Breslin Breakdown – 2/1/23 – The dads

Matt Merrifield, Allie Cohen, Marin Klein, and Jay DeCoster
February 1, 2023

Matt Merrifield, Allie Cohen, Marin Klein and Jay DeCoster discuss MSU women’s basketball’s recent loss at Illinois, give an update on the status of head coach Suzy Merchant after she was involved in a car crash over the weekend and previewed the next two games against Nebraska and Michigan. Plus, the fathers of some of our reporters checked in during the show. All good dads think alike. Check out the latest episode of Breslin Breakdown right now!

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About the Writers

Matt Merrifield, Sports Broadcast Director

Matt (he/him) is a Journalism and Public Relations & Policy major. He is a cohost of the Green and White Report, joined Impact in the fall of ‘21 during his freshmen year, and has covered every sport on campus.

Allie Cohen, Sports Broadcast Assistant

Allie Cohen (She/Her) is a junior at Michigan State University studying Journalism with a minor in Sports Broadcasting. She is currently the Sports Broadcast Assistant and has been with Impact since Fall 2021. In her time with Impact, Allie has written for variety of sports and is entering her second year of calling women's basketball games and co-hosting the Breslin Breakdown podcast.

Marin Klein

Marin is a sophomore from Northborough, MA. She is studying sports journalism and works for the Big Ten Network. Marin is in her second year as a women’s basketball beat reporter

Jay DeCoster, Sports Editorial Assistant

Jay is a senior studying Mediated Communications at Michigan State. He joined Impact in September of 2021 as a volunteer. Jay is the Michigan State Football & women's soccer beat reporter for the Impact sports department. His interests include supporting his favorite Chicago sports teams, and golfing in the summer.

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