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Early MSU football schedule released
The MSU football team’s first four games will be televised, according to MSU Sports Information.
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Former MSU running back gears up for Seattle
The State News caught up with Seattle Seahawks running back T.J. Duckett this week. The MSU alumnus and seventh year pro has played for three other NFL teams — the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, and last year, the Detroit Lions. At MSU, Duckett was a second team All-American and a two-time All-Big Ten selection.
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Lansing lineman commits to Spartans
The MSU football team picked up its ninth recruit for the class of 2009 on Monday, when offensive lineman Micajah Reynolds verbally committed to MSU, according to the Web site rivals.com.
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MSU football team picks up Detroit athlete
Detroit Renaissance safety/wide receiver Dana Dixon has verbally committed to MSU, giving the football team its eighth recruit of the 2009 season, Spartanmag.com reported Friday.
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Dixon transfers to Duquesne
Former MSU quarterback Connor Dixon is transferring to Duquesne, according to the Pittsburgh-based school’s official athletic Web site.
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Dantonio replaces Vollmar, hires Allen
Tim Allen has been named director of football operations at MSU, head coach Mark Dantonio announced Wednesday.
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Stanton looks to bounce back with Lions
The State News caught up with Detroit Lions quarterback Drew Stanton. The MSU alumnus and second-year pro is attempting to bounce back from a knee injury he sustained in training camp last season that forced him to miss the entire year.
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Ohio star WR/CB commits to MSU
The MSU football team picked up its seventh recruit for the class of 2009 Sunday, when cornerback/wide receiver Patrick White verbally committed to MSU, spartanmag.com reported.
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Former MSU kicker released by Dolphins
Former MSU placekicker Dave Rayner was released by the NFL’s Miami Dolphins on Wednesday. The three-year veteran was signed by the Dolphins this summer to compete with former Michigan placekicker Jay Feely.
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Former MSU quarterback faces uncertain future
They say that Allen Park is where promising football players go to die. For proof, see Mike Williams, Joey Harrington and Charles Rogers.
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Foles excited to play closer to home, but leaving MSU is 'going to be really hard'
Former MSU quarterback Nick Foles looks at MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio as a second father. That’s why his decision to leave the school was so difficult.
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Quarterbacks shuffle for MSU football
The quarterback shuffle has officially reached full-throttle in East Lansing. A day after Keith Nichol announced his intentions to sign with MSU, sophomore Nick Foles has decided to leave the school and seek playing opportunities closer to his home in Austin, Texas.
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Dantonio eager for Nichol's arrival
Coach Mark Dantonio is excited. The return of quarterback Keith Nichol has finally given the MSU head football coach what he wanted — three quarterbacks competing for a starting spot when starter Brian Hoyer graduates.
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QB Nichol returns home, transfers to MSU
Keith Nichol pledged to play football for MSU in 2006 when he was a senior at Lowell High School. The 19-year-old quarterback took an unconventional route, but he’s finally found his way to East Lansing.
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QB Dixon opts to transfer
Quarterback Connor Dixon has decided to leave MSU and continue his football career at another university. MSU released the sophomore from his scholarship, making him eligible to play at another school. “I thought it was the right move to make,” Dixon said.
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Quarterback Connor Dixon to transfer
MSU quarterback Connor Dixon has been released from his football scholarship and will transfer to another school, the quarterback told The State News on Friday.
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Thomas, Davis, Baldwin selected in NFL Draft
Three former MSU football players were selected during this weekend’s NFL Draft, while a bevy of others will attempt to enter the league via free agency.
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Green slides by white
In an instant, it all changed — a positive swing for half of the MSU football team but a negative one for the other 40 Spartans. The Green team caught a late surge from senior kicker Matt Haughey’s two field goals Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium en route to a 23-21 victory over White in the intrasquad spring game that hosted about 27,000 fans.
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Fans pay for opportunity to watch game from press box to benefit Webster Scholarship Fund
MSU football fans turned out in droves for the intrasquad game Saturday, but some fans had the chance to watch from a place few would normally expect.
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See you in August
It wasn’t one wide receiver who stepped up in Saturday’s spring game — it was four. And that depth is important for a football team that lost eight touchdowns and 1,260 receiving yards when Devin Thomas declared for the NFL draft after last season. With Thomas watching from the sideline, the young receiving corps of sophomore Mark Dell, redshirt freshmen B.J. Cunningham and Chris D. Rucker and junior Blair White stole the show at MSU’s annual spring game.