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Rivalry stacks up more even than records
Here’s how the Spartans and the Wolverines match up.
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Rivalry game? MSU vs. U-M football isn't
Hello, my MSU friends. I’m back. You may remember me from having the same assignment last season — a dueling column with a Spartan writer, talking up my school while pointing out your flaws.
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Game's century mark bears little significance to MSU
Saturday’s game at Spartan Stadium is the 100th game between MSU and Michigan. There’s another noteworthy number concerning the game: 66-28-5, the all-time series record in favor of U-M.
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Prognosticators
Check out what the SN progs have to say about the upcoming Big Ten football contests.
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Close calls: Spartans aren't far from being 8-1
Although the Spartans are 5-4 overall and sit near the bottom of the Big Ten standings with a 1-4 conference record, all that could be different with minor adjustments.
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Crushed expectations
It’s become a recurring Saturday nightmare for the Spartans: Keep the game close until the end, prove the team is capable of winning, but in the end, lose.
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Falling apart
Junior wide receiver Devin Thomas saved his team in regulation, streaking down the sideline to catch a 40-yard bomb, but he couldn’t bail out junior quarterback Brian Hoyer in the final play of double overtime. Trailing by seven points on 4th-and-13 on the Iowa 16-yard line, the Spartans needed to move the chains or shoot for the end zone.
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MSU should have advantage against lowly Iowa
Check out the matchup between the Spartans and the Hawkeyes.
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Heisman watch
Over the years the Heisman Trophy has come to symbolize the most dynamic offensive player in college football. Six of the past seven Heisman Trophy winners have gone to quarterbacks, and in this week’s Heisman watch, the nation’s two most electrifying quarterbacks take over the top two spots.
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Jones possesses top potential
When MSU head coach Mark Dantonio and linebackers coach Mike Tressel were still at Cincinnati, they salivated over the prospect of recruiting freshman linebacker Greg Jones, who was a hometown high school football star.
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Prognosticators
State News prognosticators make their picks for the upcoming Big Ten football contests.
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Rucker likely out for season with eye condition
When freshman cornerback Chris L. Rucker recently went to the eye doctor, he found out he needed more than just a new pair of glasses.
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Wiley responds after benching, Saint-Dic breaks Big Ten record
Saturday’s 24-17 loss to No. 1-ranked Ohio State was a rebirth of sorts for junior free safety Otis Wiley.
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MSU loses to Ohio State
Despite a second half surge, MSU failed to dethrone No. 1 ranked Ohio State, losing 24-17.
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McFadden still pacing Heisman favorites
Parity has finally hit the college football scene in all aspects.
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Prognosticators
Here’s what the prognosticators have to say about the upcoming Big Ten football showdowns.
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Ohio State edges MSU in matchups, earns No. 1 spot
Check out how our Spartans match up to the No. 1-ranked (for now, anyway) Ohio State Buckeyes.
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Parity in college football world proves that anyone can be beaten, ranking aside
Southern Cal. Louisiana State. West Virginia. Texas. Michigan. Florida. Wisconsin. Oklahoma. Virginia Tech. Louisville. Ohio State. California. Georgia. UCLA. Tennessee. All these teams have one thing in common — they comprised the first 15 slots of the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll. All but one have a loss.
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Enemies for a day
Long before he donned a red sweater vest while commanding the sidelines in Columbus, Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel met a 27-year-old graduate assistant named Mark Dantonio.