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Michigan State football: 4 alumni whose businesses could help recruiting

By Scott Tolonen

Mar 17, 2023; Columbus, OH, USA; Michigan State Spartans mascot Sparty in the first half against against the USC Trojans at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 17, 2023; Columbus, OH, USA; Michigan State Spartans mascot Sparty in the first half against against the USC Trojans at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports /
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GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – JUNE 18: General view of signage on the 18th tee during the final round of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give at Blythefield Country Club on June 18, 2023 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – JUNE 18: General view of signage on the 18th tee during the final round of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give at Blythefield Country Club on June 18, 2023 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) /

Mark A. Murray

Mark A. Murray is the current president of the grocery store chain Meijer. He graduated from MSU with a degree in economics in the 1970s.

With a 2020 revenue of $19.59 billion, I think they can afford for every Michigan State athlete to receive a healthy discount at all Meijer stores and gas stations. This way, all athletes can get proper nutrition, improper nutrition, school supplies, clothes, household items, and vitamins without worrying about money.

Sure, they also sell booze and video games, but young college athletes (of legal drinking age, of course) need to be kids, too. What college student wouldn’t be enticed by discounted gas, either?

With 21 varsity sports at Michigan State and let’s say 40 athletes per team, giving each athlete a $500 gift card per month for a year would cost Meijer just over $5 million a year, which is a drop of sweat in a Great Lake when you see how much money they rake in.

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