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MSU coach Mark Dantonio has already offered two players from there -- Beaver Dam running back R.J. Shelton and Milton defensive end A.J. Natter. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Shelton is a dynamic prospect with exceptional speed. As a junior, he rushed for...
Oregon introduce their first-ever glow-in-the-dark football uniforms. Always mindful of environmental issues, Oregon decides it no longer needs those electricity-guzzling lights (since everyone can now see everyone else in the dark), and the university...
Michigan State football player Jerel Worthy, right, announces he is leaving the Spartans to enter the NFL draft as coach Mark Dantonio looks on during a news conference in East Lansing, Mich. , Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. View Photo »
He’s tough ... He’s at the point of attack a lot in our offense. He does a lot of other things in special teams as well. He’s got great leadership skills. You know, I think that’s his role in this football team, but he’s a tough guy — big, physical guy.
The only question revolves around who will start at QB. While this is a good question, it is not one that will stump Bielema in 2012. Wisky will miss Wilson, but look for them to continue more of the same in 2011. There has been a lot of chatter that...
February, 13, 2012 Feb 13 3:53 PM ET How does Milton (Wisc.) defensive end A.J. Natter know the recruiting process is heating up? “I got more coaches in my contacts than friends,” Natter said with a laugh. Boston College, Michigan State, Minnesota,...
There are a few things worth noting. One, the Big Ten has acknowledged there is no written or unwritten gentlemen's agreement among coaches when it comes to verbal commitments. If Tressel and his former OSU lieutenant, Michigan State's Mark Dantonio,...
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 03: Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates with B.J. Cunningham #3 after he caught a 30-yard touchdown in the first half against the Wisconsin Badgers during the Big 10 Conference Championship Game... View Photo »
I think in the eighth grade, we played each team twice and that’s about it
I’m writing to complain how the Gazette’s sports editors have a bad habit of criticizing the Michigan State University athletic program. The last insult was from Jayson Busse with his article on Jan. 21 where he really jumped on Coach Mark Dantonio. ...
Gardner has a strong arm and the ability to run. This can be a deadly combination in 2012 leaving Gardner with much needed experience coming into 2013. It has been painful watching the Spartans beat the Wolverines over the past few years. On the other...
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 03: Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates with Kirtk Cousins #8 after COusins threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to B.J. Cunningham in the first half against the Wisconsin Badgers during the Big 10 Conference Championship Game at Lucas...
View Photo »Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio, left, and quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) hold the Big Ten Legends Division championship trophy as Trenton Robinson, far left, and Joel Foreman, far right, stand by following an NCAA college football game against Indiana, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, in...
View Photo »Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio reacts after a Michigan State touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, in Iowa City, Iowa. Michigan State won 37-21.
View Photo »Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio reacts to a Nebraska touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lincoln, Neb. , Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011.
View Photo »Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio talks to the media before his team's first NCAA college football practice of the season on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, in East Lansing, Mich.
View Photo »Michigan State football player Jerel Worthy, right, announces he is leaving the Spartans to enter the NFL draft as coach Mark Dantonio looks on during a news conference in East Lansing, Mich. , Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012.
View Photo »Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins, left, and head coach Mark Dantonio talk during NCAA college football practice in Indianapolis, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Michigan State is scheduled to face Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship game Saturday, Dec. 3.
View Photo »In this Oct. 22, 2011, photo, Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis, left, talks with football coach Mark Dantonio before an NCAA college football game against Wisconsin in East Lansing, Mich. The Big Ten, which helped squash the notion of a four-team playoff to crown a national...
View Photo »INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 03: Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates with Kirtk Cousins #8 after COusins threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to B.J. Cunningham in the first half against the Wisconsin Badgers during the Big 10 Conference Championship Game at Lucas...
View Photo »He’s tough ... He’s at the point of attack a lot in our offense. He does a lot of other things in special teams as well. He’s got great leadership skills. You know, I think that’s his role in this football team, but he’s a tough guy — big, physical guy.
I think in the eighth grade, we played each team twice and that’s about it
It's really a classic Big Ten matchup ... It's going to be one of those really physical games.
I think the preparation is very deep because you've already been through an entire week of preparation ... So you have an opportunity to go back and critique what you've done.
Our defense as a whole is pretty young, really
So two teams that are tied like last year, and I understand this year it might have gone our way because we've got the one loss, but in the end, this is probably the best way to decide a football game or who is going to represent the Big Ten
We can handle adversity. They jumped up 14-0, then we went on a 31-3 run, but in the last four or five minutes they rolled back and tied it up. Both teams have a way of hanging in there and continuing to play
You’ve got to be fortunate, obviously, or blessed if you’re going to get that pass
But at the same time, it’s a play. They all count.
I think you can take a couple viewpoints of that game
It's not all bad ... We're the little guy. Everybody wants the little guy to win, so we'll have a few more people sitting on the fence maybe sway our way and make a little noise.
The programs themselves become bigger than the coach that is coaching them
A lot of characteristics of this football team and our football team seem to match-up
So we are what we are, as well as them, and you get ready to play ... And you play on emotion, you play things conceptually, and you allow your offense and defense and special teams philosophies and concepts to push you through and be successful, allow you to be successful.
No question we've got to stop the run more effectively ... They ran the ball effectively, that was early. We have to get off to a faster start. We played very well on defense in the second quarter and third quarter and into the fourth. But the first quarter we gave up some yards.
Last year, we felt like we were the odd man out. We felt like at the very least, we should have gone to a BCS game
There was a time they jumped out 14-0 and we went on a 31-3 run ... We were up substantially. And in the last four to five minutes of the game, they rolled back and tied it up. We rolled down the field with a couple crucial plays and then we hit the rocket play. Both teams have a way of hanging in there...
We were up substantially, and then in the last four or five minutes of the game they rolled back and tied it ... Then again we rolled down the field ... and with seconds to go we hit the Rocket play.
He had an Achilles, so he's back now ... and I think he's a very solid football player.
Tony's played really four games now, three games totally as a corner
Both teams have a way of continuing to hang in there and continuing to play
In terms of how exciting the Big Ten championship game is, I don't think there (is) a hotel room (available) in town there in Indy
We've played about seven, eight defensive backs throughout the season
Dennard should be back ... He could have probably played this week, but we held him. He should be back.
Jairus is a guy that had an outstanding spring for us
