Spartan junior running back LJ Scott has been added to the 2017 Maxwell Award Watch List, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday. Since 1937, the award has been given to America's College Player of the Year.
Three former MSU football players have been officially dismissed for violating the university’s Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct policy, documents obtained by The State News confirm.
Head coach Mark Dantonio said his team is "back in business" June 6 after the multiple investigations surrounding the program concluded. Heading into a new season, the Spartans rely on a fresh leadership core as 11 of the 12 members of the 2016 Eagle Council graduated or are no longer with the program.
Ex-MSU football player Auston Robertson will face an additional count of third degree criminal sexual conduct after he allegedly raped a woman in her Meridian Township apartment in the early hours of April 9.
MSU and Boston College are set to duel in a home-and-home series. The Spartans travel to Alumni Stadium in 2024, while the Eagles visit Spartan Stadium in 2025.
Auston Robertson will stand before the 55th District Court for a preliminary examination hearing on Thursday. He faces one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
After originally scheduling preliminary hearings for June 22, Judge Richard Ball ruled in the 54-B District Court on Thursday to push back hearings for the three ex-MSU football players back until Sept. 21.
Former MSU football staff member Curtis Blackwell reportedly "took it upon himself to investigate" the alleged sexual assault by three ex-MSU football players. He did not report the information until the police interviewed him, which violates MSU's mandatory reporting policy.
Mark Staten and Sheldon White are taking on new roles, head coach Mark Dantonio announced Tuesday.
Vayante Copeland's time as a member of Spartan football has come to an end, head coach Mark Dantonio confirmed to the media Tuesday.
Cassius Peat is not returning to MSU. The former Spartan was reportedly told by MSU coaches not to return.
Auston Robertson was the unnamed player that reported three of his ex-teammates to MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio for allegedly raping a woman at a party on Jan. 16, according to MSU Board of Trustees member Mitch Lyons.
Former MSU football player Joshua King was arraigned Wednesday morning in the 54-B District Court, on three charges stemming from an alleged sexual assault that took place on Jan. 16 at University Village apartments.
Attorney John Shea claimed on Wednesday ex-MSU football player Donnie Corley is innocent of raping a woman and is being falsely accused of a crime he did not commit.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio and MSU Athletic Director Mark Hollis spoke in a press conference Tuesday hours after warrants for three ex-MSU football players were issued.
One day after the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office authorized charges for an alleged sexual assault that involved three members of the MSU football team, warrants for the players' arrests have been authorized by 54-B District Court Judge Richard Ball Tuesday.
In two separate incidences of alleged sexual assault involving members of the MSU football team, the Jones Day law firm found senior members of the football program were in compliance with the university's RVSM policy, according to the law firm's report that was released to the public on Monday.
Carol Siemon, Ingham County Prosecutor, has decided to authorize sexual assault charges against three MSU football players under investigation, according to a press release. The warrants were requested by MSU police.
The MSU Board of Trustees will hear from Athletic Director Mark Hollis and head football coach Mark Dantonio during a work session on Monday. Following months of pressure surrounding the MSU football program, Hollis and Dantonio will brief the trustees on athletics and football.
For the second straight day, MSU football reportedly has another player leaving its program. Kenney Lyke, a member of the secondary, is set to transfer away from MSU.