Sophomore cornerback/wide receiver T.J. Williams has been permanently removed from the MSU football team, head coach Mark Dantonio announced Monday.
If it weren’t for the scorching sun, calm lake and the palm trees, the Spartan tailgaters in Orlando, Fla., may just as well have been gathering at the tennis courts in East Lansing.
Orlando, Fla. — In a testament to their fighting mentality, MSU battled No. 14 Boston College until the end, but then, the Spartans blinked.
With the trip to Disney World and all of the bowl festivities drawing to a close, the Spartans now face the task of battling adversity one last time this season. MSU announced Monday that five players, including senior defensive end Jonal Saint-Dic, are ineligible for the Champs Sports Bowl against No. 14 Boston College.
Five Spartans, including senior defensive lineman Jonal Saint-Dic, will not play in the Champs Sports Bowl on Friday due to academic ineligibility or violating team rules.
Big Ten football teams will add a bye week to the schedule beginning in 2009, Big Ten spokesman Scott Chipman said, potentially extending the conference’s season past Thanksgiving.
All season long, junior quarterback Brian Hoyer said he has been flipping through his TV stations trying to find the Boston College games. He watched as Eagles quarterback Matt Ryan drove his team to two fourth-quarter touchdown drives in a come-from-behind 14-10 win against Virginia Tech. He paid close attention to Ryan’s mechanics, admiring the little things like his footwork.
Florida’s sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow became the first underclassman ever awarded the Heisman Trophy in college football history on Saturday night.
The college football regular season is officially over, and what a year it was. Unbelievable upsets, Heisman moments and gritty leaders summarize the 2007 season.
With eight teams heading to postseason bowls, Big Ten fans are poised for a holiday season full of smashmouth football. While MSU is taking on Boston College in the Champs Sports Bowl, here’s a preview for the seven other bowl games involving Big Ten teams.
Here’s the breakdown on the upcoming matchup between MSU and Boston College.
After four tumultuous seasons under former head coach John L. Smith, the Spartan football program found itself in a sink-or-swim situation. With the hiring of head coach Mark Dantonio last December, the program was in a state of flux.
If all you want for the holidays is a ticket to the Champs Sports Bowl – and you’re one of the lucky few that gets one – then get ready to ditch the winter coat for your MSU football gear and enjoy the Florida weather.
One team held the No. 2 ranking before sputtering down the stretch, while the other team finished the regular season with consecutive wins for the first time since 1999. Before MSU and Boston College square off Dec. 28 at the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Fla., take a look at how the two schools compare both on and off the gridiron.
When MSU administrators learn that the football team will play in a holiday bowl game, they see more than two teams pitted against each other.
At 8:18 p.m. Sunday night, a voice from the PA system interrupted head coach Mark Dantonio during the football team’s bowl selection press conference to make it official. The voice belonged to Tony Martin, the chairman of the Champs Sports Bowl selection committee, and he invited the Spartans (7-5) to play No. 14 Boston College (10-3) on Dec. 28 in Orlando, Fla.
After watching Missouri beat Kansas last weekend, I proposed this question to those who watched the game with me: Who is the Heisman Trophy favorite?
Freshman linebacker Greg Jones, whose 73 tackles led the MSU football team and all Big Ten freshmen in the regular season, was named first-team Freshman All-American by Scout.com and Rivals.com.
Members of the conference media voted senior defensive lineman Jonal Saint-Dic first-team All-Big Ten, making him the only Spartan to receive first-team honors.
During MSU’s postgame celebration, an elated group of Spartan football players ran over to the student section of Spartan Stadium, trading chants back and forth with the fans.