For junior defensive tackle Jerel Worthy and the defense of the No. 17 MSU football team, practice leading up to Saturday’s game versus Florida Atlantic wasn’t necessarily enjoyable. The coaches were constantly in their ears talking about how the defense could have played harder than they showed in the season opener.
After observing the most recent depth chart, the holes on the offensive line — at right tackle, left tackle and center — will be filled by a combination of two converted defenders, a redshirt freshman and a junior college transfer.
The Spartans (1-2) lost last season at Georgetown (2-1), 4-0, two days after an overtime victory against then-No. 6 Maryland on a season-opening East Coast road trip. Friday, MSU looks for revenge.
After a subpar start to the 2011 season, the No. 17 MSU football team has had a week to identify the mistakes and unforced setbacks as it hopes for a better showing during week two.
After four consecutive shutouts and strong performances up and down the lineup, the Spartans (4-1-0), building on the momentum of early season success, open up a weekend home series against Bowling Green and UC Santa Barbara. Following Sunday’s 5-0 breakout win against Akron, the Spartans will look to continue their pace against two strong nonconference opponents.
MSU joins a field of Auburn, Coastal Carolina, Florida State, Kentucky, North Texas, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Tulane and UT-San Antonio at the “Mo” Morial Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M.
After beginning the season 0-4, the MSU field hockey team is looking forward to another shot at improving their record this weekend.
Tickets for the Izzone go on sale for students at 12:01 a.m. this Sunday. To purchase tickets, students must visit the Spartan ticket office on msuspartans.com.
Senior guard Joel Foreman said Tuesday contrary to popular belief, the greatest amount of learning for the No. 17 MSU football team won’t come from training camp but will come between game one and game two.
East Lansing and national retailers now have an easier route to offer money-saving deals to MSU students, fans and alumni. A new mobile application called dibbitt was released last Friday in time for the football season.
Coming to MSU together in 2007, Kirk Cousins and B.J. Cunningham lead the team on and off the field. At his weekly press conference Tuesday, head coach Mark Dantonio said each of them have had such successful careers partially because of the other’s abilities.
In 1975, the last time the MSU volleyball team (6-0) opened a season winning six games without losing a set, “Jaws” was the top-grossing movie, Stevie Wonder won a Grammy for Album of the Year and Jenison Field House was still two years away from the Magic Johnson era.
The MSU football team is holding an informational meeting for walk-on tryouts at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Duffy Daugherty Football Building.
Despite breaking several of the biggest records in MSU women’s soccer history, seniors Laura Heyboer and Jill Flietstra remain humble as pie.
The MSU men’s basketball team will be featured in national broadcasts in as many of 10 of their 18 Big Ten games during the 2011-12 season. The Big Ten announced Tuesday the conference games will appear on either CBS, ESPN or ESPN2.
Although being dressed and ready was enough for Arthur Ray Jr., senior offensive guard Joel Foreman thought more could be done for his inspiring teammate’s first game at MSU.
Six games into the season, the Spartans have yet to drop a set, marking the first time since the 1975 season an MSU volleyball team started the season with 18 consecutive set wins.
The MSU men’s golf team stumbled out of the gates this season, finishing second in the 2011 Fossum Invitational at Forest Akers West Golf Course this weekend.
The MSU field hockey team (0-4) continued its slow start this weekend, losing 3-1 to Boston and 5-0 to Northeastern on the road.
With her fourth consecutive shutout of the season and the 23rd in her career, in Sunday’s 5-0 win against Akron senior goalkeeper Jill Flietstra became MSU’s all-time shutout leader. The shutout allows Flietstra to etch her name into MSU’s record books while passing her current assistant coach Stacy Heller (2000-03).