EAST LANSING — After finishing their disappointing season with a 17-16 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl victory over TCU, the Michigan State Spartans received news that running back Le’Veon Bell, defensive end William Gholston and tight end Dion Sims will skip their senior seasons and enter the 2013 NFL Draft.
This is the first time since 1999 that the Spartans have sent multiple underclassmen to the NFL Draft (defensive end Dimitrius Underwood and running back Sedrick Irvin).
Bell, a first-team All-Big Ten selection, led the Big Ten and ranked third in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing at 137.9 yards per game. The junior from Ohio rushed 382 times for 1,793 yards and 12 touchdowns. His 1,793 rushing yards ranked fifth in the NCAA FBS and marked the second-highest single-season total in MSU history.
MSU head coach Mark Dantonio will surely miss his star running back, who was the MSU offense for the majority of the season.
“As a 20-year-old, Le’Veon faced an extremely difficult de...
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