In a way, there were a number of familiar sights on April 1 at Spartan Stadium. There was the MSU football team, donning the green and white fans are accustomed to.
Amid the sexual assault allegations against three MSU football players and one staff member, the MSU football team held its annual Green-White Spring Game.
It was a familiar sight as fans trickled into Spartan Stadium for MSU football's annual spring scrimmage. In a modified version, the Green team played offense while the White team represented the defense.
It has been 55 days since MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio’s last press conference on National Signing Day Feb. 1.
When former Spartan Montae Nicholson stepped onto the podium to talk with the media on Wednesday after MSU’s Pro Day, there was something different about him.
MSU football conducted its annual Pro Day on Wednesday as former Spartans aimed to impress coaches and scouts with the ambition to earn a roster spot with an NFL team. What exactly happened at the event is unknown.
Over the past few years, the MSU football team has seemingly developed a “chip on our shoulder” mantra.
As MSU football held its Pro Day on Wednesday, limited media availability led to minuscule information being surfaced from the event as the drills portion was closed to the media, leaving fans and reporters gathering little knowledge and having to refer to tweets and interviews with selected players.
Former MSU linebacker Cassius Peat is coming back to MSU.
In an issued statement, MSU junior linebacker Jon Reschke said he will be leaving the MSU football team. After an off-field incident, Reschke said he lost control of his emotions and made an insensitive and totally regrettable comment involving a former teammate.
MSU alumnus Morten Andersen received a knock on the door that would lead to a moment the former MSU football kicker would never forget. At the door was David Baker, the President of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
On the heels of a 3-9 season, just three former MSU football players were invited to the NFL Combine. The trio consists of linebacker Riley Bullough, defensive back Montae Nicholson and defensive lineman Malik McDowell, according to the site's participant list.
Curtis Blackwell, the director of college advancement and performance, was suspended with pay, according to Matt Charboneau of The Detroit News.
Three MSU student-athletes and one staff member part of the MSU football program have been suspended pending a sexual assault investigation, according to a statement from the university.
MSU defensive end Demetrius Cooper was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery after allegedly spitting in the face of an East Lansing PACE officer in late October, according to court documents and police reports obtained by The Detroit News.
After a five-year wait, former MSU kicker Morten Andersen will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Andersen is the second kicker to ever earn a spot in Canton and will join LaDanian Tomlinson, Terrell Davis, Kurt Warner, Kenny Easley and current Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones as the Class of 2017. Originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, Andersen came to MSU from Ben Davis high school in Indianapolis and played with the Spartans in 44 games from 1978-81 and named a First-team All-American in 1981.
According to Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press, offensive lineman Thiyo Lukusa has quit the MSU football team.
During head coach Mark Dantonio’s National Signing Day press conference Wednesday, he talked of the importance of remaining true to who he is as a person during the recruiting process, and not altering his personality to impress potential recruits.
The State News has compiled a list of MSU's Class of 2017 football commits, including where the prospects are from and their national composite ranking. The rankings are based off of 247Sports' composite ranking. The list will be updated when other recruits announce their commitment to the Spartans.
National Signing Day constantly brings out nationwide excitement and dialogue on where high school prospects will further their athletic career.