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Spartans should be able to put last year's disappointment behind them
9 hours ago - freep.com
... Should. Should. Should. Thats the word that the Spartans have to morph into will. There is not some arbitrary win total that defines this season as a success. But after going from a New Years Day game in to a losing season in , they have to get things going back the other way. Three teams are above the rest in the Big Ten (OSU, Wisconsin, Iowa). Why cant Michigan State be at the top of the next bunch? Thats very doable and would probably put the Spartans back in a Jan. bowl. It would quickly erase any bad memories of . And it would convince any doubting fans out there ... Read More »
3. Greg Jones: Hometown Day, Pt. 3 - Moeller High School
15 hours ago - msuspartans.com
... Jones: Hometown Day, Pt. - Moeller High School - MICHIGAN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE Michigan State Men's Soccer The Michigan State men's soccer team returns starters from last year's squad, including all its top scorers, a versatile and experienced midfield unit, and a staunch defensive corps anchored by two-time All-Big Ten First Team goalkeeper Avery Steinlage. Spartan Schedules The Michigan State volleyball team opens up its ... Read More »
4. Michigan State's 2011 class is ranked second in Big Ten
19 hours ago - freep.com
... rounds out the top five in the Big Ten at th nationally. The biggest surprise is that Penn State, which has traditionally taken a large amount of early commitments, is ninth in the Big Ten right now with only four commitments. Some speculate Joe Paternos health status is finally impacting the team's recruiting. Detroit running back set to explode One of the top running back recruits in the Midwest for next year will be Detroit King's Dennis Norfleet. Last week, Norfleet rushed for yards and scored five touchdowns as King beat perennial powerhouse Birmingham Brother Rice, -. ... Read More »
5. MSU football: Worthy pushes to reach next level
1 day ago - lansingstatejournal.com
... , EAST LANSING - Jerel Worthy is just a sophomore, but a strong freshman season in the current state of college football accelerates expectations quicker than ever before. Worthy, a Michigan State defensive tackle out of Huber Heights, Ohio, made his way onto several Freshman All-America teams last season. And now he wants to do more. After racking up nine tackles for loss, including / sacks last season, Worthy has worked even harder during the offseason and in preseason camp. "He's become a better student of the game," MSU defensive line coach Ted Gill said. "Jerel knows Im ... Read More »
6. College football's overrated, underrated teams
1 day ago - freep.com
... football's overrated, underrated teams BY JAMES JAHNKEFREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER No disrespect to the defending champs, but we'd be shocked if they won it again. Nick Saban lost almost his entire defense, the Tide has to play Florida in the regular season (and, perhaps, again in the SEC title game), and there's the inevitable ... Read More »
8. ESPN bloggers split on Michigan-UConn winner, Robert Bolden the QB sta ...
1 day ago - annarbor.com
... of Penn State, where a Michigan kid has won the battle to be the Nittany Lions starting quarterback. And two future Michigan opponents open their seasons tonight when Ohio State hosts Marshall and Indiana hosts Towson. Minnesota, which is not on Michigans schedule this year, is the other Big Ten team opening tonight, traveling to Middle Tennessee. There had been talk of UConns Greg Lloyd Jr. () redshirting this season. Instead, he'll be in the starting lineup against Michigan Saturday hoping to produce more hits like this one on Notre Dames Armando Allen Jr., last November. The first ... Read More »
9. Look At The Spartans On Offense
1 day ago - michiganstate.scout.com
... house. LeVeon Bell is MSUs biggest RB @ lbs. Early entry as a Fr. really helped him get bigger and stronger and gain experience in the offense. He has really showed up as a pretty good receiver out of the backfield. He could develop into the kind of tough, short yardage runner that every team needs. He will see PT as a true freshman. Nick Hill will most likely be red-shirted unless, God forbid, there are a rash of injuries at the RB position. Larry Caper and Edwin Baker will share the majority of the carries with LeVeon Bell getting some chances. Fullback : Fred Smith has ... Read More »
10. You tell us: What to call Big Ten football divisions?
1 day ago - freep.com
... divisions? By TOM PANZENHAGENFree Press Sports Writer Its question-and-answer time where we ask the question, and freep.com readers provide the answers. Todays question is: What should the Big Tens two new football divisions be called? The Big Ten on Wednesday split its schools into six-team divisions, starting in , with a promise to name them in the next days. For now theyre going with X and O. Division O has Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Northwestern. Division X has Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin. An obvious ... Read More »
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1 day ago - greenandwhite.com
... security settings are preventing some features from appearing. See instructions for fixing the problem. Spartans maintain rivalry with U-M, also get Nebraska and Iowa Joe Rexrode ? jrexrode@lsj.com ? September , EAST LANSING The new-look Big Ten will see Michigan States football team play Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern and Indiana every year, along with two other games that will rotate every two years. Penn State at the end of the season? Gone. All in all, MSU athletic director Mark Hollis said hes very happy with the two six-team divisions announced ... Read More »
13. Spartans fan favorite Amp Campbell inspires at WMU
1 day ago - detnews.com
... "It's kind of weird," Campbell said this week. "I love Michigan State, but on (Saturday), Im a Bronco." It's a love that dates to Campbell's days when he played cornerback for Nick Saban. The top recruit from Sarasota, Fla., was everything Saban and his staff hoped for, intercepting a team-leading five passes in . He was primed for a big year in . But that's when his career -- and life -- changed. Michigan State traveled to Oregon for the second game of the season, coming off a disappointing opening loss at home to Colorado State. It was in that game Campbell almost ... Read More »
14. MSU football: Holt's Zajac, Western Michigan return to East Lansi ...
2 days ago - lansingstatejournal.com
... Michigan linebacker was part of a defensive unit that allowed more than yards of offense to the Spartans in a - Broncos defeat. Saturday, he gets to come back for another chance to play in the backdrop of where he started his football story in front of family and friends, as the two teams face off in the season opener. "It's always fun to go home and play in that type of big arena," Zajac said. "It's fun just to be close to family and friends." Entering his junior season, Zajac is expected to be part of a defense that will feature a new coordinator and a new scheme. "I just ... Read More »
15. Andre Rison, Courtney Hawkins are the talk of Flint
2 days ago - freep.com
... to guide them. Bringing the cache of the NFL gives Rison and Hawkins an in with the boys they coach, said Jesse Carpenter, a police officer who runs the Flint Police Activities League, a program designed to steer at-risk kids into sports programs. Carpenter has worked with many of the kids on both teams. Facing his "little brother" Rison, , and Hawkins, , played together one season while at MSU. Rison considers Hawkins to be his "little brother." Hawkins admits he learned a lot about playing college football from Rison. "I would've been a fool not to be a sponge and take whatever I ... Read More »
16. Spartans And Big Ten Future Set In Stone
2 days ago - michiganstate.scout.com
... There were others where we had a preference on where we wanted to go. An example of that is I wanted to keep Michigan State in Chicago, which meant a game against Northwestern . I think thats important to our University, as it is to a lot of other universities. To be able to take our fans and our team into that major market is important. We wanted to play Michigan for a divisional title Michigan wanted to play us for a divisional title. And that gave us an opportunity to be in the same division. We looked at the Penn State game, one thats important to both of us, but there were some things ... Read More »
17. Listen to the Mark Dantonio Show
2 days ago - msuspartans.com
... to the Mark Dantonio Show - MICHIGAN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE Michigan State Men's Soccer The Michigan State men's soccer team returns starters from last year's squad, including all its top scorers, a versatile and experienced midfield unit, and a staunch defensive corps anchored by two-time All-Big Ten First Team goalkeeper Avery Steinlage. Spartan Schedules The Michigan State volleyball team opens up its ... Read More »
19. Big Ten To Name Changes
2 days ago - michiganstate.scout.com
... Ten will have a two divisional alignment starting in . It looks at this time that the conference will breakdown the following way. For Michigan State, the new alignment will keep the Spartans together with instate rival Michigan and have them playing Nebraska each season. However, with each team given a consistent crossover game, who will the Spartans pick to play each season? The Spartans and Penn State have played for the Land-Grant Trophy since the renewal of the series in . This would look like the team the Spartans would have removed from their schedule since the two teams ... Read More »
20. Lynn Henning: MSU, Notre Dame could be big surprises this season
2 days ago - detnews.com
... Notre Dame could be big surprises this season On the mind and in the air for Wednesday: The bet here is that two football teams from our back are, in most eyes, being undersold heading into a new season. Michigan State and Notre Dame. The Spartans can go - unless their kicking game betrays them, which is possible. But place-kicking is the only potential weak link on a team that has more firepower and depth than ... Read More »
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