Hello, and welcome to Week 1 of the Michigan high school football season for 2025! Be sure to send in your nominees across any sport for the Detroit Free Press Prep Athlete of the Week from Aug. 25-31 of all high school sports, then come back Tuesday to vote. The winner will be revealed next Friday.

The Spartans open the season with a Friday night game Aug. 29 at home against Western Michigan. The toughest stretch is playing rival and 14th-ranked Michigan at home Oct. 25, a week after traveling to play No. 20 Indiana.

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Tony Alford came to Ann Arbor from Columbus prior to 2024 and mostly kept away from Michigan-Ohio State rivalry talk. That changed Wednesday.

“Michigan QB Bryce Underwood has signed an NIL deal with @CelsiusOfficial,” Alejandro Zúñiga said in a post. Bryce Underwood isn't the only college football star that Celsius signed. Three other big-name players will be featured in an advertising campaign with Underwood.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Makhi Frazier ran for 103 yards and a touchdown to help Michigan State beat Western Michigan 23-6 on Friday night. The Spartans (1-0) led by three touchdowns at halftime after Frazier and Brandon Tullis scored and Aidan Chiles threw a touchdown pass.

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On Thursday, the Spartans found the latest offer target, an offensive lineman from Indiana. Charlee Lawson was the recipient of the offer. A 6-foot-6, 295 pound offensive lineman that plays at Culver Military Academy, he is a member of the 2027 recruiting class.