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Progress continues on new Spartan Stadium scoreboards
Workers stand on an aerial lift on May 31 at the north end of Spartan Stadium as the new scoreboards are being installed.
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NFL star returns to MSU to finish degree
After a standout football career at MSU and 10 seasons in the National Football League, former Spartan cornerback Renaldo Hill’s toughest challenge wasn’t banging bodies with bruising runners or chasing speedy wide receivers — it was picking up a pencil.
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New football ticket system provides temporary difficulties
Early Wednesday morning, many football enthusiasts looking to purchase tickets for the upcoming season experienced difficulties and had to postpone their shopping. A new system, which is designed to provide fans with a convenient online seat-selection process, experienced technical issues and shut down for about 2-3 hours at about midnight on Wednesday when too many people tried to use it, Athletics Director Mark Hollis said.
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Former MSU football player, track star passes
Former MSU football player, track star and longtime administrator at Morgan State University, Jesse Thomas died last Wednesday.
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NCAA grants waiver to MSU transfer DeAnthony Arnett
The NCAA announced Thursday it will grant a residence waiver to make sophomore wide receiver DeAnthony Arnett eligible to play in 2012.
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MSU football players avoid major injury in car accident
MSU football players junior defensive end William Gholston and redshirt-freshman linebacker Lawrence Thomas did not sustain any major injuries after being involved in a rollover accident Wednesday afternoon.
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Defense picks up where it left off in annual Spring Game
The score might have been 14-2 in favor of the White team, but the real winner of the MSU football team’s Spring Game was the defense. With a young offense and an even more inexperienced quarterback substituting in, there was no question that the team with the stronger defense would be victorious, and with such a low scoring game, defense was dominant on both teams. “We stepped up; we (rose) to the challenge,” said junior linebacker Denicos Allen, who played for the White team.
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Cook, White Team shine in Spring Game victory
Despite a strong personal effort, junior defensive end William Gholston now knows what it’s like to lose at Spartan Stadium. Gholston’s Green team fell to the White squad, 14-2 during MSU’s annual Spring Football Game.
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Spartans return to battle
Junior defensive end William Gholston has never lost a game at Spartan Stadium. In two years, the Spartans were undefeated at home, but at least half of the MSU football team will know the losing feeling when the team plays its third and final scrimmage of the spring practice season Saturday at 1 p.m. at Spartan Stadium.
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As juniors, Bullough, Lewis step into leadership roles on MSU’s defense
When Max Bullough earned his starting position at middle linebacker in 2011, he immediately became a leader on the MSU football team, especially within the Spartan defense. But with several key leaders graduating following last season, the junior linebacker embraces his leadership role in a new way for 2012.
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Cook to step in for Maxwell in Spring Game; Drummond winning safety position battle
Despite Saturday being the MSU football team’s final scrimmage of the spring before training camp in August, Andrew Maxwell will have to sit this one out. The knee sprain Maxwell suffered during a team scrimmage almost two weeks ago has kept him limited in practice, and although there was a chance he could return for the Spring Game on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Spartan Stadium, head coach Mark Dantonio said Maxwell is officially not playing.
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Spartans to play 2 prime-time games in 2012
The MSU athletics department announced Tuesday the Spartan football team will play two prime-time games during the 2012 season. MSU’s Aug. 31 season opener against Boise State will be played at 8 p.m. and broadcast on ESPN, while the Spartans’ Sept. 15 game against Notre Dame also has been scheduled for 8 p.m. to be broadcast on ABC.
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Maxwell sidelined indefinitely; Norman, Fowler see limited reps
Although the MSU football team might have lost junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell for the remaining spring practices, the Spartans are beginning to see some injured players get back on the field.
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Maxwell suffers sprained knee, return unknown for spring practices
Before Tuesday’s spring football practice, head coach Mark Dantonio addressed the media and revealed that during Saturday’s scrimmage, junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell sprained his knee and may or may not return for the remaining spring practices. Dantonio said the sprain will not require surgery, but that redshirt freshman Connor Cook will take most of the reps with the first team offense and likely play for both sides in the scheduled April 28 spring game.
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Walk-on Wideout
You don’t know John Jakubik. You might not notice the 6-foot-1, 190-pound Jakubik if you sat next to him on the bus, saw him at a party or even worked with him on a group project. But he’s getting noticed somewhere else. As a walk-on sophomore wide receiver, Jakubik quickly has made a name for himself within the MSU football coaching staff.
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Dantonio pleased with players adjusting to position changes
Seven practices in, the MSU football team prepared for its first scrimmage of the spring football season, and there has been some movement at several different positions. Head coach Mark Dantonio spoke briefly about his decision to move junior Denzel Drone from defensive end to tight end and indicated the switch could be permanent.
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Sims, receivers eager to step up, improve
With the departure of leading wide receivers B.J. Cunningham, Keshawn Martin and Keith Nichol, along with tight ends Brian Linthicum and Garrett Celek, the receiving corps for the MSU football team is wide open. And with junior tight end Dion Sims as the only player with more than 10 receptions, the chances for the rest of the receivers are even greater.
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Departing football seniors pass responsibility to new leaders
The last time Anthony Rashad White took the field in a competitive atmosphere, he secured MSU’s first bowl win since 2001 with a blocked kick on the final play of a 33-30 victory over Georgia in the 2012 Outback Bowl. Three months later, the senior nose tackle is back on the field for MSU’s spring practices and working to fill the void left by the person who was lined up on White’s left during the play — defensive tackle Jerel Worthy, who elected to forgo his senior season and declare for the NFL draft just a few days after the bowl game.
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Treadwell adjusting well to new position, noticeably improving
Blake Treadwell knows both sides of the line better than most — probably because he’s played three positions in four years for the MSU football team. Starting his Spartan career at defensive tackle, the now-junior made the switch from a defensive lineman to an offensive lineman during spring football last year and started at center in MSU’s first three games in 2011.
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Football student tickets go on sale April 7
MSU student season tickets for the 2012 football season will go on sale April 7 from the Spartan Ticket Office. The tickets are priced at $175 and include admission to each of MSU’s seven home games this fall and an official 2012 student section T-shirt priced at $10.