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mlive.com —
Considering the experiment taking place at Michigan State where coach Mark Dantonio is attempting to see if he can turn a redshirt freshman linebacker into a tailback for the upcoming season, the Spartans are in a decidedly resourceful mode. So perhaps it's not so surprising Michigan State has jumped on Dacorius Law, an otherwise under-the-radar recruit tabbed "The Lab Rat" by Florida website Bigcountypreps.com.
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“He has definitely opened my eyes and a lot of eyes,” Josh Helmholdt, rivals.com Midwest recruiting analyst, said of Sokol, who verbally committed to Michigan State on Monday. “He’s raw, but he’s probably just scratching the surface of what he can do (at tight end). He has sky-high potential.”
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theb1gtime.com —
Allen’s speed and athleticism at the linebacker position make him a scary matchup for opposing coaches. Denicos has used that speed to rack up 14 total sacks and 28.5 tackles for loss in his last two seasons.
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theonlycolors.com —
In one of the more unusual recruiting stories in memory, Michigan State signee Jay Harris, of Downingtown East, Pa., elected that he no longer will attend MSU this fall. Instead, he will pursue a rap career under the name "DatBull."
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philly.com —
Jay Harris, one of the area’s top football recruits, was stripped of his scholarship by Michigan State earlier this month after he posted a series of profanity-laced rap videos on YouTube, a source said Tuesday.
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Gholston, who was selected by Tampa Bay in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft with the 126th overall pick, struck a deal Tuesday according to the Buccaneers official website. In accordance with the new collective bargaining agreement, Gholston first NFL contract will be a four-year deal.
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Michigan State is one of the power-conference programs that Washington State is working to schedule a future home-and-home football series with, according to Cougars athletic director Bill Moos.
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Michigan State football recruiting - in particular, defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi - has been embracing the Eastern seaboard prior to the addition of their television sets to the footprint of the Big Ten Network. But it has its hurdles.
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While the Michigan-Notre Dame football series will end after next season, don't expect the same for Michigan State and Notre Dame. That's not to say there won't be adjustments to the series that began in 1897, but as the Big Ten prepares to go to a nine-game conference schedule in 2016, Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis said he is committed to keeping the Irish on the schedule.
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mlive.com —
It wouldn't be a recruiting trip to Georgia without a look at some defensive backs, particularly if you're Michigan State and your best happens to hail from the Peach State. There's no guarantee that Class of 2014 prep star Quay Searcy will be the next Darqueze Dennard (Dry Branch, Ga., Twiggs County), but the Spartans coaching staff felt strong enough about him that they offered him a scholarship last Tuesday according to the 247 sports website.
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theonlycolors.com —
The Spartans have offered a West Coast athlete in the spring period, and Midwest and Southern recruits have MSU interest.
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Michigan State has two players on its spring roster who come from further west than Minneapolis; offensive lineman Fou Fonoti (Lakewood, Calif.) and defensive tackle David Fennell (Portland, Ore.). But the Spartans, riding a school-record string of six consecutive bowls, have taken a step forward in national image and are looking to cash in on the recruiting trail. Jeffery Farrar, a receiver/athlete from Upland, Calif., received a scholarship offer from Michigan State on Monday and has the Spartans on his radar.
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Former Michigan State defensive back Mitchell White has signed a free-agent deal with the Oakland Raiders according to RaiderFans.net, the terms of which were not announced.
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freep.com —
The illustrations are public, the final approval is next and then comes the actual construction. By May 2014, Michigan State should have completed a $20-million Spartan Stadium renovation, to be spruced up during the summer and unveiled for the 2014 season.
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