MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Michigan State Football: Kirk Cousins Recognized as one of the Big Ten Outstanding Sprtsmanship Award Winners
Former Michigan State University quarterback Kirk Cousins made the list of 24 Big Ten student-athletes who were awarded the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award for 2011-2012.
The award goes to student-athletes who display positive sportsmanship throughout the school year, and they must be in good academic standing the whole year. Also, each student-athlete must demonstrate good...
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Michigan State Football: All-time 10 Best Running Backs
In many of the past several years, sixth-year Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio has used a two or three running back rotation. This system keeps the backs fresh and doesn’t allow one to get complacent. Dantonio wants his players to compete with each other during the offseason and the regular season because he knows all of his tailbacks are capable of breaking out...
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Victory for MSU: QB Maxwell will be ’100 percent’ in June, says QB coach Roushar
Michigan State quarterbacks coach Dan Roushar said the magic words, the words every Spartans fan has been yearning to hear about junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell: He’ll be healthy very soon. “We get into our full-blown workouts around the first of June, and he’s expecting to go 100 percent at that time,” Roushar said. Maxwell, a [...]
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Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio is third-most hated coach in Big Ten
Michigan State Spartans football coach Mark Dantonio isn’t a popular guy these days according to a recent poll conducted by ESPN. The Mothership’s survey says Dantonio is the third-most hated coach in the Big Ten, right behind Ohio State’s first-year coach Urban Meyer and Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema. Out of over 27,000 surveyed, 37 percent voted [...]
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What will the Michigan State Spartans do with RB Nick Hill in 2012? There are plenty of options…
Nick Hill is a fascinating player. The Michigan State Spartans running back isn’t the biggest guy around at 5-foot-8, 190 pounds, but he has speed to burn — not elite, world-class speed, but great college speed. However, what makes him fascinating and entertaining to watch is how he uses his size and fleet feet to [...]
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Kittredge listed among spring surprises
Michigan State needs to replace Jerel Worthy in the middle of its defense this year, and one of the leading candidates is redshirt sophomore James Kittredge.
So, for Spartans fans it is a welcome sight to see Kittredge listed among the top 10 most pleasant surprise players of the spring by CBSSports' Bruce Feldman.
Kittredge checked in at the eight spot on the list.
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DeAnthony Arnett Eligible to Play for Spartans in 2012
Michigan State enters 2012 minus its top three wide receivers from 2011 plus the quarterback who was throwing them passes the past three seasons, Kirk Cousins.
Michigan State’s trio of receivers combined for 172 catches last season and their departures (along with Cousins) left a huge void for the Spartans to try and fill in 2012.
Good news, help is on the way.
The Spartans...
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Michigan State's Gholston, Thomas hurt in crash
Michigan State football players William Gholston and Lawrence Thomas suffered minor injuries in a freeway crash.
The school said Thursday the two defensive players were ''shaken'' after the accident Wednesday afternoon.
The Detroit Free Press reports that another vehicle crossed into the path of the sport utility vehicle being driven by Gholston somewhere between...
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Michigan State’s “Sparty” plays in spring game
Michigan State head football coach Mark Dantonio has a hankering for trick plays. And most of them work out well for the Spartans, but he failed miserably on his play call during the teams’ annual Green & White end-of-spring scrimmage Saturday.
During the first quarter, Sparty, the MSU mascot lined up in the backfield and took a handoff from redshirt freshman quarterback...
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April 28, 2012
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April 28, 2012
ROCKY DEBUT
MSU mascot plays in spring game
We know that Mark Dantonio loves crazy plays but no one saw this coming during Michigan... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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April 28, 2012
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April 28, 2012
Depth at tailback gives Dantonio no clear-cut candidate
EAST LANSING, Mich. Just because you start the season as Michigan States No. 1 running back doesnt mean youre going to finish there.
Thats certainly been the trend of late, and it was one of the messages coach Mark Dantonio sent during a news conference to preview spring practice, which opened Tuesday for the Spartans.
Asked how junior LeVeon Bell is approaching his role as the...
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March 27, 2012
Robert Griffin III ran really fast, but he wasn’t the QB everyone was talking about
The NFL Scouting Combine really got going yesterday, as QBs began their workouts for NFL teams and scouts. All eyes were on potential #1 pick Andrew Luck and the 2nd most sought after QB, Heisman winner Robert Griffin III. Griffin caused jaws to drop in his 40 time, as he posted an official 4.41, which is blazing fast for a player under center. But as impressive as his speed was...
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February 27, 2012
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February 27, 2012
2012 NFL draft: Jerel Worthy DT Michigan State
Jerel Worthy of Michigan State played in 40 career games including 38 starts at defensive tackle. The powerful All-American recorded 107 tackles, 27.5 resulting in a loss and 12 sacks. Those marks rank among MSU's all-time leaders.
Worthy knows how to get through the line evident by his three blocked kicks during his career. He was an All-Big Ten first team selection and became...
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February 26, 2012
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February 26, 2012
IS THAT KING LEONIDAS?
MSU player gets massive Spartan tattoo
Nick Hill exhibited a little bit of school pride yesterday when he got a rather large tattoo of a spartan warrior along his right oblique. Hill, a redshirt freshman, contributed mostly on special teams leading the team with 38 kick returns for 999 yards. He saw limited work in the backfield, carrying the ball 29 times for 118 yards. He should see more time on offense after junior...
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January 11, 2012
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January 11, 2012
SALTY SPARTAN
MSU QB blasts BCS system
After a loss in the Big Ten Championship game likely cost the Spartans a BCS bid, MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins sounded off about the BCS system and the Big Ten conference.
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December 04, 2011
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December 04, 2011
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