FOOTBALL
Secondary reshuffles; Dortch fair
It was painful enough for sophomore tailback/cornerback Tyrell Dortch to have his leg reset on the field Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.
FOOTBALL
Spartans rally around injury to gain 42-28 win over Badgers
Madison, Wis. - If MSU has learned anything this season, it’s how to rally behind an injured player.
FOOTBALL
Dortchs broken leg shuts him down for season
Madison, Wis. - The MSU football team rallied behind another fallen Spartan soldier Saturday as it beat Wisconsin 42-28 at Camp Randall Stadium. A season-ending injury stung sophomore cornerback Tyrell Dortch when he broke his leg in the second quarter. After doctors reset his leg in the field, Dortch was taken to the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, where he underwent surgery.
FOOTBALL
Spartans bury Badgers 42-28
Madison, Wisc. - A starter’s leg broke, but MSU’s spirit held firm, as the Spartans rolled to an erratic 42-28 victory at Wisconsin on Saturday. Sophomore cornerback Tyrell Dortch suffered the injury to his right leg while covering Badger wide receiver Lee Evans, who caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jim Sorgi to give Wisconsin a 14-7 with about seven minutes remaining in the first half.
FOOTBALL
Spartans seek to end road game struggles
After playing organized football for years, MSU’s Josh Shaw thought he had seen it all. Then he traveled to Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium, where the Spartans haven’t won since 1991.
FOOTBALL
Haygood more than return man
Herb Haygood has not just made a name for himself as an explosive kick returner this season, but also as a prolific wide receiver.
FOOTBALL
Big games stump pundits
Some things never change. O.J. Simpson is back in court and MSU is a mediocre 3-2 with six games left in the season.
FOOTBALL
Van Dyke deals with another injury
The play that may turn out to be his last was a reflection of the resolve Ryan Van Dyke has exhibited throughout his injury-infested career.
FOOTBALL
Multiple injuries plague Spartan quarterbacks
MSU’s Duffy Daugherty Football Building is operating more like an infirmary these days. With at least 10 players injured - six of them out for at least three weeks or more - the prognosis is shaky for a strong second half of the season. The Spartans’ latest spell of doom came Saturday in a 28-19 loss at Minnesota. And nobody was hit harder than MSU’s quarterbacks.
FOOTBALL
Injuries cant ruin Van Dyke
Minneapolis - Things have been rough for me lately. I took the toughest midterm of my life Friday morning,Then about an hour later, I began an 11-hour Midwest highway trek with my fellow State Newsers to cover the MSU-Minnesota game.Then shortly after the Spartans disappointing 28-19 loss Saturday, I found out my girlfriend didn’t receive the flowers I bought her - so much for a little bit of sweetness on Sweetest Day.
FOOTBALL
Gophers running game surprises, beats team
Minneapolis - Minnesota’s 6-foot-3 wide receiver Ron Johnson was on the cover of the game program in MSU’s 28-19 loss to Minnesota in the Metrodome. Maybe his smaller teammates Marion Barber III and Tellis Redmon should have been. Granted, Johnson had four catches for 73 yards and a touchdown, was a preseason All-American and is the school’s all-time leader in receptions with 176. But in Saturday’s win over MSU, Johnson took the backseat to 5-foot-11 Barber and 6-foot Redmon, who both had late fourth quarter touchdown runs to regain the lead and seal a much-needed conference victory. Barber had 158 yards on 15 carries and Redmon had 134 yards on 22 carries. Substituting both running backs made a difference, especially late in the game, Redmon said. “The mixing up of Marion and I was good because it was the small things that made the difference,” Redmon said.
FOOTBALL
Offense given double blow during 28-18 loss
Minneapolis - Yards don’t always equal points.The MSU football team proved that Saturday as it posted 472 yards in a 28-19 loss to Minnesota at the Hubert H.
FOOTBALL
Spartans lose 28-19 to Gophers, go down 1-2 in Big Ten
Minneapolis - The MSU football team went down to the wire in its fourth straight game Saturday, but unlike last weekend, this game ended with 28-19 loss at Minnesota in front of 47,385 fans at the Hubert H.
FOOTBALL
Dortch getting comfortable at cornerback
When sophomore tailback Tyrell Dortch played cornerback last week against Iowa, it wasn’t just an isolated experiment. After recording five tackles in 39 plays at cornerback, head coach Bobby Williams said Dortch will start there at Minnesota on Saturday. “I thought Tyrell Dortch did some very good things at that corner position,” Williams said.
FOOTBALL
Gopher gridders dig in, prepare to face Spartans
Minnesota is in the basement of the Big Ten, but MSU will still have its hands full at 12:10 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Pundits show know-how, pick winners by teams mascots
Last week Racy Lacy had the first perfect week going 5-0, putting him at 19-12. But he’s still behind Vanilla Rice, who is 21-10.
FOOTBALL
Shaws interceptions raising eyebrows
With all the position shuffling this season, a handful of MSU’s players have used their athleticism to compensate for the team’s personnel losses on the field.
FOOTBALL
Rayner wins starting spot
MSU freshman kicker David Rayner didn’t have extensive kicking coaching in high school. He knew his chances to play this year would be slim.
FOOTBALL
Spartan Stadium will be torn apart in spring, growing by mid-June
Deadlines need to be met for the Spartans to enjoy their first full season on natural turf in 32 years.Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Greg Ianni - one of the masterminds behind the $2 million Spartan Stadium transformation - said the project should begin next spring if weather permits.
FOOTBALL
Football recruit shows interest in U, likes coaching staff, players
Kyle Brown, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound wide receiver from West Bloomfield High School is so highly sought that football powerhouses around the nation didn’t renege scholarship offers after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament early this season.