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FOOTBALL

3 Spartans earn weekly honors

The Big Ten Players of the Week were announced Monday and three Spartans made the list. For the second straight week, football senior running back Javon Ringer was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. Ringer ran the ball 43 times and had 282 yards during Saturday’s game — both were career highs.

FOOTBALL

Wet and wild

The wind and rain that engulfed Spartan Stadium on Saturday during MSU’s 17-0 win over Florida Atlantic had many people ringing out their shirts and cursing the weather. Although that sentiment was shared by more than a few fans and players, MSU redshirt freshman guard Joel Foreman was more than happy with the weather conditions.

FOOTBALL

Ringer works overtime in slippery win

Saturday was the kind of day when nature is trying to tell you to stay inside, take a nap and not play football. The kind of day when the only person smiling because of nonstop rain is an umbrella salesman. The kind of day when even Sparty, the most macho of mascots, had to don a poncho to stay dry.

FOOTBALL

Unsung heroes

Jesse Johnson remembers the day vividly. He was 5 years old and sitting with his grandfather in section eight, row 142, seats one and two of Spartan Stadium, when he let everybody in the row know they were sitting with a future MSU football player.

FOOTBALL

Boleski's powerful leg is weapon for Spartans

Every now and then, a TV analyst or newspaper columnist makes a wise-crack about kickers. By noting that kickers don’t hit, don’t get hit and simply stand on the sidelines kicking footballs into a net, they try to make a point by saying kickers aren’t football players.

FOOTBALL

Lions lose longtime fan after debacle

After putting two seconds of thought into the Detroit Lions’ 34-21 embarrassment against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, I have decided to rescind my fanship from the only NFL team I have ever known.

FOOTBALL

Spartans run ball, leading them to victory

MSU head coach Mark Dantonio wanted his team to make a statement in the home opener Saturday. He wanted the Spartans to run the ball effectively, block up front and display the toughness he hopes will come to define the program.

FOOTBALL

Ringer's early workload is a bit excessive

In case you didn’t get the message, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio wants to run the ball this season. Dantonio made that point abundantly clear once again Saturday, when he opted to run the ball on 52 of his team’s 68 plays from scrimmage.

FOOTBALL

Eagles unable to claw past Spartans

MSU’s string of dominance over the Eastern Michigan football team continued Saturday, when the Spartans topped the Eagles 42-10 at Spartan Stadium. MSU holds an 8-0 lead all-time in the series. With an eye on the Eagles, here are a few more notes stemming from the game.

FOOTBALL

MSU squashes Eastern, 42-10

Senior running back Javon Ringer carried the ball 34 times for 135 yards and five touchdowns as the MSU football team picked up their first win of the season, beating Eastern Michigan 42-10 Saturday at Spartan Stadium.