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Spartans prepare for NFL Draft
Le’Veon Bell remembers a video from when he was 5 years old where he told his mom and aunt he wanted to play professional football.
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Face Time: Jerel Worthy at MSU football pro day
Former MSU defensive tackle Jerel Worthy was in East Lansing on Wednesday afternoon watching nine of his old teammates workout for NFL scouts during MSU football’s annual Pro Day event.
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Column: Harris’ comment accurate, MSU football isn’t elite
It’s not uncommon in a bitter breakup for people to say hurtful things they don’t mean. But usually, the most painful pill to swallow is when the elephant in the room is harshly and bluntly stated as a matter of fact.
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Warner, Bollman express optimism, excitement about season ahead
Following a reshuffling of the MSU football coaching staff, new co-offensive coordinators Dave Warner at a Breslin Center news conference and Jim Bollman via speakerphone met with members of the media Tuesday to discuss the new-look staff.
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Bollman hired as MSU co-offensive coordinator, tight ends coach
MSU officially announced the hiring of Jim Bollman and internal changes to the Spartan football staff on Monday in a press release.
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Reports: MSU to hire former Ohio State coordinator as Roushar replacement
Former Ohio State offensive coordinator Jim Bollman is set to become MSU football’s next offensive coordinator, according to multiple reports citing anonymous sources. MSU has yet to officially confirm the hire. Bollman previously accepted the offensive line coach position at Purdue this off-season after serving as offensive line coach and run game coordinator at Boston College in 2012. MSU head coach Mark Dantonio and Bollman worked together as assistants under former Spartan coach Nick Saban from 1995-97 and again at Ohio State under Jim Tressel.
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Former Spartans try to increase draft stock at NFL Combine
The 2013 NFL Scouting Combine came to a close yesterday with the last group of players concluding their tests, and the four former MSU players invited to Indianapolis seem to have performed rather well.
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Top picks head to NFL Combine
The first player from MSU to hear his name called in the 2013 NFL Draft likely will have to wait until the second or third day, according to the NFL Network’s Mike Mayock.
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Roushar to leave MSU, take job with New Orleans Saints
Dan Roushar has accepted the job as running backs coach for the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and will be leaving the program, according to a release by the MSU athletics department.
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Roushar to interview for New Orleans Saints running backs coaching spot
Dan Roushar hasn’t always been the most popular man in town and, according to a new report, he might not be in town much longer.
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MSU football names new defensive line coach: Ron Burton
Two weeks after announcing Ted Gill wouldn’t be returning as the Spartans’ defensive line coach, the MSU football team has found its man.
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Column: Dantonio excited by 2013 recuiting class
The annual jubilation and enthusiasm surrounding national signing day — the day when college football’s biggest recruits sign letters of intent — swept optimism across the sport’s biggest fan bases Wednesday.
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Players to watch from the 2013 recruiting class
National signing day on Wednesday marked the official start of 18 high schoolers’ journeys as MSU football players. As with essentially every class in head coach Mark Dantonio’s tenure, the national recruiting analysts have pegged the Spartans’ 2013 class somewhere near the mid 30s in terms of national rankings.
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Dantonio “very excited” about new players, class ranks 39th in country
National signing day is one of the only times each year when the fax machine is once again relevant, and the hopes of an entire fan base are on the shoulders of a teenager.
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Expectations high for incoming quarterback Damion Terry
Football is Damion Terry’s life — his obsession. Those are his words.
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MSU football inks 2013 recruiting class
MSU football signed its 2013 recruiting class Wednesday. See highlights of each of MSU’s incoming recruits here.
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Ex-Spartans gear up for Super Bowl XLVII
As Sunday evening draws near and millions of people are expected to tune in to the sporting event that has set records as the most viewed TV program in U.S. history each of the past three years, a couple of former Spartans will get their chance to shine on one of the nation’s biggest stages.
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Defensive line coach Gill won't return for 2013 season
Ted Gill has worked as a defensive football coach for nearly 40 years, but Friday it was announced that his time at MSU has come to a close.
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ESPN’s Mel Kiper analyzes Spartans’ draft prospects
For the first time since 1999, the MSU football team will have multiple underclassmen leaving school early to enter the NFL Draft, with running back Le’Veon Bell, tight end Dion Sims and defensive end William Gholston each announcing about two weeks ago that they’re ready to take the plunge.
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Who's next?
With Le’Veon Bell, William Gholston and Dion Sims all headed to the NFL Draft, the MSU football team will be looking for a few fresh faces to step in and fill the void. Here are some of the players contending for a spot near the top of the depth chart.