Report: Michigan State commit suffers major injury, will miss remainder of high school season
Michigan State commit Shannon Blair is out for the season, according to a report.
That’s per 5StarPreps, which is an outlet that covers high school sports in East Tennessee. Blair hails from Knoxville, Tenn.
Here’s the report:
DEVELOPING — Shannon Blair, a Michigan State football commit and the No. 3 player in the 5Star Preps Class of 2022 player rankings, is likely out for the season.
Prayers for him, yall. Not easy to lose your senior season. 🙏🏻
STORY ➡️ https://t.co/e17j8BdeWq pic.twitter.com/5W5Ofsg6kC
— 5Star Preps (@5StarPreps) August 27, 2021
Blair is a 3-star prospect according to 247Sports Composite rankings. He’s rated as the No. 790 overall player and the No. 62 athlete in the class of 2022.
Blair plays both receiver and defensive back for his high school team in Knoxville. He reportedly suffered in the injury during Week 1 last weekend.
He committed to Michigan State back in June. He chose the Spartans over offers from Duke, Memphis, Purdue, Virginia, Wake Forest and others.
Blair is one of 19 prospects currently committed to Michigan State in this cycle. Mel Tucker’s class currently ranks No. 19 nationally and No. 5 in the Big Ten according to 247Sports Composite rankings.
Here’s some of the reaction from Michigan State fans to this news:
This confirms the speculation that MSU cornerback commit Shannon Blair tore his ACL in Week 1.
He looked great in that game & has a bright future in front of him. https://t.co/C2khCC6H4x
— SpartanTailgate.com (@SpartanTailgate) August 28, 2021
Ugh…that really sucks. Get well young man! https://t.co/uCZhSMO9xJ
— Russell Smith (@Russell___Smith) August 27, 2021
— Mike (@Mike28_Rico) August 28, 2021
This sucks man 😩 https://t.co/KcuanjiYlf
— Zach Gendron (@iAmGendron) August 28, 2021
https://twitter.com/MSUCountry/status/1431422329343643649?s=20
