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Former MSU quarterback faces uncertain future
They say that Allen Park is where promising football players go to die. For proof, see Mike Williams, Joey Harrington and Charles Rogers.
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Foles excited to play closer to home, but leaving MSU is 'going to be really hard'
Former MSU quarterback Nick Foles looks at MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio as a second father. That’s why his decision to leave the school was so difficult.
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Quarterbacks shuffle for MSU football
The quarterback shuffle has officially reached full-throttle in East Lansing. A day after Keith Nichol announced his intentions to sign with MSU, sophomore Nick Foles has decided to leave the school and seek playing opportunities closer to his home in Austin, Texas.
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Dantonio eager for Nichol's arrival
Coach Mark Dantonio is excited. The return of quarterback Keith Nichol has finally given the MSU head football coach what he wanted — three quarterbacks competing for a starting spot when starter Brian Hoyer graduates.
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QB Nichol returns home, transfers to MSU
Keith Nichol pledged to play football for MSU in 2006 when he was a senior at Lowell High School. The 19-year-old quarterback took an unconventional route, but he’s finally found his way to East Lansing.
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QB Dixon opts to transfer
Quarterback Connor Dixon has decided to leave MSU and continue his football career at another university. MSU released the sophomore from his scholarship, making him eligible to play at another school. “I thought it was the right move to make,” Dixon said.
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Quarterback Connor Dixon to transfer
MSU quarterback Connor Dixon has been released from his football scholarship and will transfer to another school, the quarterback told The State News on Friday.
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Thomas, Davis, Baldwin selected in NFL Draft
Three former MSU football players were selected during this weekend’s NFL Draft, while a bevy of others will attempt to enter the league via free agency.
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Green slides by white
In an instant, it all changed — a positive swing for half of the MSU football team but a negative one for the other 40 Spartans. The Green team caught a late surge from senior kicker Matt Haughey’s two field goals Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium en route to a 23-21 victory over White in the intrasquad spring game that hosted about 27,000 fans.
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See you in August
It wasn’t one wide receiver who stepped up in Saturday’s spring game — it was four. And that depth is important for a football team that lost eight touchdowns and 1,260 receiving yards when Devin Thomas declared for the NFL draft after last season. With Thomas watching from the sideline, the young receiving corps of sophomore Mark Dell, redshirt freshmen B.J. Cunningham and Chris D. Rucker and junior Blair White stole the show at MSU’s annual spring game.
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Fans pay for opportunity to watch game from press box to benefit Webster Scholarship Fund
MSU football fans turned out in droves for the intrasquad game Saturday, but some fans had the chance to watch from a place few would normally expect.
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Late field goals lead to Green win in intrasquad game
It appeared that MSU football sophomore wide receiver Chris D. Rucker was going to steal the show with his two touchdowns — possibly leading the White squad to a intrasquad spring game victory and steak dinner, the reward for being victorious.
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Redshirt freshman predicts 28-14 victory for veteran-laden White squad
It wasn’t trash-talking — senior defensive tackle Justin Kershaw wanted to make that clear — but there’s an air of confidence surrounding the White team as the MSU football team heads into its annual spring game.
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Football team to battle in intrasquad game
If one team heavily beats up on the other during Saturday’s intrasquad spring game, MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio won’t be pleased.
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Dantonio shuffles roster to fill positions as spring ends
A 2 percent increase each and every spring camp practice — that’s the goal. And for certain members of MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio’s squad, there’s more than just getting stronger and developing good habits — it’s about transitioning into a brand-new position in order to help the team.
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Teams announced for Green-White game
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio conducted a draft today in preparation for Saturday’s Green-White intrasquad game, which will be played at 1:30 p.m. at Spartan Stadium. Two teams, one green and one white, will battle it out in an exhibition-style game for a steak dinner, as opposed to the hated hotdogs and beans meal.
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Special draft held for Green-White intrasquad matchup
It’s not the NFL, but that didn’t stop MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio from conducting a little draft of his own. Dantonio acted as commissioner Monday afternoon as the team’s seniors split up and drafted the rest of the Spartans’ roster to either the Green or White team in preparation for Saturday’s spring game at 1:30 p.m. at Spartan Stadium.
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Defense still showing up offense in scrimmages
There hadn’t been an offensive explosion all Saturday morning. The MSU defense crushed every running back and swatted swarms of passes thrown into the secondary during a team scrimmage.
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Transfer Anderson fitting in on, off field heading into first season
When MSU football coach Mark Dantonio left Cincinnati, one vital asset followed. But junior defensive end Trevor Anderson didn’t think trashing his Bearcats uniform and fully diving into the MSU community would be as easy as pie.
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Position battles fuel competitive practices
Spring camp has been so intense that sophomore wide receiver Mark Dell had absolutely no clue the skin under his eye was busted up and bleeding — needing medical treatment.