Hawaiians Rustin Young and Kekai Burnett enjoying Michigan State and their ‘slippahs’

PHOTO: Offensive lineman Rustin Young (pictured above) and defensive end Kekai Burnett mark their second season of a Hawaiian presence reviving Michigan State history. The Spartans have resumed recruiting turf that was once tied to coach Duffy Daugherty. ***Visit my homepage: TomShanahan.Report — Click here for review and purchase link: THE RIGHT THING TO DO, The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s and here for a purchase link to RAYE OF LIGHT, Jimmy Raye, Duffy Daugherty, the…

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Hawaiian Pipeline Part II: Duffy’s Hawaiian Eyes are smiling

PHOTO: The book cover to my proposed children’s book on Duffy Daugherty establishing a Hawaiian Pipeline. My book events and purchase links - Tom Shanahan Report Duffy Daugherty's Milestone video with Rustin Young and Kekai Burnett By TOM SHANAHAN Two Hawaii friends who doubled as football stars at rival high schools met at a football training gym hoping to punch college tickets. The scholarships they earned were part of the plan, but they’ve unexpectedly found themselves on symmetrical…

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Part I: Smith re-taps Duffy’s Hawaiian Pipeline with Burnett and Young

PHOTO: Punahou defensive end Kekai Burnett (9) breaks on the snap of the ball while St. Louis offensive tackleRustin Young (73) back pedals into pass protection.  The two friends from rival Honolulu high schools met while working out in the offseason at a football training gym. Now, they're teammates riding Duffy Daugherty's re-tapped Hawaiian Pipeline to Michigan State. Also, read Part II: Duffy's Hawaiian Eyes are smiling Duffy Daugherty's Milestone Minutes video with Rustin Young and Kekai Burnett…

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