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Six Spartans Audition At 2012 NFL Scouting Combine

Four Michigan State seniors - quarterback Kirk Cousins, wide receiver B.J. Cunningham, wide receiver Keshawn Martin and safety Trenton Robinson - along with juniors (defensive tackle) Jerel Worthy and (running back) Edwin Baker have accepted invitations to participate in the NFL's 2012 Scouting Combine, scheduled for Feb. 22-28 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. The six...
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February 23, 2012  |  Discuss

Former All-American Allen Brenner Passes Away At Age 64

Former Michigan State All-American Allen Brenner, one of college football's most talented two-way players in the late 1960s, died Monday, Feb. 13 in Clinton, N.C., following an extended illness. He was 64. As a senior in 1968, Brenner earned First-Team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA).
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February 15, 2012  |  Discuss

Senior Bowl Preview - Part II

Michigan State fifth-year senior tight end Brian Linthicum, who set career highs for receptions (31) and receiving yards (364) in 2011, will represent the North in Saturday's Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. NFL Network will televise the 63rd annual Senior Bowl at 4 p.m. EST. Late Thursday night, Linthicum participated in a Q&A with msuspartans.com.
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January 28, 2012  |  Discuss

Three Spartans Accept Senior Bowl Invitations

Three Michigan State seniors - quarterback Kirk Cousins, tight end Brian Linthicum and safety Trenton Robinson - have accepted invitations to play in the 2012 Senior Bowl, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 28 in Mobile, Ala. Cousins, Linthicum and Robinson will represent the North team, led by Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier and his coaching staff. NFL Network will televise...
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January 19, 2012  |  Discuss

Cunningham, Nichol Prepare For Postseason All-Star Games

Michigan State fifth-year senior wide receivers B.J. Cunningham and Keith Nichol have accepted invitations to play in postseason all-star games, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 21. Cunningham, MSU's all-time leader in receptions (218) and receiving yards (3,086), will participate in the 87th East-West Shrine Game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., while Nichol, who set...
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January 17, 2012  |  Discuss

Grinz on Green Blog

The primary function of a university is to prepare young people to bear the responsibilities they will encounter in the next phase of their lives. All-America defensive tackle Jerel Worthy said Thursday that thanks to Michigan State, he's more than ready to get a job. Citing his father's health and little more to accomplish at the collegiate level, Worthy indicated he is...
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January 05, 2012  |  Discuss

Grinz on Green Blog: Outback Bowl Wrap-Up

The thrill rides ridden by the Michigan State Spartans last week at Busch Gardens had nothing on the Outback Bowl they played in at Raymond James Stadium on Monday. The Spartans fell behind Georgia, 2-0, on their first offensive play from scrimmage, trailed 16-0 at halftime, had their first possession in overtime end on an interception, held the Bulldogs scoreless on their first...
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January 03, 2012  |  Discuss

Post-Game Notes: Georgia

With its 33-30 triple-overtime victory over Georgia, Michigan State tied the school single-season record with its 11th win. The Spartans also won 11 games in 2010. . . . MSU has won 22 of its last 27 games, dating back to the beginning of the 2010 season. The 22 wins over the last two seasons is the highest two-year total in school history. . . . In addition, the Spartans have won...
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January 02, 2012  |  Discuss

Outback Bowl Update: Dantonio Press Conference

Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio met with the media on New Year's Day morning for the final time before the Outback Bowl. Dantonio talked about the senior farewell at the end of Saturday's practice, the possibility of back-up quarterback Andrew Maxwell seeing action, and how the bowl week went in Tampa.
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January 01, 2012  |  Discuss

Cousins Joins Gruden For FFCA QB Mini Camp

The football master and the accomplished student met in a cluttered, nondescript one-room television studio located on the back row of a commercial complex. For more than an hour, former Super Bowl-winning coach and Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden and MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins engaged in non-stop, fast-paced banter touching on shotgun jet sweeps, Mark Dantonio's coaching...
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January 01, 2012  |  Discuss

Maxwell Prepares To Take Over Reins As Starting QB

It's not like Andrew Maxwell is doing anything special to prepare for the series, or two, he may, or may not play, against Georgia in the Outback Bowl. As the backup to Michigan State three-year starting quarterback Kirk Cousins, Maxwell has been on constant high alert to take the field at a moment's notice for every game over the past two seasons.
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December 30, 2011  |  Discuss

Grinz on Green Blog: Outback Bowl Update No. 4

Once Darqueze Dennard got over the disappointment of not going to the Rose Bowl, it didn't take long to realize that playing Georgia in the Outback Bowl was the next best thing as far as he's concerned. MSU's starting cornerback from Dry Branch, Ga., wasn't recruited out Twiggs County High School by the big state university barely more than 100 miles north in Athens...
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December 30, 2011  |  Discuss

Spartans Approach Bowl Like A Business Trip

Defenders of the bowl system call the current postseason setup a reward for the players. Now on his fifth bowl trip, Michigan State's Kirk Cousins, the newly named recipient of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, said the excursions to amusements parks, banquets, beaches and hospitals are nice, but the game against Georgia in the Outback Bowl would be enough of a reward all by itself.
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December 29, 2011  |  Discuss

Kirk Cousins Wins 2011 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award

Michigan State's Kirk Cousins - the winningest quarterback in school history - has been selected as the 2011 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award winner in the NCAA® Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The announcement and trophy presentation were made Thursday afternoon by Lowe's, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, prior to the Outback Bowl Team Luncheon.
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December 29, 2011  |  Discuss

Spartans Visit St. Joseph's Children Hospital of Tampa

Five members of the Michigan State football team, along with six players from the University of Georgia, visited the St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa on Tuesday afternoon. Skyler Burkland, Bennie Fowler, Tyler Hoover, Kevin Pickelman and Johnathan Strayhorn, who are all injured and unable to compete in the Outback Bowl, represented the Spartan program at the hospital...
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December 27, 2011  |  Discuss

Grinz on Green Blog: Cunningham Shines in Big Ten Championship Game

B.J. Cunningham had more than enough reasons to celebrate, but the score of the inaugural Big Ten championship game told him he couldn't.Although Cunningham and Michigan State played well enough to win Saturday night in Lucas Oil Stadium, Wisconsin's 42-39 victory kept the Spartans from defending their Big Ten title and from going to the Rose Bowl.
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December 05, 2011  |  Discuss

2011 Spartan Football Awards Banquet Recap

Senior wide receiver B.J. Cunningham, Michigan State's all-time leader in receptions (211) and receiving yards (3,020), has been selected Most Valuable Player (Governor's Award recipient) by his teammates at the annual Spartan Football Awards Banquet, held Sunday, Dec. 4 before a crowd in excess of 900 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center.
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December 05, 2011  |  Discuss

Big Ten Legends Division Champs Accept Invitation from Outback Bowl

For the third time in four years, Michigan State (10-3, 7-1 Big Ten) is headed to a New Year's Day bowl game, as the 12th-ranked Spartans have accepted an invitation to play No. 18 Georgia (10-3, 7-1 SEC) in the 26th-annual Outback Bowl on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. The Outback Bowl will be televised nationally by ABC with kickoff set for 1 p.m. EST.
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December 04, 2011  |  Discuss

Game of Inches Eludes Spartans

Although coming up short of the Rose Bowl, Dantonio and the Spartans feel like they're close enough to reach a BCS Bowl. "I do think the two best teams in the Big Ten played today," Dantonio said. "I do think that we're worthy to compete and play at the BCS level, but you've got to get the votes to do that. I can only say that I do believe we're a BCS...
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December 04, 2011  |  Discuss

Post-Game Quotes: Big Ten Championship Game

COACH DANTONIO: Very difficult football game. Great football game. I thought both footballteams showed a tremendous amount of maturity and toughness in terms of battling back. We started a little bit slow and played extremely well the entire first half on offense. Tough to lose it as we did, but tough take the tough times sometimes. So very difficult, the end of the football game...
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December 04, 2011  |  Discuss

Post-Game Notes: Big Ten Championship Game

• The last six games in the Michigan State-Wisconsin series have been decided by a combined total of 31 points (all six games decided by 10 points or less).• Michigan State gained 471 yards of total offense, the most allowed by Wisconsin all season long ... MSU has recorded more than 400 yards of total offense in four of its last five games (402 vs. Minnesota, 443 vs. Iowa, 470 vs. Indiana).
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December 04, 2011  |  Discuss

Spartans Fall to Badgers in Big Ten Championship, 42-39

Montee Ball ran for three touchdowns including the decisive 7-yard score with 3:45 to go, leading No. 15 Wisconsin past No. 11 Michigan State 42-39 in the inaugural Big Ten championship game.
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December 04, 2011  |  Discuss

Grinz on Green Blog: News and Notes from Friday's Press Conference

Mark Dantonio saw Wisconsin's history and raised it with a bit of Michigan State karma.
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December 02, 2011  |  Discuss

Big Ten Championship Game Update: Mark Dantonio Press Conference Coverage

Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio met with the media Friday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium to preview the Big Ten Championship game against Wisconsin. Dantonio discussed several topics, including the excitement surrounding the inaugural title game, the leadership of Kirk Cousins, and the challenge of matching up against the Badger offense.
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December 02, 2011  |  Discuss

Top 10 Spartan Linebackers: No. 3 Greg Jones

For this year's "Fans Top 10" segment, Spartan fans had a chance over the summer to vote for their top linebackers in Michigan State history. The list continues today at No. 3 with Greg Jones, a three-time All-Big Ten first-team selection and a back-to-back consensus first-team All-American who recorded 465 career tackles, good for third most in MSU history.
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December 02, 2011  |  Discuss
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