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Prognosticators 09/25/09
MSU vs. Wisconsin Noon, ESPN JN: At what point does this snowball stop rolling and accumulating loss after loss?
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Conference foes meet for first time this weekend
Indiana vs. No. 23 Michigan Records: Indiana (3-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten), Michigan (3-0, 0-0) Where: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor When: Noon on Saturday TV: ESPN What does it mean? Both teams are unbeaten, but Indiana hasn’t defeated the Wolverines since 1987 and U-M has won 30 of the last 31 in the series. Player to watch: U-M quarterback Tate Forcier.
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Defense needs to keep up with offense
MSU’s defense has been a disappointment. And that’s an understatement.
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Blue-chip linebacker gets shot vs. Badgers
Freshman linebacker Chris Norman has been waiting to be unleashed. The kid who has been nicknamed both “The Punisher” and “Road Runner” is one of the best recruits in the Mark Dantonio era.
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Spartans have plenty of running back options
When three guys are neck-and-neck for a starting position, it sometimes means no one is good enough to step up.
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MSU faces unbeaten Badgers, look to rebound from loss
The Spartans head into Madison, Wisc., with a 1-2 record to take on the undefeated Badgers this weekend.
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Dantonio shakes up depth chart
After consecutive losses, the Spartans football depth chart had some significant changes on both sides of the ball.
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Receiver's long-awaited return fruitful for MSU
Mark Dell had an extra jump in his step this week at practice because he knew the week would end differently than the previous two.
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Small, crucial mistakes have doomed MSU
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio believes his team only is a couple of plays away from being a 3-0 football team.
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Cousins shines despite loss
In this “What have you done for me lately?” society, it’s not surprising Kirk Cousins is taking heat for his last minute interception Saturday against Notre Dame.
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Spread thin
For the second straight game, the MSU football team’s defensive backfield was picked apart by a veteran quarterback.
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Proud for QB to represent me, Spartans
Immediately following the MSU football team’s 33-30 loss to Notre Dame, I felt the same as every other Spartans football fan.
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Spartans stumble, lose to Irish
Kirk Cousins walked off the field at Notre Dame Stadium surrounded by a frenzied mob, a blank expression on his face.
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White proves '08 was no fluke, leads team in '09
Senior receiver Blair White has proven his 2008 campaign was no fluke. After breaking out with 30 receptions during the final six games of last season, White has continued to have hot hands in 2009, leading the team by a wide margin in both receptions and yards.
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Home away from home
It’s a place full of college football lore — Touchdown Jesus in the background, the Golden Dome highlighting the university’s illustrious campus.
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Prognosticators 09/18/09
MSU vs. Notre Dame 3:30 p.m., NBC MB: Well, this isn’t exactly the battle of the titans it was looking like last Friday, but it still should be a solid game nonetheless.
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2009 Heisman Watch
After an injury to reigning Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford, one member of the holy trinity of Heisman hopeful quarterbacks might be lost, but the other two are right where everyone expected them to be.
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Spartans play 2010 game in NFL stadium
The MSU football team will play its second game of 2010 in an NFL stadium in the Midwest because of delayed construction of Florida Atlantic’s new stadium.
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Once upon a time, Dantonio cheered for the Irish
MSU head coach Mark Dantonio grew up as a Notre Dame fan. Kind of. Living in Zanesville, Ohio, in the ’60s and ’70s, the choices were limited as to what football teams received national exposure.
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Football team looks forward to continue streak in South Bend against Clausen, Irish
The series between MSU and Notre Dame has been electric in recent years. In 2005, the Spartans survived a big comeback to win in overtime. In 2006, Notre Dame returned the favor at Spartan Stadium, stunning the Green and White and sending their season spiraling downward.