During MSU’s annual spring football game last April, one of the coaches told senior cornerback Kendell Davis-Clark to go into the game as free safety.
With 16 players in contention for playing time along MSU’s defensive line, there probably isn’t enough room on the depth chart to list every Spartans lineman who will see the field this season.
A look at some of the matchups MSU faces in their upcoming game against California.
It’s that time of year again! Why bother watching the games as the State News sports team and guests tell you the results of games before they happen.
Like every team across the country, the MSU football team faces questions heading into the 2008 season. How will they replace wide receiver Devin Thomas, who was the second receiver taken in the 2008 NFL Draft?
What started more than six years ago as an idea to help bring MSU back among the ranks of the college football elite is now complete, as the Skandalaris Football Center was unveiled to the public at the building’s opening ceremony Thursday.
Contact was the order of business Friday for the MSU football team’s first day of practice in full pads this summer. After four days of fall camp in shorts or half-pads, the team dressed for collisions Friday and ran about 35 to 40 live plays, head coach Mark Dantonio said.
One day after opening up fall camp, about 30 MSU football players and coaches met with members of the media Tuesday.
Redshirt freshman Kirk Cousins is trying to make the most of his ascension up MSU’s quarterback depth chart. Cousins, who’s the only reserve quarterback remaining from last season, will enter the season as senior Brian Hoyer’s backup.
Last season, MSU linebacker Greg Jones turned a lot of heads — and nearly decapitated some — by leading the Spartans in tackles as a true freshman. As a sophomore, Jones will be expected to make even more plays as the anchor of MSU’s defense.
High school senior Dan France accepted an offer Sunday to play for MSU, making him the 15th player to orally commit to the team’s 2009 recruiting class, according to Rivals.com.
Beaming rays of sunshine poured into the MSU football team’s outdoor practice facility, media members and cameramen swarmed each nook and cranny of the field, and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” blared loudly across the field.
Former MSU football defensive end Jonal Saint-Dic signed a two-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday, according to the team’s Web site.
Almost every year, the MSU football team opens the season with a laugher against a weak team in a non-BCS conference. Last season, MSU embarrassed UAB, 55-18. In 2006, the Spartans defeated Idaho, 27-17. In 2005, the Spartans trounced Kent State, 49-14.
Offensive tackle David Barrent has verbally committed to MSU, becoming the 14th member of the Spartans’ 2009 recruiting class, according to Rivals.com.
Playing your worst game of the season during your team’s first bowl game in four years is bad timing. But being forced to wait an entire offseason to redeem yourself is simply unfair.
As the focal point of MSU’s offense, senior running back Javon Ringer will be counted on at times to carry the team on his shoulders. So understandably, coaches have been cautious with Ringer after he was forced to have shoulder surgery this offseason.
Chicago — Last year around this time, first-year MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio told reporters during Big Ten Media Day that his goal was to lead MSU to its first bowl game in four years. To many, that goal seemed unattainable.
Chicago — Reporters tabbed Ohio State as the preseason favorite to win the Big Ten, the conference announced Thursday during Big Ten Media Day.
With 20 starting players returning to a team that played in the BCS National Championship game last year, it is no surprise that the Buckeyes are the preseason favorites to win the Big Ten