Football freep.com —  “Both those guys, Coach Bollman and Coach Burton, have just sort of refreshed us,” Dantonio said. “They’ve brought a freshness to our staff. I think that happens when you change a little bit. They’ve brought some new ideas and some different ties. Coach Bollman certainly in Ohio, Coach Burton certainly in the Chicago area. He’s done a very good job early in the recruiting process."
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Football mlive.com —  "We try to sell our people,'' Dantonio said, asked how the facilities upgrade has affected recruiting. "I think that (facilities improvement) is an operational thing, and it's something we have to have for the future."
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Football theonlycolors.com —  MSU coaches leave a good impression with a New Jersey DE, a 2016 standout and a 2015 lineman with an early offer talk Spartans and football.
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Football mlive.com —  Michigan State's Sept. 7 home game against South Florida will kickoff at noon and be televised by ESPN2 or ESPNU, according to a network release. It will be the Spartans' first-ever meeting against the Bulls, who hail from the American Athletic Conference, formerly known as the Big East.
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Football theonlycolors.com —  The Golden Nugget has released more than 200 college football lines. The Only Colors provides a breakdown.
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Football mlive.com —  Mark Dantonio might be 4-2 against rival Michigan, but those aren't the numbers he focuses on where the rivalry is concerned. Last season's final score at Michigan Stadium, 12-10, still burns in the back of his mind.
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Football freep.com —  Defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi MSU's primary recruiter of New Jersey, but coaches Terry Samuel and Ron Burton have also spent time there this spring.
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Football detroitnews.com —  Four-star cornerback Kiy Hester announced a top seven this week and Michigan State has made the cut for the Montvale (N.J.) St. Joseph Regional star, along with Miami, North Carolina, Ohio State, Rutgers, Vanderbilt and Virginia. He narrowed that list from an impressive list of offers and despite stiff competition, the Spartans are right in the thick of his recruitment.
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Football detroitnews.com —  Mark Dantonio emphasized this week that Andrew Maxwell will enter fall camp as the Spartans’ No. 1 quarterback, but added he would take a “broad-based look” at all four of his signal-callers. "It's important to recognize Maxwell is a senior and that we need to get somebody ready as we move forward, so you'll see another quarterback playing a little bit," Dantonio said Tuesday at the Westin Book Cadillac, where MSU coaches spoke to the Detroit Economic Club.
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Football spartannation.com —  Current Ole Miss DT Commit Jamiyus Pittman talks about why he is giving Michigan State a look. Discuss »
Football mlive.com —  When your career ends, and you're not even 30-years-old yet, there's a lot of life to live. While in East Lansing, Duckett had three years of amazing preparation for the future, but only if he chose a future in one particular career: The NFL.
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Football spreaker.com —  Jack and Joe Rexrode talk about what folks can expect from the 2014 Michigan State Spartans football squad.
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Football freep.com —  Next weekend top recruits from across the Midwest will travel to Southfield to take part in the Sound Mind Sound Body Camp. This will be the ninth year the camp has taken place and it has becomes one of the top events in the entire Midwest.
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Football freep.com —  “I think our quarterback situation is in better shape than it was last year — we have four scholarship quarterbacks,” Dantonio said after taking part in a Detroit Economic Club speaking program Tuesday at the Westin Book Cadillac. “We have a redshirt freshman who has a lot of practice experience, we have a dynamic freshman coming in, we have an experienced quarterback coming back that’s played in 13 games."
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Football mlive.com —  Michigan State landed a pair of players on the Phil Steele preseason magazine All-American lists. Middle linebacker Max Bullough was appointed to second-team All-American status, while cornerback Darqueze Dennard was a third-team All-American selection.
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