Flint Northern football and basketball standout Matt Trannon verbally committed to play for the Spartans in 2002 on Friday afternoon.The 6-foot-7 wide receiver/forward will accept a scholarship from MSU football head coach Bobby Williams and in-turn give MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo a top 20 recruit with walk-on status.
The Prognosticators are back from a wild Halloween weekend in Madison, Wis. Vanilla Rice will try to redeem himself this week especially after realizing that it’s probably not wise to wear a Wisconsin sweatshirt to the Bobby Williams press conference and player interviews.
What a difference a year makes. Last year, MSU’s struggle to put points on the board was obvious.
If junior tailback T.J. Duckett wants to top last week’s breakout 186-yard game performance this weekend, he’ll have to barrel through the nation’s No.
Place your friendly wagers, begin the talk trash and get ready for the hype. MSU’s matchup with No.
It was painful enough for sophomore tailback/cornerback Tyrell Dortch to have his leg reset on the field Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.
Madison, Wis. - If MSU has learned anything this season, it’s how to rally behind an injured player.
Madison, Wis. - The MSU football team rallied behind another fallen Spartan soldier Saturday as it beat Wisconsin 42-28 at Camp Randall Stadium. A season-ending injury stung sophomore cornerback Tyrell Dortch when he broke his leg in the second quarter. After doctors reset his leg in the field, Dortch was taken to the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, where he underwent surgery.
Madison, Wisc. - A starter’s leg broke, but MSU’s spirit held firm, as the Spartans rolled to an erratic 42-28 victory at Wisconsin on Saturday. Sophomore cornerback Tyrell Dortch suffered the injury to his right leg while covering Badger wide receiver Lee Evans, who caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jim Sorgi to give Wisconsin a 14-7 with about seven minutes remaining in the first half.
Herb Haygood has not just made a name for himself as an explosive kick returner this season, but also as a prolific wide receiver.
After playing organized football for years, MSU’s Josh Shaw thought he had seen it all. Then he traveled to Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium, where the Spartans haven’t won since 1991.
Some things never change. O.J. Simpson is back in court and MSU is a mediocre 3-2 with six games left in the season.
The play that may turn out to be his last was a reflection of the resolve Ryan Van Dyke has exhibited throughout his injury-infested career.
MSU’s Duffy Daugherty Football Building is operating more like an infirmary these days. With at least 10 players injured - six of them out for at least three weeks or more - the prognosis is shaky for a strong second half of the season. The Spartans’ latest spell of doom came Saturday in a 28-19 loss at Minnesota. And nobody was hit harder than MSU’s quarterbacks.
Minneapolis - Yards don’t always equal points.The MSU football team proved that Saturday as it posted 472 yards in a 28-19 loss to Minnesota at the Hubert H.
Minneapolis - Minnesota’s 6-foot-3 wide receiver Ron Johnson was on the cover of the game program in MSU’s 28-19 loss to Minnesota in the Metrodome. Maybe his smaller teammates Marion Barber III and Tellis Redmon should have been. Granted, Johnson had four catches for 73 yards and a touchdown, was a preseason All-American and is the school’s all-time leader in receptions with 176. But in Saturday’s win over MSU, Johnson took the backseat to 5-foot-11 Barber and 6-foot Redmon, who both had late fourth quarter touchdown runs to regain the lead and seal a much-needed conference victory. Barber had 158 yards on 15 carries and Redmon had 134 yards on 22 carries. Substituting both running backs made a difference, especially late in the game, Redmon said. “The mixing up of Marion and I was good because it was the small things that made the difference,” Redmon said.
Minneapolis - Things have been rough for me lately. I took the toughest midterm of my life Friday morning,Then about an hour later, I began an 11-hour Midwest highway trek with my fellow State Newsers to cover the MSU-Minnesota game.Then shortly after the Spartans disappointing 28-19 loss Saturday, I found out my girlfriend didn’t receive the flowers I bought her - so much for a little bit of sweetness on Sweetest Day.
Minneapolis - The MSU football team went down to the wire in its fourth straight game Saturday, but unlike last weekend, this game ended with 28-19 loss at Minnesota in front of 47,385 fans at the Hubert H.
When sophomore tailback Tyrell Dortch played cornerback last week against Iowa, it wasn’t just an isolated experiment. After recording five tackles in 39 plays at cornerback, head coach Bobby Williams said Dortch will start there at Minnesota on Saturday. “I thought Tyrell Dortch did some very good things at that corner position,” Williams said.
Minnesota is in the basement of the Big Ten, but MSU will still have its hands full at 12:10 p.m.