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Current Sports | June 28, 2021 | The Recruiting Trail of MSU Football, Billups Lands Blazers Job

Chauncey Billups
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We recap the busy sports weekend as three local athletes came just short of Tokyo Olympic bids, as well as an update on MSU football flipping a top quarterback recruit. Also, former Detroit Pistons great Chauncey Billups lands a head coaching job.

On today's Current Sports with Al Martin we dive into the wild weekend that was! We give you an update on two Michigan State University athletes who had chances to book a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics. Also, an East Lansing high school graduate who fell just short of an olympic bid as well. Al then tells you about the head coaching job that former Detroit Pistons point guard great Chauncey Billups has landed. And, we'll tell you how MSU football coach Mel Tucker flipped a big time quarterback recruit. That, and so much more! 

Episode 1809

Al Martin is the host of Beyond the Score, a new series coming to WKAR in the fall of 2024. Al is also sports reporter for WKAR news.
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