Speed. Size. Knowledgeable. Physical. Those are the words sophomore wide receiver Tony Lippett used to describe himself and the rest of the wideouts who enter this season with little to no experience.
Forty-six stretch. That was the play that permanently etched senior running back Larry Caper’s name into MSU football lore.
Junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell wants you to know he’s his own man. He isn’t going to try to be someone he’s not, replace any one player or step into another man’s shoes. Still, when his teammates look at him, they can’t help but be reminded of someone else.
As William Gholston sat at media day on Monday, swarmed by reporters and asked about the expectations for a defense that finished sixth in the country in total defense a year ago, the junior defensive end couldn’t help but smile.
Former MSU football player Devin Thomas announced his retirement from the NFL on Sunday, in a somewhat surprising move, considering Thomas’ age and recent contract with the Chicago Bears.
With every crunch of the pads and swig from the water bottles, it was clear football was back in session at the MSU football team’s opening practice of the season Saturday.
Under sunny skies and the ongoing construction of a new scoreboard across the street at Spartan Stadium, the MSU football team opened with its first practice of the 2012 season Saturday afternoon.
As the MSU football team begins training camp this weekend, it will do so knowing it’s one of the 15 best teams in the country, according to the preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll released Thursday.
A series of four GameDay Parking apps hits Apple’s iTunes App Store Wednesday to assist sports fans in finding the closest and cheapest available parking on football game days.
Junior snapper Steve Moore’s football career has ended due to an injury. According to a release from the athletics department, Moore fractured his C4 vertebra Saturday after jumping from the back of a boat and hitting a sandbar.
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.
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.
Senior guard John Deyo announced Tuesday night on his personal Twitter account that he plans to transfer to Western Michigan University for his fifth season of eligibility.
Several Spartan football players have been named to preseason watch lists for various honors and awards for the 2012 season.
The third time was the charm for Seth Mitchell. Or rather, the third sport was the charm.
MSU announced the newest members of its Ring of Fame on Monday with the addition of former head football coaches Clarence “Biggie” Munn and Hugh Duffy Daugherty.
There’s only one day left to vote for the 2012 football student section T-shirt before the polling period closes on Friday.
Workers stand on an aerial lift on May 31 at the north end of Spartan Stadium as the new scoreboards are being installed.
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.
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.