MSU defensive lineman Auston Robertson allegedly raped an acquaintance on April 9 in her apartment while his girlfriend waited outside in the car, according to court documents obtained by The State News.
The Ingham County Prosecutor's Office announced April 21 it has filed charges against Auston Robertson, a member of the MSU football team. He will be charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct charges.
The path to find next season’s starting quarterback for the MSU football team has been paved. MSU head coach Mark Dantonio announced in a teleconference Wednesday rising redshirt-junior Brian Lewerke is “clearly” the starter under center as the team prepares for the upcoming season.
MSU football will kick off their 2019 season on Aug. 31, when the Spartans host the University of Tulsa, FBSSchedules.com reported Wednesday. With the Spartans' addition of the Golden Hurricanes, their 2019 schedule is now tentatively completed. According to FBSchedules.com, the Golden Hurricanes will receive a $1.2 million guarantee for their participation in the game in what will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools. The Spartans are also slated to face Western Michigan and Arizona State at home in 2019. In conference play, MSU will host Indiana, Penn State, Illinois and Maryland and will go on the road to play Northwestern, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan and Rutgers. This marks the second scheduling adjustment within the last week as the Spartans' 2017 matchup against Northwestern was moved back from Oct.
Four MSU graduate football players were named to the 2017 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.
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.