Big Ten Football: May Primer

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Braxton Miller had an impressive spring game for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team in a new look offense led by Urban Meyer.

Michigan State Football: Arnett cleared to play in 2012 season

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Wide receiver DeAnthony Arnett has been cleared to play for the Spartans this upcoming football season after the NCAA granted his request for a waiver Thursday. Arnett, originally from Saginaw, transferred from the University of Tennessee after the 2011-12 football season in order to be closer to his father William, who is battling heart and [...]

Michigan State Football: Gholston, Thomas involved in rollover accident

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Michigan State football players William Gholston and Lawrence Thomas were involved in a rollover car accident Wednesday afternoon on Eastbound I-96. Gholston, a junior defensive end, and Thomas, a redshirt freshman linebacker, suffered only minor injuries in the car accident, which took place at approximately 3:40 p.m. A vehicle attempted to change lanes and cut [...]

Michigan State Football: Spartans hold youth clinic before Green-White battle

Spartan Football Spring Youth Clinic

The Michigan State football team held their annual youth football clinic before the spring game at the Duffy Daugherty practice facility Saturday morning. Spartan coaches and players put together stations both outdoors and indoors where they taught young aspiring football players the fundamentals of the game. A short video clip of the clinic can be [...]

Michigan State Football: White Team Prevails in the Annual Green-White Game

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East Lansing, Mich. — Even though the calendars says the date is April 28th, there definitely was a fall feeling in the air, as the Michigan State Spartans held their annual Green-White game in which the white team won 14-2. While the game had a fall feeling to it, the play was far from what [...]

Michigan State Football: Kirk Cousins is drafted to the Washington Redskins

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With the 102nd pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Washington Redskins select… Kirk Cousins? This may be one of the more eyebrow-raising selections of the draft thus far, as Washington had the #2 pick in the draft and selected RGIII to be their quarterback of the future. I’m not really sure of the reasoning [...]

Michigan State Football: Jerel Worthy drafted to the Green Bay Packers

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With the 51st pick in the 2012 NFL Draft the Green Bay Packers select… Jerel Worthy, defensive tackle, Michigan State University. The Green Bay Packers traded up in a deal with the Philadelphia Eagles to select the Michigan State defensive tackle. Green Bay sent its No. 59 and No. 123 overall picks to Philadelphia. The [...]

Michigan State Football: Spartans band together for some off-the-field work

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After the Green and White teams were finalized Wednesday at the Clara Bell Smith auditorium, the Michigan State football team set off for more important work by giving back to the community, according to an article written by an msuspartans.com online columnist, Steve Grinczel. From the Volunteers of American Community Kitchen in Lansing, to the [...]

Michigan State Football: Green and White teams are set for Saturday

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Dan Conroy, representing the Green team, took down Chris Norman of the White in a game of rock-paper-scissors to kick off the spring player draft at the Clara Bell Smith auditorium on Wednesday afternoon. And with the first pick of the spring draft the senior kicker, Conroy, selected junior defensive end, William Gholston. “We just [...]

Michigan State Football: Connor Cook’s experience in spring game has importance

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The soon-to-be redshirt freshman is getting his time to shine a little earlier than expected for the Michigan State Spartans. Connor Cook will be playing for both the green and white teams in the MSU spring game on April 28th, due to starting quarterback Andrew Maxwell’s sprained knee. “I’ve been getting double the reps in [...]