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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:21:23 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Video: Michigan State's offseason needs]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/video-michigan-states-offseason-needs</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/video-michigan-states-offseason-needs</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:21:23 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/video-michigan-states-offseason-needs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brian Bennett looks at the Michigan State players who need to have big offseasons. Obviously Andrew Maxwell is at the top of the list followed by the receiving corps.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Barksdale Added To 2012 Spartan Football Roster]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/barksdale-added-to-2012-spartan-football-roster</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/barksdale-added-to-2012-spartan-football-roster</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:49:51 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/barksdale-added-to-2012-spartan-football-roster</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tres Barksdale, a 6-foot-2, 183-pound wide receiver from Solon (Ohio) High School, has been added to the 2012 Michigan State football roster as a preferred walk-on, according to an announcement made Tuesday, Feb. 7 by Spartan head coach Mark Dantonio.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cleveland-area wideout Tres Barksdale accepts preferred walk-on offer from Spartans]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/cleveland-area-wideout-tres-barksdale-accepts-preferred-walk-on-offer-from-spartans</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/cleveland-area-wideout-tres-barksdale-accepts-preferred-walk-on-offer-from-spartans</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:53:34 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/cleveland-area-wideout-tres-barksdale-accepts-preferred-walk-on-offer-from-spartans</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Michigan State's list of incoming wideouts now includes Solon, Ohio's Tres Barksdale, who told our sister newspaper, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and ESPN.com recruiting analyst Jared Shanker that he'll accept the Spartans' preferred walk-on offer after originally committing to play for non-scholarship Division I-AA Georgetown.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Six Spartans invited to NFL Combine]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/six-spartans-invited-to-nfl-combine</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/six-spartans-invited-to-nfl-combine</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:53:34 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/six-spartans-invited-to-nfl-combine</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kirk Cousins, B.J. Cunningham, Keshawn Martin and Trenton Robinson had been invited to the NFL Combine a few weeks ago. Now the final list has come out, and Jerel Worthy and Edwin Baker have been added, according to MSU.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Film Review Outback Bowl: 4 Defensive Questions]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/film-review-outback-bowl-4-defensive-questions</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/film-review-outback-bowl-4-defensive-questions</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:08:36 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/film-review-outback-bowl-4-defensive-questions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[MSU's defense was outstanding despite giving up 23 points. Georgia had no success moving the ball in any controlled fashion, it was all boom or bust. With lots and lots of bust. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Better Know A Blitz Package: Heeeere's JOHNNY]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/better-know-a-blitz-package-heeeeres-johnny</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/better-know-a-blitz-package-heeeeres-johnny</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:45:43 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/better-know-a-blitz-package-heeeeres-johnny</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HackDorland of The Only Colors takes a look at Pat Narduzzi's blitz package.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greg Jones proposes to Spartan girlfriend on field after Super Bowl]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/greg-jones-proposes-to-spartan-girlfriend-on-field-after-super-bowl</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/greg-jones-proposes-to-spartan-girlfriend-on-field-after-super-bowl</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:10:18 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/greg-jones-proposes-to-spartan-girlfriend-on-field-after-super-bowl</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New York Giants linebacker and recent Michigan State great Greg Jones proposed to his girlfriend as the confetti fell after Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday night in Indianapolis]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spartans at the top of B1G post-signing day Power Rankings]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/spartans-at-the-top-of-b1g-post-signing-day-power-rankings</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/spartans-at-the-top-of-b1g-post-signing-day-power-rankings</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:10:49 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/spartans-at-the-top-of-b1g-post-signing-day-power-rankings</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Spartans' recruiting class didn't crack ESPN's top 25, but it features several strong prospects and is loaded up at both wide receiver and defensive back. Mark Dantonio tells us he can't remember recruiting 10 athletes like the ones Michigan State added in the class. Michigan State already is one of the Big Ten's most athletic teams, so this bodes well for the Spartans as they look for another big season. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greg Jones and Devin Thomas: Super Bowl Champions]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/greg-jones-and-devin-thomas-super-bowl-champions</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/greg-jones-and-devin-thomas-super-bowl-champions</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:10:48 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/greg-jones-and-devin-thomas-super-bowl-champions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Two former Michigan State Spartans - Greg Jones and Devin Thomas - helped the New York Giants win Super Bowl XLVI over the New England Patriots, 21-17, Sunday night in Indianapolis.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greg Jones is happy his team won the Super Bowl]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/greg-jones-is-happy-his-team-won-the-super-bowl</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/greg-jones-is-happy-his-team-won-the-super-bowl</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:33:05 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/greg-jones-is-happy-his-team-won-the-super-bowl</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Former Spartans Devin Thomas and Greg Jones were a part of the Super Bowl-winning New York Giants, albeit a small part, as they mostly play on special teams. Still, congrats to both.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Flint running back Gerald Holmes pledges to Spartans for 2013]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/flint-running-back-gerald-holmes-pledges-to-spartans-for-2013</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/flint-running-back-gerald-holmes-pledges-to-spartans-for-2013</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:33:05 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/flint-running-back-gerald-holmes-pledges-to-spartans-for-2013</guid>
<description><![CDATA["After the basketball game, I told coach (Mark) Dantonio I wanted to be a Spartan," Holmes told 247Sports' Sean Scherer. "I just knew Michigan State is the right place for me."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MSU picks up first 2013 verbal commit]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/msu-picks-up-first-2013-verbal-commit</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/msu-picks-up-first-2013-verbal-commit</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:00:24 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/msu-picks-up-first-2013-verbal-commit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Running back Gerald Holmes of Flint Carman-Ainsworth decided to start the class off with a bang. Holmes chose MSU over an offer from Central Michigan. An injury in his junior year kept him a little bit under the radar, and he likely will pick up a lot more interest during his senior season.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fans want Broncos to Draft Kirk Cousins]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/fans-want-broncos-to-draft-kirk-cousins</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/fans-want-broncos-to-draft-kirk-cousins</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:01:02 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/fans-want-broncos-to-draft-kirk-cousins</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If the Broncos selected Cousins, they would have their long term quarterback and wouldn't have to deal with Tebowmania nearly as much as they did in 2011. Denver would benefit immensely from acquiring Cousins. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Outgoing: Spartans making their departure (defense)]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/outgoing-spartans-making-their-departure-defense</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/outgoing-spartans-making-their-departure-defense</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:50:06 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/outgoing-spartans-making-their-departure-defense</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A lot of talent leaves the Spartans football team after this past season concluded with an Outback Bowl win against Georgia - and this is a tribute to those players. The Spartans lost four players to graduation, and one to the draft a year early, from its fifth-ranked defense.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is MSU the new Wide Receiver U?]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/is-msu-the-new-wide-receiver-u</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/is-msu-the-new-wide-receiver-u</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:11:32 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/is-msu-the-new-wide-receiver-u</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This past National Signing Day the Michigan State Spartan Football team did not create the huge signing buzz that other programs like Alabama, Ohio State and Michigan experienced. However, what has gone unnoticed nationally is that the Spartans have signed the best group of wide receivers in the country.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Outgoing: Spartans making their departure (offense)]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/outgoing-spartans-making-their-departure-offense</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/outgoing-spartans-making-their-departure-offense</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:27:28 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/outgoing-spartans-making-their-departure-offense</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When Senior Day took place on Nov. 19 against Indiana, Michigan State honored a senior class unlike any other it had seen before. It set the record for most wins in a four-year span with 37 - and won a Big Ten Championship in 2010.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dantonio: 'I don't think anybody in our program is satisfied yet']]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/dantonio-i-dont-think-anybody-in-our-program-is-satisfied-yet</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/dantonio-i-dont-think-anybody-in-our-program-is-satisfied-yet</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:59:14 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/dantonio-i-dont-think-anybody-in-our-program-is-satisfied-yet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Spartans football coach reflects, mostly looks ahead: "We're on kick away from being in the Rose Bowl. You can feel that and see that. That's our ultimate destination."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A look at Dantonio's second recruiting class from 2008]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/a-look-at-dantonios-second-recruiting-class-from-2008</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/a-look-at-dantonios-second-recruiting-class-from-2008</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:59:14 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/a-look-at-dantonios-second-recruiting-class-from-2008</guid>
<description><![CDATA[2012 Rewind Look at Mark Dantonio's Second Recruiting Class:  2008.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Michigan State's class ranks high in key areas]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/michigan-states-class-ranks-high-in-key-areas</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/michigan-states-class-ranks-high-in-key-areas</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:35:22 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/michigan-states-class-ranks-high-in-key-areas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When the national recruiting rankings are released, an aspect that is often overlooked is the fact that most rankings do not differentiate based on the size of the class. For that reason, schools that sign more players invariably end up being ranked higher. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Devin Thomas punches a Giant ticket to the big game]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/devin-thomas-punches-a-giant-ticket-to-the-big-game</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/devin-thomas-punches-a-giant-ticket-to-the-big-game</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:35:22 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/devin-thomas-punches-a-giant-ticket-to-the-big-game</guid>
<description><![CDATA["I needed that a lot," Thomas said at Super Bowl media day this week. "I think for my career, for where I was at that point in time of doing the special teams, I think it was huge for me and huge for our team."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kyle Kerrick taking advantage of early arrival]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/kyle-kerrick-taking-advantage-of-early-arrival</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/kyle-kerrick-taking-advantage-of-early-arrival</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:35:22 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/kyle-kerrick-taking-advantage-of-early-arrival</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Kyle Kerrick is one of four receivers the Michigan State football program signed in its 2012 recruiting class. Factor in Tennessee transfer DeAnthony Arnett, who is uncertain if he will be cleared by the NCAA to play this fall, and the Spartans could have five new receivers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Australian lifter eyes American football, maybe with MSU]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/australian-lifter-eyes-american-football-maybe-with-msu</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/australian-lifter-eyes-american-football-maybe-with-msu</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:35:22 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/australian-lifter-eyes-american-football-maybe-with-msu</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Gawain Johnstone, 26, of Melbourne, who says he grew up watching NFL highlights and playing video games, can squat 850 pounds. "It was mind-boggling how beautiful" Michigan State's facilities are, he said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pledge Week: Wide Receivers]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/pledge-week-wide-receivers</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/pledge-week-wide-receivers</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:35:22 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/pledge-week-wide-receivers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The week draws to a sweet, merciful close with our star position group in this class, the Wide Receivers. This was Mark Dantonio's most impressive recruiting haul.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark Dantonio doesn't have to be Tom Izzo to be a rock star at Michigan State]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/mark-dantonio-doesnt-have-to-be-tom-izzo-to-be-a-rock-star-at-michigan-state</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/mark-dantonio-doesnt-have-to-be-tom-izzo-to-be-a-rock-star-at-michigan-state</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:43:15 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/mark-dantonio-doesnt-have-to-be-tom-izzo-to-be-a-rock-star-at-michigan-state</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tom Izzo isn't the only face of the athletic program. Dantonio has grown in prominence, which was a big reason 650 guests flocked the downtown JW Marriott on Thursday for the second Spartan Winter Tailgate.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dantonio says late Spartan wideout signee Monty Madaris 'just got nervous']]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/dantonio-says-late-spartan-wideout-signee-monty-madaris-just-got-nervous</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/dantonio-says-late-spartan-wideout-signee-monty-madaris-just-got-nervous</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:20:46 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/dantonio-says-late-spartan-wideout-signee-monty-madaris-just-got-nervous</guid>
<description><![CDATA["He's never really been out of Cincinnati much and he got nervous. It's a big step for a young person and there's a lot of pressure on him. So I think he took a step back and looked at everything and signed it this morning about 7 o'clock and his fax came in about 7:30."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Audio: Pat Narduzzi at the Spartan Winter Tailgate in Grand Rapids]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-pat-narduzzi-at-the-spartan-winter-tailgate-in-grand-rapids</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-pat-narduzzi-at-the-spartan-winter-tailgate-in-grand-rapids</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:20:46 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-pat-narduzzi-at-the-spartan-winter-tailgate-in-grand-rapids</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pat Narduzzi talks about the Spartan defense, what it accomplished in the 2011 season and gives a peak at next years players and the 2012 recruiting class. He also comments how the suitors coming to him for head coach relates to recruiting and why he stayed at Michigan State.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Audio: Kirk Cousins on The Huge Show]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-kirk-cousins-on-the-huge-show</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-kirk-cousins-on-the-huge-show</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:51:34 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-kirk-cousins-on-the-huge-show</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kirk Cousins joins Huge and talks about getting ready for the NFL draft and his Spartan career.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Audio: B.J. Cunningham on The Huge Show]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-b-j--cunningham-on-the-huge-show</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-b-j--cunningham-on-the-huge-show</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:48:24 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-b-j--cunningham-on-the-huge-show</guid>
<description><![CDATA[B.J. Cunningham joins Huge to talk about what he's been up to since the Outback Bowl and what his life was life as a Spartan.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fried squirrel? It's what's for dinner -- on Michigan State's recruiting trail]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/fried-squirrel-its-whats-for-dinner---on-michigan-states-recruiting-trail</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/fried-squirrel-its-whats-for-dinner---on-michigan-states-recruiting-trail</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:48:24 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/fried-squirrel-its-whats-for-dinner---on-michigan-states-recruiting-trail</guid>
<description><![CDATA["Squirrel is delicious," Mark Staten said. "It was fried squirrel, and then the dumplings. Usually it's squirrel and dumplings, if you haven't had that. It tastes like chicken, truly tastes like chicken. … When they said it was squirrel I grabbed and just started eating. It was good. I wasn't worried about it. It was actually really good."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Audio: Mark Dantonio joins Bret Bakita and Ray Bentley]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-mark-dantonio-joins-bret-bakita-and-ray-bentley</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-mark-dantonio-joins-bret-bakita-and-ray-bentley</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:48:24 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-mark-dantonio-joins-bret-bakita-and-ray-bentley</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mark Dantonio joins Bakita and Bentley to talk about the 2012 recruiting class]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/qa-michigan-state-coach-mark-dantonio</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/qa-michigan-state-coach-mark-dantonio</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:28:05 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/qa-michigan-state-coach-mark-dantonio</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ESPN.com caught up with Spartans coach Mark Dantonio on Thursday. Here are his thoughts about the class. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Terrence Samuel to bring Spartans' touted wideout class along slowly]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/terrence-samuel-to-bring-spartans-touted-wideout-class-along-slowly</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/terrence-samuel-to-bring-spartans-touted-wideout-class-along-slowly</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:28:05 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/terrence-samuel-to-bring-spartans-touted-wideout-class-along-slowly</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Amid the buzz about Michigan State's new class of wide receivers Wednesday, stood the man charged with turning hype into something more tangible. Terrence Samuel, the Spartans' second-year receivers coach, fielded questions about Aaron Burbridge, Macgarrett Kings Jr., Tennessee transfer DeAnthony Arnett, early enrollee Kyle Kerrick.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pledge Week: Offensive Line]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/pledge-week-offensive-line</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/pledge-week-offensive-line</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:28:05 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/pledge-week-offensive-line</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Offensive Line and Tackle in particular has been the Achilles Heel of recruiting at Michigan State since Dantonio arrived. So it's really important we get some good ones this year, right guys? Right? How about solid? Can we do solid?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Audio: Mark Dantonio on Tim Staudt 2-2-12]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-mark-dantonio-on-tim-staudt-2-2-12</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-mark-dantonio-on-tim-staudt-2-2-12</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:52:18 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/audio-mark-dantonio-on-tim-staudt-2-2-12</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mark Dantonio joins Tim Staudt to talk about what happens with Spartan Football now that the 2012 recruiting class is signed.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MacGarrett Kings, One of My Favorites]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/macgarrett-kings-one-of-my-favorites</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/macgarrett-kings-one-of-my-favorites</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:52:18 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/macgarrett-kings-one-of-my-favorites</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kings is showing that he is probably ahead of where Martin was a freshman and that he has the ability to contribute early.  I really think he'll play as a freshman and that he'll make some big plays by the end of the season.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Thoughts on MSU's 2012 recruiting class]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/thoughts-on-msus-2012-recruiting-class</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/thoughts-on-msus-2012-recruiting-class</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:52:18 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/thoughts-on-msus-2012-recruiting-class</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You can be successful without pulling in the top players every year. It's about finding players that fit and being able to develop them, and Dantonio and the MSU coaches have proven they can do it.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DeAnthony Arnett waits to hear if he'll play this fall]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/deanthony-arnett-waits-to-hear-if-hell-play-this-fall</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/deanthony-arnett-waits-to-hear-if-hell-play-this-fall</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:51:24 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/deanthony-arnett-waits-to-hear-if-hell-play-this-fall</guid>
<description><![CDATA[MSU officials said they still are compiling information to give to apply for a hardship waiver from the NCAA to allow the recent Tennessee transfer to play for the Spartans without having to sit out next season.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greg Jones amazed he's in Indianapolis]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/greg-jones-amazed-hes-in-indianapolis</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/greg-jones-amazed-hes-in-indianapolis</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:51:24 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/greg-jones-amazed-hes-in-indianapolis</guid>
<description><![CDATA["It's funny," Jones said. "I used to just watch the Super Bowl and wait for the new commercials to come out and get around my family. Now my family's around the TV watching me. I feel it's something special that this moment may never come again, I don't know, but I'm going to enjoy it while I can."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Michigan State: Class of 2012 highlights]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/michigan-state-class-of-2012-highlights</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/michigan-state-class-of-2012-highlights</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:51:24 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/michigan-state-class-of-2012-highlights</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<br /><a href="http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120202/SPORTS0202/202020374/1132/">Receivers are biggest catch of Michigan State's impactful class</a> Detroit News<br /><a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20120202/SPORTS07/202020628/1055/">Michigan State stocks up on wide receivers</a> Detroit Free Press<br /><a href="http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20120202/GW01/202020312/1023/GW">Recruiting class reflects Spartans' recent success on the field</a> Lansing State Journal<br /><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1049938-michigan-state-recruiting-spartans-load-up-at-skill-positions">Spartans Load Up at Skill Positions</a> Bleacher Report<br /><br />]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Ohio State's Urban Meyer has become Michigan State's new enemy]]></title>
<link>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/why-ohio-states-urban-meyer-has-become-michigan-states-new-enemy</link>
<comments>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/why-ohio-states-urban-meyer-has-become-michigan-states-new-enemy</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:51:24 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elindbloom</dc:creator>
<category>Football</category>
<guid>http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/why-ohio-states-urban-meyer-has-become-michigan-states-new-enemy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On the job for only two months, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer nonetheless has amassed a pretty fair collection of enemies. Although he wasn't directly mentioned by name at Michigan State on Wednesday during the introduction of the 2012 recruiting class, Meyer's tactics were a source of consternation.]]></description>
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