EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Michigan State Athletics will welcome fans to Spartan Stadium on Saturday, April 20, to get a first glimpse at head coach Jonathan Smith and the 2024 Spartans when it hosts the Spring Showcase presented by Michigan Achievement Scholarship. Admission is free for the 2 p.m. event and the stadium gates will open at 12:15 p.m.
The Spring Showcase will mark the 15th and final spring football practice for the Spartans.
“We’re looking forward to engaging with our Spartan fans at the Spring Showcase to close out spring practice,” said Smith. “The players have been working really hard all spring and I appreciate their effort and dedication. This is a fun group to coach. It will be exciting for them to share an afternoon with the community in Spartan Stadium, both on the concourse signing autographs and on the playing field for the Spring Showcase. We will look to have some fun, make it competitive and put on a good show.”
More information on the Spring Showcase is listed below:
PROMOTIONS
MSU Athletics will have several free fan activations throughout Spartan Stadium as part of the Spring Showcase.
PARKING INFORMATION
Parking is free on campus (Lots 79, 63, 126, Ramp 7; Lot 62 has been reserved for accessible parking).
Please note there are several construction projects in the Greater Lansing area. For more information, please visit Michigan.gov/mdot
DONATIONS
Gilbert Family Foundation has teamed up with Detroit nonprofit NW Goldberg Cares to celebrate the upcoming NFL Draft being hosted in Detroit. As part of the fun, NW Goldberg Cares will be facilitating a cleat and football giveaway to local youth. Please consider donating a new pair of cleats or a football at the Spring Showcase to support their effort. Collection bins will be available at all open entrances of Spartan Stadium. Cleats and footballs may also be purchased and donated directly via the NW Goldberg Cares Amazon Wishlist
OTHER SPARTAN ATHLETIC EVENTS ON SATURDAY, APRIL 20
• The fifth annual Izzo Legacy Run/Walk/Roll will also be taking place on campus beginning at 8:45 a.m. For more information, please visit: https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/EastLansing/TheIzzo
• The Spartan women’s tennis team will take on Nebraska at the MSU Outdoor Tennis Center beginning at 11 a.m.; admission is free.
• The Spartan softball team will be hosting Illinois at Secchia Stadium at 1 p.m. Tickets are available from $3-$5.
• The Spartan baseball team will be hosting Penn State at McLane Stadium with first pitch set for 3:35 p.m. Tickets are available from $3-$5.
• In addition to “Spartan Saturday” on April 20, the following Spartan home events will take place over the weekend:
GEORGE WEBSTER SCHOLARSHIP FUND – PRESS BOX SEATS
A limited number of press box seats – priced at $90 each – remain on sale for the spring game. (Note: Minimum age requirement is 12 for press box admission; deadline is Friday, April 19 at noon.) It marks the 15th year that fans have had an opportunity to purchase press box seats and enjoy the same view as the media that cover Spartan football. Proceeds from the sale of press box seats will benefit the George Webster Scholarship Fund. Fans may order press box seats online at msuspartans.com by clicking on the “Purchase Tickets” link under the “Tickets” tab. | Order tickets at msuspartans.com/tickets
ADDITIONAL SPRING SHOWCASE NOTES
• Fans are allowed to bring clear bags into Spartan Stadium. In accordance with Michigan State Athletics security guidelines, the only bags, packages or containers permitted to be carried by fans as they enter the stadium are the following:
• Exceptions can be made for medically necessary, child care or dietary items after proper inspection.
• Those individuals with true medical needs can enter any gate on game day (B, C, D, J, K). Individuals entering may bring the medical items in any bag; those bags will be searched and tagged by an MSU Police Officer. The officer working that gate has the final determination if that item is a true medical need.
• Fans are reminded that the “open container” ordinance will be enforced on campus and in parking lots on Saturday, April 20. Alcohol will not be sold inside Spartan Stadium during the Spring Showcase.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Michigan State’s Spring Showcase will be broadcast tape-delayed on the Big Ten Network at 4 p.m. BTN+ will stream the Spring Showcase live beginning at 2 p.m.
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