FOOTBALL

Rosters announced for Football's spring game

Zach Libby

April 23, 2015

The draft has concluded and the teams are set as the Spartans get ready to kick off the annual spring game at Spartan Stadium this Saturday.  And while draft rooms are a place for strategic planning and on the fly decision making, the football program kept the excitement high at the Izzo Family Media Center as early as the first pick.   Brian Allen, who was named a first-team Freshman All-American by the FWAA last year at guard and center, was taken first overall by the White team.

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Macgarrett Kings Jr. has charges reduced to a civil infraction

Zach Libby

April 14, 2015

More than a month has passed since the February 28 incident involving the arrest of MSU wide receiver Macgarrett Kings Jr.

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Mark Dantonio has been impressed with the spring Montae Nicholson is having

Zach Libby

April 13, 2015

When asked who has stepped up as a vocal leader with spring practice heading into it's fourth week, head coach Mark Dantonio didn't hesitate to credit Montae Nicholson on defense.  It's a role that's to be expected of the safety, despite having being on the MSU campus for less than two years.

BASKETBALL

MSU basketball and football finish season in coaches poll top 10

Omari Sankofa II

April 8, 2015

Last week, men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo said he dreams of witnessing his basketball program and Mark Dantonio's football program win a national championship. Based on the end-of-season coaches polls for each sport, it looks like Izzo's dream could happen sooner rather than later.  The Spartans finished No.

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MSU football: Five things to watch during spring practice

Zach Libby

March 31, 2015

As the MSU football program heads into its second official week of spring practice, plenty of buoyancy and confidence rides behind an upcoming season filled with inflated expectations and uncertainty leave the team asking themselves a few questions before the spring game at Spartan Stadium on April 25.  Coming off of a miraculous Cotton Bowl victory over Baylor last season and winning their first Rose Bowl title in over 20 years back in 2014, the Spartans come into spring with a loaded senior class, led by quarterback Connor Cook, defensive end Shilique Calhoun and center Jack Allen.  A combined 15-1 Big Ten record in the past two seasons, with the one loss coming from the hands of eventual NCAA national champion Ohio State, MSU remains as one of the elites in the conference, but that could change if the recent issues with police, the absence of NFL draft hopefuls and the uprising of certain programs in the conference continue to be a problem once the season gets underway.  With that being said, here are five things to look out for this spring for the Spartans:  Replacing Pat Narduzzi  From 2011-2014, Pat Narduzzi was responsible for MSU becoming the only team to rank in the FBS Top 10 in total defense and rushing defense.

BASKETBALL

Fans, still aglow from Elite Eight win, welcome team back to Breslin Center

Zach Libby

March 30, 2015

Fresh off of MSU's victory in the Elite 8 over Louisville earlier the same day, Davis couldn't wait to celebrate the program's first Final Four appearance since 2010 with the same team who will compete in Indianapolis next Saturday. 

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Men's basketball has their biggest fan as they prepare for the Sweet 16: Mark Dantonio

Zach Libby

March 24, 2015

As a head coach, Mark Dantonio isn't afraid to give praise to players or teams when credit is due.

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MSU players react to Delton Williams arrest

Zach Libby

March 20, 2015

All was mute on the practice field inside the MSU football facility on Wednesday afternoon following the Spartans Pro Day for the NFL hopefuls, in regards to the recent arrest of Delton Williams.  Williams, the sophomore running back, was arrested and charged earlier on Monday night of brandishing a firearm after an alleged road rage incident on Shaw Lane and Red Cedar Road.

NEWS

Unnecessary roughness?

Geoff Preston

January 26, 2015

After a national media frenzy surrounding the way university athletics departments handle concussions, MSU has seen some changes in its own protocol.

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Dantonio to serve as ESPN analyst for College Football Playoff National Championship

Zach Libby

January 12, 2015

Dantonio, whose team is coming off of an explosive victory over Baylor, the co-Big 12 conference champions, on New Year's Eve in Arlington, Texas, will be back at the site of his fourth straight bowl win today in front of the camera.

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Mark Snyder introduced as special teams coordinator

Zach Libby

January 11, 2015

Mark Snyder was officially introduced by Mark Dantonio on Sunday as the newest defensive assistant coaching hire for next season.

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Trash talk before the game made Cotton Bowl victory even sweeter for MSU

Geoff Preston

January 2, 2015

It's a moment that always brings fans to their feet and make the position players happy: when an offensive lineman scores a touchdown. It happened in the Cotton Bowl, as LaQuan McGowan caught a touchdown in the third quarter to give Baylor a 41-21 lead in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

SPORTS

MSU comes back to win the Cotton Bowl, 'never lost belief'

Geoff Preston

January 1, 2015

The clock read 4:03 remaining in the third quarter when 390 pound lineman LaQuan McGowan scored on an 18 yard touchdown reception to give Baylor a 41-21 lead in the 79th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. That was enough for MSU.

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Dantonio: Today's Cotton Bowl game no consolation prize for the Spartans

Geoff Preston

January 1, 2015

When head coach Mark Dantonio and the Spartans started the season, Arlington, Texas was where they wanted to be.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Izzo and Mark Dantonio have developed a close friendship

Geoff Preston

November 21, 2014

It’s not common for programs to have the success in both basketball and football that MSU has had, which makes it even less common for the two coaches of those teams to be as close as Tom Izzo and Mark Dantonio have become over the years.

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Defensive end Shilique Calhoun takes on his hometown team

Geoff Preston

November 20, 2014

With the Big Ten's expansion east No. 10 MSU (8-2 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) is getting the opportunity to play against teams they haven't seen in many years, and a chance for some recruits to play local teams that aren't from the midwest.

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Mark Dantonio is the second-highest paid coach in college football, behind only Alabama's Nick Saban

Robert Bondy

November 19, 2014

The green on head coach Mark Dantonio’s Spartan merchandise isn’t the only green he’s got in his life currently, with the rest sitting in his pockets.

FOOTBALL

A final bow

Robert Bondy  and  Geoff Preston

November 16, 2014

With the final whistle Saturday in College Park, Maryland, it was officially time for MSU’s seniors to focus on one final game at Spartan Stadium.

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Playing at College Park, Maryland will be unique challenge for MSU football, who haven't played at Maryland since 1944

Robert Bondy

November 14, 2014

No. 12 MSU football will enter uncharted territory on Saturday — College Park, Maryland.

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Despite loss against Ohio State, MSU still has goals to accomplish this season

Geoff Preston

November 11, 2014

The mood was different this week when Mark Dantonio stepped up to the podium for his weekly press conference, following No. 12 MSU’s (7-2 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) 49-37 loss to No. 8 Ohio State (8-1 overall, 5-0 Big Ten).