2012 Senior Bowl: Risers & Sliders
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KIRK COUSINS (QB-MICHIGAN STATE): The Spartans all-time leading passer was solid in his limited snaps on Saturday, completing five of 11 throws for 115 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Cousins showcased his impressive arm strength on a DeVier Posey crossing route by hitting the former Buckeye receiver in stride on his first series at the end of the second...
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Film Study: Play Calling or Execution
The outstanding Michigan State blog A Beautiful Day For Football has an interesting film study of the Outback Bowl in its latest post.
MSU's defense had 16 tackles for loss - 16! The question I have about the game is how Georgia managed to keep the game close while giving up 16 negative plays. Check out the two plays that follow.
Are the play calls faulty? The execution?...
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Football. Barksdale Added To 2012 Spartan Football Roster
Tres Barksdale, a 6-foot-2, 183-pound wide receiver from Solon (Ohio) High School, has been added to the 2012 Michigan State football roster as a preferred walk-on, according to an announcement made Tuesday, Feb. 7 by Spartan head coach Mark Dantonio. A three-year starter, Barksdale had 90 career receptions for 1,372 yards (15.2 avg.) and 14 touchdowns.
Via MSUSpartans.com
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6 days ago
NFL invites six Michigan State players, three Michigan players to Combine
Running back Edwin Baker, quarterback Kirk Cousins and defensive lineman Jerel Worthy were among the Spartans invited. Wolverine invitees include receiver Junior Hemingway, defensive lineman Mike Martin and offensive lineman David Molk.
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ESPN.com writer doesn't think MSU's Worthy is a first-rounder
OK, the Super Bowl's in the books, so now what? Oh, yeah, the NFL draft. So you know the drill: It's time to start looking for red flags in prospects. Like former Michigan State defensive tackle Jerel Worthy, who was a great Spartan, but now ESPN.com's Kevin Weidl isn't sure about his NFL value.
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7 days ago
Best Games of 2011: Michigan State Spartans win Outback Bowl of conference runners-up
The football season is now, finally, officially in the books now that the Super Bowl has been played. Now comes the time when we can all begin looking forward to the 2012 football seasons in the college and professional ranks. But before we do, we're taking a look at the best college football games of 2011 here at Crystal Ball Run. We got started last week and continue with our...
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Michigan State Spartans: 2011 Exit Survey
Because of their disasterous finish to 2010, the Spartans flew under the radar a bit coming into 2011. We had them at #15 in our Pre-Season Preview but Phil Steele had them at #28. Coming into the season, the Spartans had the third most offensive production in the Big Ten returning from 2010. That played out on the field as the Spartans finished 4th in the Big Ten in Total Offense...
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Michigan State Football: Mark Dantonio Has The Future Looking Bright For the Green & White
When Mark Dantonio made his return to East Lansing, he brought along a staff that was commited to creating a consistent environment. The football program had been through years of inconsistency, seasons with big wins over talented opponents and head scratching loses to in-conference bottom feeders. The university had been written off as a basketball school, with a middle of the pack...
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What Brady Hoke and Mark Dantonio said about U-M and MSU recruits
A look at what Michigan coach Brady Hoke and Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said about their recruits signed last week: Michigan Michigan State Stars from rivals.com (five is best); *already enrolled
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9 days ago
Donovan Talks About Recruiting Philosophy
Urban Meyer has caused some controversy in the Big Ten after recruiting players that were committed to Wisconsin coach Brett Bielema and Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio. Bielema has been vocal about his displeasure, saying that there is a gentleman’s agreement in the Big Ten not to recruit players to other schools. Donovan weighed in on the state of basketball recruiting.
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10 days ago
Dantonio Corrects Media Reports
With an internet full of news about Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer’s recruiting practices, some information hitting the net has made it look as if Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio was one of the instigators. On Friday night, Dantonio released the following statement on the subject.
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10 days ago
College football recruiting 2012: Michigan State
Michigan State head coach Mar Dantonio has never had a top recruiting class. He’s never even had a class ranked in the top 25, but he thinks the lack of attrition is a good thing. Dantonio stressed how important the team needs and how a player fits the organization is more important than star ratings. “We have not signed a big class since we got here, I think we have a lack...
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NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND
Urban Meyer fires back at critics
The new OSU head coach is apparently already ruffling the feathers of his colleagues in the Big Ten, but Meyer took little time to offer a fiery retort, firing back at those who criticized his recruiting habits.
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Urban Meyer, Already Rocking the Big 10 Boat
Earlier this week, there were rumblings from Michigan State DC Pat Narduzzi that Urban Meyer was not recruiting wholely on the up-and-up. Narduzzi called out Meyer for breaking a “gentlemen’s agreement” between the new OSU coach and his former assistant, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio. Narduzzi’s comments were short and seemed to lack any emotion. They were...
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Wisconsin's Bret Bielema unhappy with Urban Meyer's recruiting tactics
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio isn't the only one irked with Urban Meyer's recruiting tactics.Count Wisconsin's Bret Bielema as another.
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Big Tentacles: Urban Meyer, Mark Dantonio, Bret Bielema, and more.
(Big Tentacles is the SWRT look at the Big Ten and the schools it not-so-secretly covets.)
What's mine is mine, what's yours is mine.
Stewart Mandel takes a look at how Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer managed to get a top-five recruiting class despite the the shadow of Tresselgate and a one-year ban from postseason play by the NCAA (SI.com)
Hands off...
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Madaris signs with MSU
Concerns about whether four-star receiver Monty Madaris was having second thoughts about his verbal commitment to Michigan State can be put to rest.
Michigan State announced Thursday morning, a day after National Signing Day, that it had received Madaris' official letter of intent.
Madaris is ranked as the No. 159 player overall and No. 26 receiver by Scout.com.
"Monty...
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12 days ago
Dantonio Transcript - Class of 2012
Michigan State had a banner day on National Signing Day as they welcomed 17 high school players and one transfer to the fold. Here is the complete transcript of Mark Dantonio talking about the newest Spartans.
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12 days ago
Michigan State Football Recruiting: Signing Day Wrap Up
Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio stressed today about how important recruiting team needs and team fit is over anything. Michigan State is never a top any major recruiting rankings and rarely has cracked anyone’s top 25 rankings but that doesn’t matter to Dantonio.
“We have not signed a big class since we got here, I think we have a lack of attrition, that...
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Football. Mark Dantonio Introduces 2012 Recruiting Class
Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio introduced the Spartans' 2012 recruiting class Wednesday afternoon at a press conference inside the Clara Bell Smith Center Auditorium. MSU signed 17 players and added one transfer. | Signing Day Central
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12 days ago
Football. 2012 National Signing Day Coverage
MSUSpartans.com is your headquarters for official signing day coverage on Wednesday with live announcements, signee video highlights, bios, photos and more throughout the day. The site MSUSpartans.com/signingday will also webcast Coach Mark Dantonio's signing day press conference live at 3 p.m. ET. | Official 2012 MSU Signing Day Website
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13 days ago
SD Quick Take: Demetrious Cox
Mark Dantonio added another top prospect in the Class of 2012 when Demetrious Cox issued his pledge to the Spartans on Monday night. Here is a quick look at the newest Spartan.
There is a lot to like when looking at Demetrious Cox as a football player. Here is our first quick look at the newest member of the Spartans 2012 recruiting class.
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13 days ago
Michigan State Football: Late Prospects Could Be Key for Spartan’s 2012 Class
Deanthony Arnett presence will be felt from day one for the Spartans
With National Signing Day tomorrow, Wednesday February 1st, college football coaches are working harder than ever to get the last word out to their prospects. Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio had to be satisfied with what he has heard the past few days. Heres an update on what the Spartans have received...
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Monty Madaris and 4-Star Safety Demetrious Cox Commit to Michigan State
There have not been many surprises this year for Michigan State on the recruiting trail and as expected the Spartans picked up verbal commitments from 3-star wide receiver Monty Madaris (Cincinnati, OH) and 4-star safety Demetrious Cox (Jeanette, PA) only a few days prior to National Signing Day.
Madaris, who is the the No. 54 wideout in the nation according to Rivals.com, chose...
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Michigan State Football: Mark Dantonio Vindicated for Handling of Rather Hall Brawl
It was just over 2 years ago that the Michigan State football program – and head coach Mark Dantonio – found itself at a crossroads. The Spartans had just completed a successful season and, on November 22, 2009, had celebrated it at an awards banquet. What followed – a brawl across the street at Rather Hall – has been well documented, including my exclusive look at the event...
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