After a week off, Matt Merrifield, Zac Slowik, and Jay DeCoster return to breakdown the Mel Tucker situation, MSU’s win over Richmond, look ahead to the Spartans’ matchup against #8 Washington, and take a look around the country.
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About the Contributors
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.
"If you got a dream, chase it, 'cause a dream won't chase you back" - Cody Johnson
Matt Merrifield, Sports Broadcast Director
Matt (he/him) is the Sports Broadcast Director at Impact 89FM. He is a senior sports journalism and social relations & policy student. He has covered MSU baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, football and hockey. Matt's favorite artist is Luke Combs.
Zac is a senior at MSU, majoring in journalism and minoring in journalism broadcasting. He currently serves as the News Director while announcing football games and Co-hosting the Green and White Report. Zac began as a sports and news volunteer at Impact in 2020, before being hired as the News Editorial Assistant in 2021.