Detroit – The anticipation could be felt on the inside of Ford Field Thursday as the head coaches from both MSU and Florida Atlantic held a joint press conference and the MSU football team practiced afterward in advance of the nonconference game, which is scheduled for Sept. 11.
MSU will induct 10 members in its Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 1, the MSU Athletic Department announced today.
The excitement of beginning preseason camp has subsided, and the MSU football team now is looking forward to the beginning of the regular season. Now halfway through camp, head coach Mark Dantonio said this is the time players usually hit the wall and need some extra motivation to get through the rest preseason.
Preseason camp for the MSU football team can be tough on students and fans who are excited for the season to begin. With the first game not until Sept. 4 at home against Western Michigan, all of the talk about football without any action can get old quickly. But as the Spartans prepare for their first game, here are four storylines that will keep things interesting this preseason.
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. The sentence has become a cliché over time, but when it comes to the MSU football team, there is no better way to describe the Spartans’ attitude as they enter the 2010 season.
The 2010 MSU Football Media Day took place Tuesday, offering a preview of what Spartans fans can expect from the Green and White in the upcoming season.
With less than a month to go before the MSU football team’s first game of the 2010 season, preseason practice officially began Monday morning when the Spartans ran the team’s conditioning test.
Sunday marked the beginning of the 2010 season for the MSU football team, as players reported for physicals and team meetings. Preseason practice begins today, as the Spartans officially begin to prepare for the 115th season of MSU football.
Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis will host the inaugural Big Ten Championship football game in December 2011, the conference announced today. With the recent addition of Nebraska, the Big Ten reached 12 teams – enough to divide the conference into two divisions and host a conference championship game.
Expansion talk dominated Media Days, as coaches, players and conference Commissioner Jim Delany had plenty to say about the recent addition of Nebraska. Hearing from coaches and players was interesting, but it was what Delany had to say about the future of the Big Ten that was the most informative.
For the eighth consecutive year, MSU football fans are welcome to attend the annual “Meet the Spartans” from 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 17 on the corners of Albert and M.A.C. avenues.
After Big Ten coaches had a chance express their opinions on the future of the conference with Nebraska as a new member, it was the players’ turn to chime in Tuesday at Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago.
As senior quarterback Kirk Cousins and MSU look ahead toward the season, Cousins said all of last season’s experiences, such as the heartbreaking loss to the Notre Dame, could be what makes the team successful in 2010.
Along with coaches, players and conference commissioner Jim Delany, Big Ten Coordinator of Football Officials Bill Carollo also spoke to members of the media on Monday at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place for Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days.
When MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio spoke to the media about his team at Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days on Monday at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, the man who is entering his fourth year with the Spartans had nothing but positive things to say.
All 11 Big Ten coaches spoke to members of the media Monday at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, and every coach took questions on what is to come for the conference in the upcoming months.
As Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days began Monday in Chicago, the Big Ten released the top three teams in its preseason poll. And not surprisingly, Ohio State was chosen by the media as the top team in the conference, followed by Iowa and Wisconsin.
After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft in April, former MSU wide receiver Blair White immediately was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as a free agent. White joins a team loaded with talent at the receiver position and has no guarantee of making the team once training camp is complete. However, the one-time MSU walk-on could be a valuable asset to Indianapolis or any other NFL team next season.
As the 2010 college football season approaches, the MSU football coaching staff has been hot on the recruiting trail trying to sign players for 2011. Monday, the Spartans picked up their 10th verbal commitment — safety Arjen Colquhoun out of Canada — of what looks to be a solid class. Here is a look at the players committed to MSU so far from the class of 2011.
MSU junior quarterback Kirk Cousins has been named as the 14th quarterback to be put on the Manning Award Watch List for the upcoming season, the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced Monday. The award goes to the best quarterback in the country at the end of each season.