Column: covering sports from the backburner in a pandemic
A hallway in the Breslin Center photographed during a game against OSU on Feb. 25, 2021. Photo by Alyte Katilius | The State News
Truthfully, nothing could have prepared me for this pandemic-riddled semester of Michigan State athletics coverage. I’m a baby, a beginner, a rookie, fresh meat. Well, I was when I returned to The State News sports desk in November after a stint on the culture desk.
I reapplied at The State News to keep my position on the staff in December 2019.
I hadn t reported on sports since my first days and instead had been on city and campus news duty no offense but, boring. However, things were about to change. I got a call from the editor-in-chief at the time and was offered a spot as