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FOOTBALL

Dantonio: Suspended players out for bowl game

Head football coach Mark Dantonio broke his public silence to reporters at an impromptu news conference Saturday at the Skandalaris Football Center and addressed the disciplinary action against the players suspended for their involvement in the Nov. 22 assault at Rather Hall.

FOOTBALL

Defensive end brings drive, smarts to MSU

Even on Thanksgiving, Taylor Calero was lifting weights and training to make up for lost time. Calero, a linebacker for Southfield Christian High School, missed most of his senior season after a sports hernia that occurred in March was misdiagnosed.

FOOTBALL

8 more players suspended

Eight additional MSU football players were suspended from the team Monday after university officials identified them as being present at the Nov. 22 assault in Rather Hall.

FOOTBALL

A team for the ages

Ten years later, the players that comprised the 1999 MSU football team still cause Spartans’ fans to shake their heads in awe. Plaxico Burress. Julian Peterson. T.J. Duckett. Renaldo Hill. Robaire Smith. Chris Baker. Amp Campbell. Ten years later, what that team accomplished has yet to be matched by other MSU teams.