highschoolsports.mlive.com —  The 45-year-old, one of the NFL's top receivers of the 1990s, said he is about 30 credits shy of earning a communication arts degree, has enrolled at MSU and hopes to begin taking classes this summer before serving as a student-assistant coach. read more »
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spartannation.com —  This multi-talented young man couldn’t hide his excitement about being the newest Spartan QB. “I am real excited to be a Spartan. All I can think about is playing there.” read more »
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mlive.com —  Winning conquers all — at least that appears to be the case when it comes to Michigan State's football fan base. The school has suspended season ticket sales for the 2012 season after an additional 6,100 were purchased, an athletic department spokesman confirmed Friday morning. read more »
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mlive.com —  "I can’t believe someone didn’t take (Michigan State QB) Kirk Cousins sooner," this person said. "(Washington) took two great shots at getting a quarterback. It was a great CYA (cover-your-ass) pick to bail them out if their first-round pick (Robert Griffin III) does not get it done. We didn’t need one, but I was getting ready to pull (Cousins') card at that price. It wouldn’t surprise me if the fourth-rounder winds up becoming the solution to their problems." read more »
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espn.go.com —  Todd McShay came out with his first mock draft for 2013, which he describes as an "extremely initial" version that "won't mean much by the time the summer is over." read more »
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spartannation.com —  Giampapa confirmed to Spartan Nation yesterday afternoon that he was leaving East Lansing. “I decided over a month ago that I needed to be closer to my family,” Giampapa is from Jackson, Tennessee. I am very thankful to MSU and Coach Dantonio for the opportunity, but my decision to leave was really about family and I want to be closer to them.”

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mlive.com —  "The film speaks for itself," Worthy told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel earlier this week. "People criticize and say I may take a play off here or there; there's nobody in the NFL game today or college or all the way down to pee-wee who plays every play full speed, full-go without getting tired. It's impossible. read more »
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mlive.com —  Which direction Mitchell chooses -- or has chosen for him -- should be determined in the next few months, although Wladimir Klitschko already has expressed interest in fighting him, and he said he would prefer to fight one of the Klitschkos than wait to pick up a championship belt off their post-retirement scrap heap. read more »
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freep.com —  Last weekend, Michigan State was able to host 6-foot-5, 260-pound Matt Miller of Perrysburg St. John's High School in Ohio for the Green and White spring football game. Another top MSU recruit that was at the Green and White game was defensive end prospect Kevin Robbins of Bishop McNamara High School in Maryland. read more »
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btn.com —  Michigan State is one of the hottest programs in the Big Ten—if not the nation. And the Spartans can thank Mark Dantonio. Since arriving from Cincinnati to assume command in 2007, Dantonio has forged a 44-22 record in six seasons, including a 27-13 mark in the Big Ten. And each season, Michigan State has gone to a bowl, highlighted by a win over Georgia in the Outback Bowl after last season. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Big Ten Conference announced the starting times for three more 2012 Michigan State football games. MSU's Oct. 6 game at Indiana and its Oct. 13 Homecoming game against Iowa will kickoff at 12 p.m. EDT and be televised by either ESPN, ESPN2 or Big Ten Network. In addition, ABC announced it will televise MSU's Oct. 27 game at Wisconsin, with kickoff set for 3:30 p.m. EDT. read more »
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detroitnews.com —  Michigan State is No. 10 in Sports Illustrated's post-spring practice power rankings. Andy Staples dropped the Spartans from No. 6 in his post-bowl game rankings in January. "I still love the athletes on defense, and I still think the Spartans are the best built Big Ten team to compete outside the conference," Staples writes. "But I want to see the offense against an actual opponent." read more »
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mlive.com —  Michigan State football players Will Gholston and Lawrence Thomas were shaken, but not seriously uninjured following car rollover car accident Wednesday, a university athletics department spokesperson has confirmed.

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mlive.com —  Coach Mark Dantonio set the standard and the deadline for Arthur Ray Jr. early this spring. April would go a long way toward determining if the Spartans' senior offensive lineman and cancer survivor had a future as a player with the program. read more »
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greenthoughtsmsu.com —  Nichol told the LSJ that the special teams opportunities and the lack of a physical receiver made the Skins the most-appealing option. He told MLive he's wants to show he can play any position. He will head to D.C. with Cousins for mini-camp from Friday to Sunday. Nichol will have a better gauge on his chances with the team after the weekend.

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