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FOOTBALL

Column: Penn State ruling tough, but necessary

A little after 9 a.m. Monday, the entire landscape of college football was hit with a seismic shift so powerful it can’t be quantified — yet — when the NCAA announced its penalties to the Penn State football program resulting from the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

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Media poll names U-M preseason Big Ten favorite

A pool of 24 media members that cover the conference — including the Lansing State Journal’s Joe Rexrode and the Detroit News’ Matt Charboneau, among others — were polled and have chosen Michigan as the favorite to capture the Big Ten crown this fall.

FOOTBALL

NFL star returns to MSU to finish degree

After a standout football career at MSU and 10 seasons in the National Football League, former Spartan cornerback Renaldo Hill’s toughest challenge wasn’t banging bodies with bruising runners or chasing speedy wide receivers — it was picking up a pencil.

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New football ticket system provides temporary difficulties

Early Wednesday morning, many football enthusiasts looking to purchase tickets for the upcoming season experienced difficulties and had to postpone their shopping. A new system, which is designed to provide fans with a convenient online seat-selection process, experienced technical issues and shut down for about 2-3 hours at about midnight on Wednesday when too many people tried to use it, Athletics Director Mark Hollis said.