MSU football fans got their first look at sophomore quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Keith Nichol on Saturday during the Spartans annual Green and White game Saturday at Spartan Stadium. And the two quarterbacks didn’t disappoint the fans who stuck it out through monsoon-like rains and gusty breezes.
Once upon a time, junior A.J. Jimmerson was the heir apparent to Javon Ringer’s throne as the MSU football team’s star running back. Some, including then-head coach John L. Smith, even predicted Jimmerson would become a better player than Ringer, who finished his career second in school history with 4,329 rushing yards.
The State News caught up with former MSU running back Javon Ringer during Tuesday’s football practice to talk about this weekend’s NFL draft. Most draft experts project Ringer, who rushed for 1,637 yards and 22 touchdowns last season, as a middle-round pick.
We’ve finally reached the end of my 2009 mock draft. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Remember to compare my mock draft to the actual draft, which begins at 4 p.m. Saturday.
While offense took priority during the latter third of the first round, the middle is dominated by defensive prospects. Only four of the 12 players selected during this segment of my mock draft play offense. Find out if the Detroit Lions are one of those teams and stay tuned tomorrow for my top 10 picks.
With the NFL Draft looming, members of the MSU football team will have a chance to enter their names in a draft before ever considering going pro. Designated captains will embark on the first step of the annual spring Green and White Game today when they select players for each team by draft process.
Sick and tired of all the pointless dribble spewed by those self-proclaimed NFL Draft experts? Well, flip over to 2A for the Sudoku page.
The State News talked with junior Charlie Gantt, the Spartans’ starting tight end. He has scored four touchdowns so far in his MSU career, with 19 passes for 302 reception yards.
Junior linebacker Greg Jones is willing to play anywhere to help benefit the MSU football team. Jones originally was recruited to MSU as an outside linebacker but played several positions last season including the MIKE, or middle linebacker position, where he had great success and is starting to get more comfortable.
For the better half of the decade, the secondary has been one of the MSU football team’s primary concerns. The Spartans have finished in the lower half of the Big Ten in pass defense in five of the past six seasons. Perhaps not coincidentally, the Spartans also finished in the lower half of the Big Ten most of those seasons.
The jump from high school to college football requires more strength and a better knowledge of the game. To help better prepare for this jump, freshmen Donald Spencer and Patrick White decided to get a head start on the process by enrolling at MSU early so they could participate with the team in spring practices.
Suspended MSU running back Glenn Winston must serve 180 days in jail for his role in an off-campus brawl last October, a judge ruled Tuesday in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio addressed the media Tuesday afternoon before the team’s fourth of 15 spring practices. Here’s what Dantonio had to say about the Spartans practicing in pads, the position battles and the men’s basketball team’s journey to the Final Four.
Don’t expect an answer anytime soon to the biggest unanswered question for the MSU football team this season. Sophomores Kirk Cousins and Keith Nichol are duking it out for the vacant starting quarterback job following the graduation of Brian Hoyer in May.
MSU football player and track runner Mitchell White was sentenced to 30 days in jail Monday, the result of a fight involving several MSU athletes last year.
More than 40 middle-aged men gathered near a podium Sunday afternoon, all sharing one common bond. The men, typically known outside this setting for their achievements in helmets and shoulder pads, were dressed in suits and ties.
Former MSU football great Brad Van Pelt died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack in Harrison, according to the MSU athletics department. He was 57 years old.
The MSU Athletics Department announced Sunday that season ticket prices for MSU home football games will increase for the 2009 season.
Mitchell White, 18, faces up to 93 days in jail for his part in an Oct. 19 assault involving MSU hockey defenseman A.J. Sturges. White was a walk-on wide receiver for MSU at the time of the assault.
The secret behind the MSU football program’s recruitment of a top-tier recruiting class is simple: Don’t rely solely on recruiting services such as Rivals.com, Scout.com and Scouts Inc. Instead, go out and do the dirty work yourself.