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On to Indy

John Neidhart
April 3, 2015

It's been five years since MSU's last appearance in the Final Four. Despite an underdog status, the Spartans are ready to take on Duke this weekend.

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Want to get pumped up for the Final Four? Watch this Tom Izzo pre-game speech before the Elite Eight

Zach Libby
April 2, 2015

What better than to get pumped up for MSU's seventh Final Four underneath Tom Izzo than by watching a speech from the head coach himself?  This past Sunday, before the Spartans took the court at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, the 60-year-old provided a resounding prep talk to this players inside the locker room, in preparation for their Elite 8 matchup with the Louisville Cardinals. 

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Other MSU head coaches react to Izzo's Final Four run

Matthew Argillander
March 31, 2015

Anyone who spends a significant amount of time around the athletic staff at MSU knows they are a tight-knit group, always eager to support one another. With the men’s basketball team making their seventh Final Four appearance under head coach Tom Izzo , a few of the other head coaches at MSU weighed in on the man Izzo is, the basketball team’s success and Izzo’s ability to keep producing quality teams that make long post-season runs.

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Upperclassmen leading charge during Final Four run

John Neidhart
March 31, 2015

In an age in which some of the top college basketball players look to increase their own playing time and career prospects, the unselfishness within MSU basketball has vaulted the team to the Final Four. Quite a few relationship dynamics exist across the roster but three stand out among the rest.

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Duke and MSU have a long history

Zach Libby
March 31, 2015

The city of Indianapolis  is no stranger when it comes to intriguing matchups between MSU and Duke, as both programs have squared off twice at the capital of Indiana in two different locations.

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MSU football: Five things to watch during spring practice

Zach Libby
March 31, 2015

As the MSU football program heads into its second official week of spring practice, plenty of buoyancy and confidence rides behind an upcoming season filled with inflated expectations and uncertainty leave the team asking themselves a few questions before the spring game at Spartan Stadium on April 25.  Coming off of a miraculous Cotton Bowl victory over Baylor last season and winning their first Rose Bowl title in over 20 years back in 2014, the Spartans come into spring with a loaded senior class, led by quarterback Connor Cook, defensive end Shilique Calhoun and center Jack Allen.  A combined 15-1 Big Ten record in the past two seasons, with the one loss coming from the hands of eventual NCAA national champion Ohio State, MSU remains as one of the elites in the conference, but that could change if the recent issues with police, the absence of NFL draft hopefuls and the uprising of certain programs in the conference continue to be a problem once the season gets underway.  With that being said, here are five things to look out for this spring for the Spartans:  Replacing Pat Narduzzi  From 2011-2014, Pat Narduzzi was responsible for MSU becoming the only team to rank in the FBS Top 10 in total defense and rushing defense.