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Noah Sanders, son of Barry Sanders, receives offer from Michigan State football

By Kaleb Kraus

Mar 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; From right, Kirk Gibson, Mark Dantonio and Barry Sanders watch as the Michigan State Spartans take on the Marquette Golden Eagles during the second round of the NCAA men s basketball tournament at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch Basketball Ncaa Men S Basketball Tournament Round 2
Mar 19, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; From right, Kirk Gibson, Mark Dantonio and Barry Sanders watch as the Michigan State Spartans take on the Marquette Golden Eagles during the second round of the NCAA men s basketball tournament at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch Basketball Ncaa Men S Basketball Tournament Round 2 / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA
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Michigan State isn't afraid to go after players with famous last names. And that is no different between basketball and football.

Jonathan Smith and Michigan State football have officially extended a gray-shirt offer to Noah Sanders a running back from Wylie E. Groves High School in Birmingham, Mich.

Sanders personally shared the news via his social media.

You might be thinking Barry Sanders -- yes exactly, Noah is the son of the Detroit Lions legend.

That gray-shirt offer would mean Noah wouldn't begin classes until the winter semester, allowing him to have four years of eligibility over five years.

Sanders is no slouch as he is a star running back for the Falcons. He is also rated as a three-star recruit according to 247Sports. Though he's still got a process to go through, including other scholarship offers from teams in the Mid-American Conference including Bowling Green and Toledo.

He does have good reasons to consider the Spartans, as older brother Nick is a member of the basketball team at MSU, and dad Barry has spent plenty of time around the program as of late.

According to Michael France from Spartan Nation, Sanders has the Spartans as a legitimate possibility to land his talents.

Running backs coach Keith Bhonapha has been a huge part in the pursuit of Sanders. France and Sanders had a huge discussion after the offer became official.

"I've been up to Michigan State numerous times, also there for my brother (Nick), who is on the basketball team," Sanders told France. "Whenever I'm up there for football, I can always see basketball, and whenever I;m up there for basketball, I try to see the coaches for football. But (Bhonapha) kinda just watched me develop through my track, and stuff like that, and that's kind of the connection we've been having and that's where he seems me at with the offer and just heading forward."

Noah has a whole senior year to go through, but it would certainly be cool to see the Sanders last name on the back of a Spartan football jersey, and possibly the No. 20 as well.

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