Football's spring game preview: Players, position battles to watch
The State News breaks down each position going into the spring game, with one or two players their peers and coaches have talked about during spring practices.
The State News breaks down each position going into the spring game, with one or two players their peers and coaches have talked about during spring practices.
The Spartan offensive line will look to bring in new leaders to join with junior quarterback Brian Lewerke, senior running back LJ Scott and senior wide receiver Felton Davis III.
The Spartans have seven early enrollees this spring: defensive backs Xavier Henderson and Kalon Gervin, wide receivers Julian Major and Javez Alexander, quarterback Theo Day, linebacker Edward Warinner and offensive lineman Dimitri Douglas.
Watch head coach Mark Dantonio, senior safety Khari Willis, junior quarterback Brian Lewerke and defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Mike Tressel preview the 2018 spring game.
With this defense, only two starters graduated last season: linebacker Chris Frey and defensive end Demetrius Cooper. In the secondary, however, nobody graduated.
For three newly-hired football defensive assistants, they’ve returned home to East Lansing.
When looking back on the most memorable MSU football plays recent years, the 38-yard fumble return game winning touchdown to defeat rival University of Michigan, 27-23, on Oct. 17, 2015 likely tops the list for some MSU fans.
Quarterback Brian Lewerke commented on a March 22 tweet from the Spartan Football official Twitter account, which has him outrunning "the storm" in the popular video game "Fortnite" on his 61-yard touchdown run against Western Michigan University last season.
“I would love to be a bell-cow (lead running back),” LJ Scott said on March 23. “I don’t think there is anything wrong with it. I think I can handle it and it’s about going out there and doing it.”
Less than a year ago, ex-center Brian Allen and linebacker Chris Frey were voted as the lone two captains for the 2017 season — and Frey had a shorter beard.
Watch five former Spartan football players perform tests and drills in front of NFL personnel at the annual Pro Day on March 23.
Former center Brian Allen, linebacker Chris Frey, defensive end Demetrius Cooper, running back Gerald Holmes and kicker Brett Scanlon will attend football’s annual Pro Day Friday, an MSU athletics spokesperson confirmed Thursday afternoon.
The Lansing Lugnuts will be holding Mike Sadler Night in partnership with the Michael Sadler Foundation. Mike Sadler Night will be held at approximately 7:05 p.m. on May 3 at Cooley Law School Stadium.
INDIANAPOLIS — Amid reports of misconduct in MSU’s football and basketball programs, it’s been a talking point for NFL teams as they meet with former Spartan center Brian Allen.
With the first practice comes with new coaching staff and returners from last season looking to add another satisfying season to their record.
Watch head coach Mark Dantonio, junior quarterback Brian Lewerke, senior wide receiver Felton Davis III and junior linebacker Joe Bachie talk about the first spring practice of the season.
On the first day of spring practice on Feb. 27, Dantonio said he still stands by his statement made about a month ago and wants to “commit to be a part of the solution” of the sexual assault culture issues on MSU’s campus.
Freshman linebacker Darien Tipps-Clemon announced on Twitter Monday he will be transferring from MSU.
The pretrial conference for three former MSU football players accused of sexual assault was held off the record Wednesday morning.
The football team will play its annual Green-White spring game on April 7 at 5 p.m. in Spartan Stadium.