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Column: Bowl appearance not sexy, but important
It’s not as sexy as a Big Ten title, but in many ways, it’s equally important.
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Column: Spartans finally catch breaks in road win versus Minnesota
All season long, the MSU football team has been a bounce here, a bounce there, away from pulling out a few close wins.
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Bell carries Spartans to 26-10 victory over Minnesota; team earns bowl eligibility
A record-setting performance by junior running back Le’Veon Bell and a lockdown performance from the Spartans defense has MSU back in postseason play.
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Halftime: Spartans use late Fowler touchdown to take 13-7 lead over Minnesota
After a season of tough breaks, the Spartans finally got one to go their way, using an odd bounce to take a halftime lead. A pass deflected off the hands of sophomore receiver Tony Lippett into the hands of junior receiver Bennie Fowler for a 41-yard go-ahead touchdown to give the MSU football team (5-6 overall, 2-5 Big Ten) a 13-7 lead over Minnesota (6-5, 2-5) at the end of the first half.
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Bowl or Bust
There’s no questioning the importance behind the MSU football team’s (5-6 overall, 2-5 Big Ten) final regular season game at Minnesota (6-5, 2-5) Saturday.
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Receiving corps showing signs of improvement, confidence heading into Minnesota matchup
Although the MSU football team (5-6 overall, 2-5 Big Ten) approaches Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-5, 2-5) with its back against the wall, wide receivers coach Terrence Samuel is proud of the improvements made by his position group.
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Getting to know Maryland, Rutgers
Getting to know the Big Ten’s newest additions: Maryland and Rutgers.
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Column: New additions more about money than merit
By now, you’ve already heard of the Big Ten’s newest additions, Maryland and Rutgers. You’ve heard Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany talk about why it’s good for the conference, spinning tales of grand potential for the two haphazard athletics departments and explaining that this expands the conference’s footprint.
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Dantonio refuses to get frustrated as MSU chases bowl game
It’s been a tough season for Mark Dantonio and the MSU football team, but the Spartans’ head coach refuses to get frustrated.
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Spartan players still eyeing potential bowl game
As the MSU football team nears the end of a disappointing regular season, the Spartans head into their final game against Minnesota on Saturday looking for a win and a bowl game berth to boost them into next season.
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University of Maryland to leave ACC conference, join Big Ten
The Maryland Board of Regents voted unanimously to accept an invitation to join the Big Ten Conference and leave the Atlantic Coast Conference beginning in the 2014-15 academic year, according to the Big Ten Network.
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A Familiar Ending
As MSU fans filed out of Spartan Stadium for the final time this year, it was with the same, stale taste in their mouth.
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Football loses last home game, 5th Big Ten game
For the past two months, the Spartans (5-6 overall, 2-5 Big Ten) have seen game after game slip through their fingers.
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Column: Mistakes compound into yet another disappointing loss for Spartans
As Mark Dantonio stood at the podium, forced to address another close loss, one word was repeated more than the rest: mistakes.
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Out with a whimper
With only two games in the regular season, the MSU football team looked one last time to turn their season around, facing Northwestern at home for what would be the final game at Spartan Stadium for a group of 13 seniors.
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Spartans dropped by Northwestern 23-20 on Senior Day
For the first time since 2006, the MSU football team (5-6 overall, 3-5 Big Ten) has gone without a home conference win, falling to Northwestern (8-3, 4-3) 23-20 on Senior Day at Spartan Stadium.
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Halftime: Spartans trail Northwestern 6-5 on Senior Day
In a low-scoring affair, the MSU football team (5-5 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) enters the locker room at halftime trailing visiting Northwestern (7-3, 3-3) 6-5 on Senior Day.
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One Last Chance
It’s going to take Chris Norman a little longer than usual to suit up Saturday.
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Spartans aim to send football seniors out on win at home
The last time the Spartans faced Northwestern, they were playing for sole possession of the title of 2011 Big Ten Legends Division champions. MSU knocked off the Wildcats 31-17 in Evanston, Ill., ensuring the Legends Division would not be shared en route to the Spartans’ appearance in the inaugural Big Ten championship game. A year later, the scene is being set a little differently.