Published on: 10th June, 2010
All the rumors and speculation regarding former USC football and basketball stars Reggie Bush and O.J. Mayo, respectively, have finally succumbed to this point: A list of NCAA penalties sure to make the college sports scene no longer look like child’s play. The prestigious university received numerous sanctions for improper benefits ...Published on: 21st May, 2010
As Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany yields the magic stick that could expand the Big Ten to include more teams, he is exponentially putting the conference at risk as well. Listen, expansion at this point in time seems as inevitable as it is plausible. The conference wants to add more teams ...Published on: 29th April, 2010
While he is only a junior wide receiver in high school, Andre Sims has decided to accept a scholarship offer from Michigan State. The young man from Georgia almost exclusively played wide receiver in high school, although the Spartans recruited him almost solely based on his cover skills in the ...Published on: 27th April, 2010
Last Thursday I accompanied Joe Rexrode of the Lansing State Journal to the Michigan State Spartans’ practice field. The practice was in preparation of the Green and White game, which took place last Saturday. In case you didn’t hear, the Green team—led by quarterback Kirk Cousins—defeated the White squad led by ...Published on: 18th April, 2010
With spring practices taking place around the country, it’s not too early to look at the Big Ten—and the Michigan State Spartans in particular—when it comes down to football. The Spartans have progressed under Mark Dantonio, who is coming into his fourth year behind the helm in East Lansing. The ...Published on: 8th April, 2010
Now more than ever, rookies in the National Football League are overpaid. Times have certainly changed over the past few decades, as athletes in all sports have been earning more and more dollars, but this is especially true for first-year players. Players highly touted out of college seek agents to help get ...Published on: 8th January, 2010
Another college football season has come and gone. So what have we learned? We learned that Nick Saban can win a BCS championship, go and fail in the NFL, come back and win a national championship with another school in the same conference as before. Quite impressive. We found out that the ...Published on: 3rd January, 2010
After all the controversy, all the suspensions and firings and all the backlash, the Valero Alamo Bowl actually revolved around one thing: football. Who would have thought? The game itself featured long touchdowns runs, trick plays, big passes, and big drama. Simultaneously, there were fans holding signs which expressed their resentment for young ...Published on: 30th December, 2009
With the Alamo Bowl only three days away, it seems as if more has been discussed about the off-the-field issues than the actual game itself. It all started when several Michigan State players were suspended for the bowl game after being involved in a campus fight at a fraternity. Among the ...Published on: 17th December, 2009
In a football season full of shortcomings both on and off the field, the Michigan State Spartans can take pride knowing that some players gave it their all for the sake of themselves and their teammates. One of those players was linebacker Greg Jones, who has been named a first-team All ...