When you're from New Jersey Rutgers football is huge, according to MSU senior defensive end Shilique Calhoun Rutgers is like Alabama to the guys growing up in New Jersey.
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The Spartans offensive line has 10 starters listed for five spots on the week six depth chart, but this overload is not a sign of a plethora.
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Its Tuesday, meaning MSU head coach Mark Dantonio adressed the media today in his weekly press conference, here are a few takeaways. Offensive line The Spartans have two starters listed at every position on the offensive line on this week's depth chart.
In the 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl against TCU, looking for a spark, head coach Mark Dantonio made a switch at quarterback— putting in Connor Cook, a redshirt freshman the time. The Spartans would go on to win that game 17-16, but they found so much more.
Fifth-year senior safety RJ Williamson will miss extended playing time after having surgery on a torn bicep yesterday, as reported by Fox Sports.
True freshman running back LJ Scott has been impressive early on in his time at MSU, but in the Spartans first conference game of the season Scott took his play to another level. He finished the game with career highs with 18 carries for 146 yards and two rushing touchdowns—all career highs. The first 100-yard rushing performance of his young career was rewarded with Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
He gave up playing time at other schools to come to MSU without the promise of a scholarship. He's played in one game since. He's Tommy Vento, and taking one for the team is what he does best.
Cook breaks record Injury situation getting worse and worse Still failing to put teams away Turnovers saving the season offensive struggles/30-pt steak ends
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Here are five things to know before the Spartans (4-0) face Purdue (1-3) in the 100th homecoming football game at noon on Saturday.
When No. 2-ranked MSU (4-0 overall) takes the field this weekend against Purdue (1-3 overall) it will be the first Big Ten game of the season, but also something more. Saturday marks the 100th edition of the annual Homecoming game for the Spartans. “We talk in terms of Michigan State football and tradition and tradition around this country, Michigan State is one of those places that has a great tradition,” Dantonio said.
A third-party production company reached out to Spartan Athletics this preseason in hopes of filming a behind-the-scenes reality TV show of the MSU football team to air on HBO, much like the network’s popular NFL show, “Hard Knocks,” according to MSU associate athletics director John Lewandowski.
CBS Sports recently crowned MSU as having the top head coaching duo in basketball and football with Tom Izzo and Mark Dantonio. The title is hard to argue against, given the amount of growth and accomplishment each program has had the last eight seasons – when Dantonio took the reigns of the football program. It is nearly impossible to refute Izzo’s resume as being one of the top coaches in college basketball.
Senior wide receiver Aaron Burbridge has been nominated to the 2015 Biletnikoff Award watch list. The award will be presented to the nation’s most outstanding pass catcher on ESPN's “The Home Depot College Awards Show” on Dec.
In No. 2-ranked MSU's first game of the season sophomore running back Gerald Holmes was the second back on the depth chart. In the Spartans 37-24 win over Western Michigan in week one, Holmes carried the ball nine times for 54 yards and a touchdown. Holmes had just three carries over the next two weeks and he watched as true freshman LJ Scott went from the third back on the depth chart to co-starters with redshirt freshman Madre London.
The Spartans’ 30-10 win over Central Michigan on Saturday was unsettling even though the team finished strong. The Chippewas exposed holes in the MSU secondary, passing for 285 yards, and held the ball for 31:45 compared to the Spartans’ 28:15.