MSU junior quarterback Kirk Cousins, along with 111 other college football players, was nominated to be a part of the 19th annual Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team.
When Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany welcomed Nebraska as the conference’s 12th member June 11, he also said a conference championship game soon would be in the works. The game would not be played until the 2011 season, as Nebraska doesn’t officially join the conference until then, but as possible locations for the game are being discussed, here are my top five options for the Big Ten Championship.
College football fans still have a little less than two months before the 2010 season kicks off. As the first game draws closer, the excitement becomes increasingly more difficult to contain. Fortunately, for those of us who can’t wait for some college football action, EA Sports NCAA Football 11 should adequately fill the void in the meantime.
Beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, tickets for the MSU football game against Florida Atlantic at 12 p.m. Sept. 11 at Ford Field will be on sale for the general public. Because the game is an away game, only MSU students who have bought season admission can buy tickets. Students are limited to buying three tickets and must pick them up at the visiting team’s will call on game day using two forms of ID and an e-mail confirmation.
For the fourth consecutive year, MSU students and fans can vote for the design of the football student section T-shirt, which comes along with the student season ticket package. Three different designs for both the front and back of the 2010 edition of the shirt are posted on msuspartans.com for voting, which will continue through July 14.
Recognized for their excellence on the playing field last season, MSU football linebacker Greg Jones and field hockey midfielder Floor Rijpma were named the George Alderton Male and Female Athletes of the Year, MSU announced Monday. The award is given to the top male and female Spartan athlete at the end of each year.
Voting has begun for the design of the 2010 MSU football student section T-shirt. For the fourth year in a row, fans can vote for different designs on the front and back of the T-shirt that comes with the purchase of student season tickets.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio presented the senior linebacker Greg Jones with a plaque to be put on the wall of Skandalaris Football Center for being named a first-team All-American last season, when Jones recorded a Big Ten leading 154 tackles and nine sacks on his way to earning All-American honors.
Three future MSU football players participated in the 30th annual Michigan High School All-Star Football Game at Spartan Stadium, which featured 88 of the best senior players in the state.
The fifth annual Spartan Football Fantasy Camp was held Tuesday and Wednesday and allowed 15 adult men to live out their dream of being coached by MSU football coaches and playing at Spartan Stadium
Starting Tuesday, the Spartan Ticket Office will begin accepting new football season-ticket applications from the general public.
On Wednesday, Lilly’s wish was granted when Athletics Director Mark Hollis announced that Van Pelt and former MSU halfback John Pingel will have their names added to Spartan Stadium’s Ring of Fame before MSU’s night game against Notre Dame on Sept. 18.
After a month of practices, MSU football fans finally got to see a glimpse of their favorite team in the Spring Game on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. And if the scrimmage is a preview of next season, it should be an exciting one at the very least.
The MSU football team hope its found a winning combination at the cornerback spot this season with senior Chris L. Rucker, the team’s leader last season in pass breakups, and sophomore Johnny Adams expected to contend for starting roles.
If the MSU football team took one negative out of Saturday’s Spring Game, it would be the lack of a strong running game from either the Green or White squad.
Blair White went undrafted but signed a free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday after hearing interest from a handful of teams in the final round.
The Green team beat the White team, 17-10, Saturday at Spartan Stadium in the MSU football team’s annual Spring Game.
Mark Dell and B.J. Cunningham’s roles appeared to be in question for the season, but their 171 combined receiving yards helped the Green team to a 17-10 victory in the Spring Game and showed they can add to the receiver group.
After 31 days and 14 practices, the MSU football team finally is ready to play its annual Spring Game at 1:30 p.m.
Last season, as junior Keith Nichol played backup to fellow junior Kirk Cousins at quarterback, he stressed that winning games was the most important thing for him. This spring, after making the switch to receiver, his priorities haven’t changed.