan State Basketball Emails & Questions

Longtime Michigan State Basketball beat writer Hondo S. Carpenter, Sr., answers your Spartan Athletics emails and questions.

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Michigan State's head coach Jonathan Smith talks with the team during camp on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, at the indoor practice facility in East Lansing.

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Hey Hondo, Answering Your Michigan State Football Emails & Quetsions

Longtime Michigan State Football beat writer Hondo S. Carpenter, Sr., answers your Spartan Athletics emails and questions.

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo talks to forward Xavier Booker (34) and guard A.J. Hoggard (11) during the second half of quarterfinal of Big Ten tournament at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. on Friday, March 15, 2024.

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Hey Hondo! Answering Your Michigan State Basketball Questions, Top Ten Best Spartans of All Time?

Sports Illustrated’s Hondo Carpenter answers the emails and questions of Spartan Nation regarding Michigan State basketball.

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Hey Hondo! Answering Your Michigan State Spartans Questions

Sports Illustrated’s Hondo Carpenter answers the general emails and questions of Spartan Nation regarding Michigan State Spartans Athletics.

Michigan State's head coach Tom Izzo, right, hugs athletic director Alan Haller during the senior night celebration after the game against Northwestern on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.

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Hey Hondo! Answering Your Michigan State Spartans Athletics Questions, Haller, More!

Sports Illustrated’s Hondo Carpenter answers the general emails and questions of Spartan Nation regarding Michigan State Spartans Athletics.

Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith takes the podium before talking to the media on the first national signing day for college football recruits Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.

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Hey Hondo! Answering Your Michigan State Football Questions, Why Jonathan Smith?

Sports Illustrated’s Hondo Carpenter answers the emails and questions of Spartan Nation regarding Michigan State Football.

Dec 28, 1983; East Lansing, MI, USA; FILE PHOTO; Michigan State Spartans guard Scott Skiles (4) in action against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

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Hey Hondo! Answering Your Michigan State Basketball Questions, "Greatest Ever List?"

Sports Illustrated’s Hondo Carpenter answers the emails and questions of Spartan Nation regarding Michigan State basketball.

Feb 11, 2006; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Michigan State Spartans head coach Tom Izzo talks to guard (11) Drew Neitzel after he fouled out of the game against the Minnesota Gophers at Williams Arena. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2005 Bruce Kluckhohn

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Hey Hondo! Answering Your Michigan State Basketball Questions

Sports Illustrated’s Hondo Carpenter answers the emails and questions of Spartan Nation regarding Michigan State basketball.

Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith, left, shakes athletic director Alan Haller's hand during an introductory press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.

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Hey Hondo! Answering Your Michigan State Spartans Athletics Questions

Sports Illustrated’s Hondo Carpenter answers the general emails and questions of Spartan Nation regarding Michigan State Spartans Athletics, touching such topics as Tom Izzo, Nick Saban, Alan Haller, Mel Tucker and more.

Mar 27, 2015; Syracuse, NY, USA; Michigan State Spartans former player Magic Johnson during the second half against the Oklahoma Sooners in the semifinals of the east regional of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Carrier Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports

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Hey Hondo! Answering Your Michigan State Basketball Questions

Sports Illustrated’s Hondo Carpenter answers the emails and questions of Spartan Nation regarding Michigan State basketball.

Oct 22, 2011; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) celebrates after throwing a hail mary pass as the clock expired to defeat the Wisconsin Badgers 37-31 at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber- USA TODAY Sports

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Hey Hondo! Answering Your Michigan State Football Questions: Smith, Tucker, Cousins

Sports Illustrated’s Hondo Carpenter answers the emails and questions of Spartan Nation regarding Michigan State Football including suck topics as Kirk Cousins, Jonathan Smith, Mel Tucker, Patr Narduzzi and the resurgence of the Nebrask Cornhuskers.

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Mailbag Questions 8/25/2021

A weekly mailbag of questions that Spartan fans are eager to learn.

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Conference Leaders Speak of Uncertainty in College Sports

Spartan Nation spoke to multiple coaches and administrators across several conferences to gauge what is truly going on in college athletics. It isn’t pretty.