On Jan. 15, the eight MSU recruits who enrolled early for the 2016 spring semester began their classes and attended Mark Dantonio's season recap press conference to be formally introduced. The recruits listed below are not enrolled early, but plan to be impactful freshmen for Dantonio, who possibly reeled in his best recruiting class since his first season at MSU in 2007.
MSU football had six recruits enroll early this spring, bettering their chances of understanding the system before the 2016 season. Let's meet these freshman studs.
MSU head coach Mark Dantonio held a press conference Friday and discussed what the Spartans are looking forward to in 2016. Let's look at some takeaways.
The NFL Draft might be a few months away, but it is never too early to start looking at where players could fit in and make an immediate impact for an NFL team.
After Alabama defeated Clemson in the national championship, 45-40, the Associated Press released its final college football poll of the 2015 season. MSU wound up ranked No. 6 overall, which is a three-spot drop after losing to the Crismon Tide 38-0 in the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Eve.
Now that fifth-year senior and walk-on Tommy Vento has graduated from MSU, he is taking his talents to eastern France. Sources confirmed on Wednesday that Vento has agreed to play for the Bron-Villeurbanne Falcons.
MSU’s 65 wins since 2010 are tied for fourth most among NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams and Dantonio and his staff are recruiting some of the most talented young players MSU has ever seen. So, even with MSU's heartbreaking loss in the Cotton Bowl, the program's future is still bright.
Junior offensive tackle Jack Conklin wrote a thank you letter to "Spartan Nation."
MSU junior offensive tackle Jack Conklin announced Wednesday he will forgo his senior season and declare for the 2016 NFL Draft.
The dream season is over for the Spartans after a 38-0 loss to Alabama in the Cotton Bowl, but a team of 20 redshirt seniors reacted with class.
No. 2 Alabama (13-1) defeated No. 3 MSU (12-2) in the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl 38-0.
MSU fans in Arlington tailgate the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 31, 2015.
Many Alabama fans seem pleased to have drawn MSU as their opponent in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff, I've seen it described as "the perfect matchup" by some. In a way this is also the perfect matchup for the Spartans, not necessarily the easiest matchup— but without a doubt the perfect matchup.
Before No. 3-ranked MSU takes on No. 2-ranked Alabama in the Cotton Bowl for a berth in the national championship game, here are a few facts you might not know.
The MSU Spartan Marching Band and Alabama Million Dollar Band presented a dueling performance at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, Texas.
MSU alumni Ron and Diane Posa have been waiting for the Spartans to make it to this stage for a long time, but when MSU takes on Alabama in the College Football Playoff Semifinal on New Year's Eve the Posas will be cheering for the Tide. This is because their son Chris Posa is a junior offensive lineman for Alabama — the only player from Michigan on the Crimson Tide's roster.
Nick Saban has established himself as college football's most successful head coach of the past decade. But before obtaining his four national championships in nine years, he made a decision to depart MSU prior to his 1999 team's Citrus Bowl matchup against Florida.
The world was a much different place back in 1965, but since then the MSU football team has reestablished themselves as one of the elite programs in the country, trying to repeat history and achieve national success.
The week of CFP preparation has begun for the No. 3-ranked MSU football team as it arrived at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport late on Christmas evening.
According to Forbes' 'College Football's Most Valuable Teams 2015' list, the Spartans have the 19th most valuable football program in the country.