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Player pleads guilty to 1 felony
MSU football player Cole Corey plead guilty to a single count of possession of a controlled substance in the Lenawee County Circuit Court on Feb.
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Enos back in E.L. as QB coach
Former MSU quarterback Dan Enos is returning to the football team after being named the new quarterbacks coach Thursday, filling the vacancy created when Doug Nussmeier left to join the NFL's St.
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Spartans lose QB coach to NFL
Quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier has left the MSU football team after three seasons to take the same job with the NFL's St.
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Spartans don't sign top Mich. football recruit but securing the No. 2, 3, 4s shows positive outlook
If I were to shake a Magic 8-Ball and ask, "What will the MSU football team be like next season?" the magical forces of the 8-Ball would probably answer "Outlook good." Although it is early, it seems like this could be the year that the coach, the team and the winning column all look positive for MSU.
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Ex-Spartan goes 'off and away' to promote reading
Southfield — "Congratulations. Today is your day. You're off to great places!
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Smith nabs verbal from Fla. lineman
A week after securing one of the top cornerbacks in Florida, the MSU football team again reached into the talent-rich state to land another recruit before today's National Signing Day. Abre Leggins, a three-star lineman from Maynard Evans High School in Orlando, Fla., verbally committed to MSU on Monday.
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Big game cashes in big bucks as popularity of gambling rises
This year's Super Bowl in Detroit is Super Bowl XL, and if you plan on attending the game, your wallet better be XL, too. That's because the price of a ticket to attend the 60-minute football game can run into the thousands of dollars. The NFL offers a 1,000-ticket drawing to the public, and the winners get the opportunity to purchase a ticket for the Feb.
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Two Canadians highlight verbal commitments
The MSU football team added four new recruits this week to help bump MSU to the No. 28 recruiting class, according to Rivals.com. Ervin Baldwin Defensive end, 6 foot 3, 260 pounds Reedley Community College Baldwin, the No.
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Mich. native gives verbal
The MSU football team added an in-state pass rusher when Jonathan Misch, of Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory, verbally committed to the Spartans on Monday morning. Misch, who flew under the recruiting radar, is undersized for a defensive end at 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, but he compensates with a high energy level and great potential. "I have a high motor," he said.
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Jackson tabbed as defensive line coach
The MSU football team added Derrick Jackson to its coaching staff as the defensive line coach. Jackson, known for his recruiting efforts, joins MSU from Northern Illinois, where he served as the defensive interior line coach, helping the Huskies rank second in the MAC in scoring defense in 2005. Prior to Northern Illinois, he spent two years as defensive line coach at Eastern Illinois and two years coaching defensive ends at the U.S.
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WEB EXTRA: Former high school standout receiver to play for MSU
The MSU football team added another speedy receiver when T.J. Williams, who was originally set to attend Clemson, signed a national letter of intent with the Spartans on Saturday. Williams spent a semester at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia after failing to academically qualify.
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President, director back Smith
With rumblings that his job might be in jeopardy after a second consecutive losing season, MSU head coach John L.
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With no bowl game, Smith turns focus to recruiting trail
Former MSU head coach Hugh "Duffy" Daugherty was famous for his idea that championships are won between the months of December and September with recruiting.
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Smith: 'We're making progress'
Following Saturday's 31-22 loss against Penn State, the Spartans trotted off the field while watching the Nittany Lions celebrate a Big Ten championship on the turf of Spartan Stadium. After a perfect 4-0 start slipped away, the Spartans finished at a 5-6 mark — giving them a sub-.500 record and bowl absence for the second consecutive season. Still, MSU head coach John L.
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MSU had flashes, but at wrong times
The Spartans' offense could only make up for a lackluster defense and special teams for so long this season, as MSU watched a 4-0 start evaporate into a 5-6 final record.
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Nittany Lions clinch Big Ten title with win
Senior offensive guard Gordon Niebylski just stood there, bewildered, tears welling up. He didn't want to leave. But he had to. He was surrounded by blue and white, as Penn State had just clinched a share of the Big Ten title. As he was heading into the tunnel, Niebylski turned around to give the field one last look before walking down the tunnel one last time.
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For Penn State, a perfect ending
After the final seconds ticked away in Saturday's contest at Spartan Stadium, Penn State's players summed up years of commitment and determination by euphorically running over to the numerous fans that traveled to watch them clinch a Big Ten Championship and BCS bowl bid. "Guys were just celebrating, carrying the Big Ten Championship thing around," Nittany Lions quarterback Michael Robinson said.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Season over
All the Spartans could do was watch as the final seconds ticked away in Saturday's 31-22 loss while No.
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GameDay is least of MSU's worries
Last Saturday morning, my roommates and I were driving down Harrison when one of us wondered aloud why the flags at Kellogg Center were flying at half-mast. "It's because the Spartan football team is playing today," someone quipped. I laughed, but inside, I was crying. I mean, doesn't it seem like just weeks ago that MSU was undefeated and everyone thought they were the greatest thing since Facebook? (What's that?
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Record hasn't hurt recruiting
After starting the season 4-0, many thought recruiting would become easy for MSU head coach John L. Smith. Since then, though, the team has fallen to 5-5 overall and the opposite is being said for the Spartans recruiting efforts. But has it really become harder? "It hasn't," Smith said.