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Reports: 2015 football recruit body slams security guard, charged with assault and battery

Robert Bondy
January 23, 2014

Jayru Campbell, a 2015 quarterback recruit and verbal commit to MSU, is in police custody and has been charged with assault and battery after body slamming a Cass Tech High School security guard on Wednesday, according to media reports. A video of Campbell slamming the security guard leaked across the internet and other social media after the altercation occurred on Wednesday. Cass Tech football head coach Thomas Wilcher told Detroit television station WXYZ that Campbell

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Linebacker Kyler Elsworth seals MSU's Rose Bowl victory over Stanford

Stephen Brooks
January 1, 2014

PASADENA, Calif. – Before the game, it was about the middle linebacker. After the game, it was about the middle linebacker. When senior linebacker Max Bullough’s college career was proclaimed dead via an email in the wee hours of Dec. 26, it jolted the MSU community which was readying itself for the biggest game in more than two decades.

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MSU ends Rose Bowl drought with victory over Stanford

Stephen Brooks
January 1, 2014

PASADENA, Calif. – MSU ended its longest Rose Bowl drought since its maiden voyage to Pasadena, Calif., in 1954 with a 24-20 victory against Stanford in the 100th anniversary of the legendary game. The Spartans lost the first quarter, but dominated the final three in front of an amped up crowd, most of which was draped in green.

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MSU's Rose Bowl pep rally brings together 27,000 Spartans

Matt Sheehan
December 31, 2013

LOS ANGELES — Standing on a stage in the heart of LA Live Plaza in Los Angeles, athletic director Mark Hollis laid down the understatement of the year. “How about this little party?” he asked the crowd in front of him. Except the celebration was anything but “little.” The crowd in front of Hollis was a 27,000-person sea of green and white, all gathered to support the first MSU football team to reach the Rose Bowl in a quarter century. The crowd was nearly three times the size of what officials expected, according to vice president of the Michigan State University Alumni group of Los Angeles Libby DuBay, who graduated from MSU in 1985.

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East Lansing bars, restaurants to host Rose Bowl festivities

April Jones
December 31, 2013

For the MSU students and football fans unable to travel cross country to Pasadena, those spending New Year’s Day in East Lansing can still enjoy Rose Bowl events and numerous food and drink specials. Bars such as Dublin Square Irish Pub, and Harpers will be featuring half-off drinks all throughout the day to keep the Spartans in spirit. Harpers Bartender Ben Davis said in addition to the drinks, starting at 1 p.m and continuing thoughout the night there will be a $7.95 all-you-can-eat tailgate buffet featuring wings, pizza, cookies, burgers, fruit, salad and more. Contributing to the festivities, Davis said the Sparrow Tailgate Show with sports broadcasters Mad Dog,Tim Staudt and Jack Ebling will be held before the game begins. Crunchy’s East Lansing will host a $2 tailgate beginning at 1 p.m., featuring $2 Screwdrivers, Bloody Mary’s and Labatt and Miller Lite drafts.

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Report: MSU fans snapped up Rose Bowl tix through Stanford athletics

Beau Hayhoe
December 11, 2013

The Stanford Daily is reporting that some MSU fans might be to blame for rapid sales of the university’s allotment of Rose Bowl Tickets. The paper reports that some MSU fans said they took advantage of an offer from the Stanford athletics department granting advance access to up to four guaranteed Rose Bowl tickets if a deposit was made for 2014 Stanford football season tickets.