Antonio Gates Jr. had a frantic finish to his spring ... football for Nick Saban at MSU before transferring first to Eastern Michigan and then to Kent State (coincidentally, Saban’s alma mater ...

Antonio Gates, a five-time AP All-Pro tight end ... both sports when enrolling at Michigan State, but transferred to Eastern Michigan because then-Spartans football coach Nick Saban wanted him ...

Antonio Gates was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection ... which led to him transferring to Eastern Michigan and Kent State. Despite never playing a down of college football, he signed with the ...

Legendary Chargers tight end Antonio Gates, who was born in the Motor ... Gates, who also briefly attended Michigan State and Eastern Michigan, learned of his induction from former teammate ...

Antonio Gates’ unlikely pathway to the NFL is ... However, after some dissuasion, the Detroit native opted to move to Eastern Michigan where he specialized in basketball. He onboarded as a ...

Pro Football Hall of Fame voters should consider giving former Chargers tight end Antonio Gates a gold jacket ... After one season at Eastern Michigan, he transferred to Kent State and led the ...

Antonio Gates Jr. is poised to be a very key player for Michigan State football in the upcoming season under new head coach Jonathan Smith. The son of NFL legend Antonio Gates, Gates Jr. has ...

NEW ORLEANS — Antonio Gates always ... star to eight-time Pro Bowl player. Gates transferred to Kent State after Nick Saban, then the football coach at Michigan State, discouraged him from ...

Hall of Fame inductee Antonio Gates provides a bridge to both teams ... who played basketball for a time at Eastern Michigan as well. Other members of the class are former Packers receiver ...

In a few weeks, when Antonio Gates is expected to be elected ... playing the 1999-2000 season at Eastern Michigan, sitting out 2000-01 as a penalty for transferring to Kent State, and then serving ...

Antonio Gates – yep, the same one who went on ... Gates decided to transfer to Eastern Michigan and played a year of junior college basketball before landing at Kent State.