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Injuries plague Spartan football team but can't slow success

Matthew Argillander

October 21, 2015

Injuries have taken their toll on the No. 7-ranked MSU football team (7-0 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) this season. The Spartans have battled through injury after injury and yet still they are undefeated, this is a team that battles through adversity. Before the season even began senior linebacker Ed Davis was out with a season-ending knee injury.  MSU has lost four players in total for the season: Davis, sophomore cornerback Vayan

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Watts-Jackson on injury: "If I had to do it all over again, I definitely would"

Ryan Kryska

October 21, 2015

“I had no idea what was going on, because the guy I was blocking was like 6'6" and I couldn't even see through him,” Watts-Jackson said.

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Dantonio gives name to final play against Michigan

Ryan Kryska

October 21, 2015

When MSU head coach Mark Dantonio was asked after the U-M game on Saturday if he had a name for the final play, he said he would have to think about that one. But at Dantonio’s press conference on Tuesday, he said the name had been set.

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Emotions run high following last-second rivalry victory for MSU

Matthew Argillander  and  Ryan Kryska

October 18, 2015

There are football games, there are great football games, and then there is what happened Saturday night. “The game is over and then that happened,” fifth-year senior quarterback Connor Cook said. The stomachs of Spartan fans went through a wave of emotions, together, but what will unite them forevermore is the feeling which ensued.

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MSU hero Jalen Watts-Jackson reportedly out for season with hip injury

Ryan Squanda

October 18, 2015

Info here

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Cook on wild victory: "Honestly, it just felt like a dream"

Matthew Argillander

October 17, 2015

With 10 seconds left on the clock, I packed up my laptop charger and put away all of my belongings except for my laptop. What happened next is still hard to believe.

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FINAL: MSU defeats U-M in miraculous last second victory

Ryan Kryska

October 17, 2015

The No. 7 MSU football team defeated the No. 12 Michigan Wolverines, 27-23, Saturday off a miraculous special teams mishap where U-M fumbled the a punt snap and sophomore defensive back Jalen Watts-Jackson returned the fumble for a TD as time expired.

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Check out these tailgate photos from the MSU vs. U-M game

Photo Staff

October 17, 2015

Check out these tailgate photos from No. 7 MSU vs. No. 12 U-M game.

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LIVE BLOG: No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 12 Michigan

Matthew Argillander  and  Ryan Kryska

October 17, 2015

Welcome to the live coverage feed for No. 7-ranked MSU vs. No. 12-ranked Michigan.

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MSU football looks to keep Paul Bunyan Trophy in possession

Nathaniel Bott

October 16, 2015

It was 1953, and MSU, which went by the name of Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, was formally welcomed to participate in Big Ten athletics.

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MSU vs. U-M football predictions

Matthew Argillander and Ryan Kryska

October 16, 2015

Watch our football reporters give their predictions for this weekend's rivalry game.

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The five greatest games in the MSU vs. U-M rivalry

Nathaniel Bott

October 16, 2015

Ann Arbor is expected to be the center stage of this weekend in college football, especially since ESPN’s College GameDay will be setting up shop just outside Michigan Stadium.

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Stakes higher than ever in this year's matchup at University of Michigan

Ryan Kryska

October 14, 2015

The 108th meeting between MSU (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten East) and the University of Michigan (5-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten East) will take place between the lines of “The Big House” on Saturday.

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Dueling Column: Living in the past: that's the Michigan Difference

Matthew Argillander

October 14, 2015

It's that time of year again, it's the battle for Paul Bunyan. No. 7-ranked MSU (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) vs.

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ESPN Gameday will be live in Ann Arbor for MSU's matchup this weekend

Matthew Argillander

October 12, 2015

When No. 4-ranked MSU (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) travels to Ann Arbor to take on No. 18-ranked Michigan (5-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) it will be the second time this season the Spartans play on ESPN's Gameday. The Spartans second game of the season against Oregon saw Gameday come to East Lansing.  This will be the third time MSU and U-M square off on Gameday.

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Column: Airplanes, injuries and other malfunctions for MSU football

Ryan Kryska

October 11, 2015

The Spartans flight home from Piscataway, N.J. was delayed Saturday night after their charter malfunctioned. But you know what, sometimes the plane just isn’t ready to fly – then again, sometimes it has no choice.

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Five takeaways from MSU's narrow 31-24 victory against Rutgers

Matthew Argillander

October 11, 2015

No. 4-ranked MSU (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) defeated Rutgers (2-3 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) 31-24 in New Jersey Saturday night to stay undefeated.

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FINAL: No. 4 MSU defeats Rutgers, 31-24

Matthew Argillander  and  Ryan Kryska

October 10, 2015

Welcome to the live blog for No. 4-ranked MSU (5-0 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) vs Rutgers (2-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten).

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Shilique Calhoun on returning to New Jersey for Rutgers game

Matthew Argillander

October 9, 2015

When you're from New Jersey Rutgers football is huge, according to MSU senior defensive end Shilique Calhoun Rutgers is like Alabama to the guys growing up in New Jersey.

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Football predictions for MSU vs. Rutgers

Matthew Argillander

October 9, 2015

Watch our football reporters give their preview and predictions for No. 4-ranked MSU (5-0 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) vs. Rutgers (2-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten.)