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Michigan State Defender Shares Positive Update After Scary Collision Against USC

Michigan State Defender Shares Positive Update After Scary Collision Against USC

Michigan State Spartans' linebacker Wayne Matthews III provided encouraging news after being carted off the field during Saturday night’s matchup against the No.

College Football News / ESPN / September 21

Mich. St. LB out of hospital, flies back with team

Michigan State LB Wayne Matthews III flew back to campus with the team Sunday after being released from a Los Angeles hospital for an injury sustained against USC.

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / September 21
Michigan State’s Wayne Matthews III posts encouraging message after scary injury

Michigan State’s Wayne Matthews III posts encouraging message after scary injury

Michigan State football team linebacker Wayne Matthews III is recovering well after a frightening scene during the Spartans’ matchup with USC. With less than a minute left in the first half, Matthews was injured while making a tackle and had to be carted off the field on a stretcher with a neck brace.

College Football News / Field Level Media / September 21
Michigan State: LB Wayne Matthews III's motor skills intact after serious injury

Michigan State: LB Wayne Matthews III's motor skills intact after serious injury

Michigan State said that linebacker Wayne Matthews III's motor skills are intact after he suffered a serious injury late in the first half of the Spartans' game at Southern California on Saturday night in Los Angeles.

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Watch: MSU's Wayne Matthews III Speaks After Fall Camp Practice

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State is returning some key players on defense this season, including a number who transferred over last offseason and are looking to take a leap in Year 2 with the program.

Michigan State Spartans News / Michigan State Spartans on SI / June 2
MSU's Wayne Matthews III Offers Versatility, Leadership

MSU's Wayne Matthews III Offers Versatility, Leadership

The Michigan State Spartans need as much help as they can get on the defensive side of the ball.  Joe Rossi’s defense lost several contributors from last

College Football News / Michigan State Spartans on SI / November 13

Watch: Michigan State LB Wayne Matthews III Reflects on Bye Week, Looks Ahead to Illinois, More

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State's activeness in the transfer portal last offseason paid off with linebackers Jordan Turner and Wayne Matthews III, who have each been monumental for the linebacker room.

Michigan State Spartans News / Michigan State Spartans on SI / October 11
Michigan State Offers Elite 2026 LB

Michigan State Offers Elite 2026 LB

Michigan State's defense under Joe Rossi loves its linebackers. Thus far in the 2024 season, the standout defensive players have been the linebackers. Jordan Turner, Cal Haladay, Wayne Matthews III -- they have all been exceptional.

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