lansingstatejournal.com —
John Jakubik figures, why not him? With the Michigan State football team losing its top three receivers from last year’s Big Ten Legends Division championship team, the sophomore figures now is the perfect opportunity for him to emerge as a candidate to contribute this fall.
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Montravius Adams, rated as the top defensive tackle in the nation, visited Michigan State for the spring game last weekend. Adams hails from Dooly County High School in Vienna, Ga., the same high school as 2010 recruit Keith Mumphrey, a wide receiver. Adams made the trip with Dooly County assistant coach Jamaal Zanders, who said the sky is the limit for Adams.
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It's not often that a college player seems made to play for a particular NFL team. However, something about Keshawn Martin joining the Houston Texans just seems to fit. The Texans, who were 10-6 in 2011, drafted Martin in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
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Imagine one given day determining the fate of whether or not your lifelong dream comes true. And then imagine getting to watch it all play out on television. Todd Anderson doesn't have to imagine it. He lived it last weekend.
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When 6’5” 321# Caleb Benenoch moved from his native Logos, Nigeria at eight years old, who would have known the journey his life would take. This mammoth young man now resides in Katy Texas, but in March he pledged his talents to the Spartan Nation and Mark Dantonio.
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Several local schools have multiple players on the list, including Michigan State. There are three Spartans -- quarterback Kirk Cousins, offensive lineman Joel Foreman and wide receiver Keith Nichol. Cousins was named one of the NFF's Scholar Athletes of the year.
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The Spring Game came and went without much excitement on the field, unless you count Sparty's rush attempt and fumble. But there was some excitement off the field as MSU hosted a number of top recruits. With spring camps over and current players leaving campus, recruiting might slow down a bit. Here's a look at how things went last weekend.
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Cook's performance demonstrates why he's the backup to Andrew Maxwell, but also allows the Spartans to preserve their high expectations should they have to turn to the redshirt freshman.
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Where to begin ... Let's go with Jason Reid of The Washington Post, who calls the Cousins selection risky but necessary. "Mike Shanahan reportedly had Cousins as the third-best quarterback in the draft, behind Griffin and top overall pick Andrew Luck," Reid writes.
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Fullbacks in Michigan State's offense the past few years have been little more than the football equivalent of a front grill on a car, with their primary function being more about guiding and protecting the vehicle than actually propelling it. And, in a way, it's a position that's come to encapsulate coach Mark Dantonio's program mentality.
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Dantonio talked with Adam Neft on 97.1 The Fan (WBNS radio) in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday evening about the Spartans' spring practices and the NFL draft. He spoke highly of quarterback Kirk Cousins, who was drafted in the fourth round by the Washington Redskins, who already drafted Baylor's Robert Griffin III with the second overall pick.
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Former Spartan do-it-all receiver/kick returner Keshawn Martin hasa legitimate chance to make an impact this year. He’ll be fighting for the 3rd receiver (slot) spot with Devier Posey from Ohio State. Martin will also MOST LIKELY be given the punt returner spot, all of this because of former Houston Texan slot receiver Jacoby Jones was cut.
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The Washington Redskins' controversial fourth-round pick Saturday has been the topic of seemingly every national sports talk radio and television show over the last few days. Nationally writers are also finding the former Michigan State QB's selection by the Redskins — who had already taken Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III 100 spots earlier with the second overall pick — to be good column fodder.
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