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Football
mlive.com —
The spring football season begins in earnest for Michigan State today with the start of contact drills. Some players, like Spartans' defensive end Marcus Rush (6-foot-2, 250 pounds), took to Twitter late Thursday night to show their excitement. Rush's Twitter update said: "Pads are put on tomorrow #realfootball #finally''
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Le'Veon Bell was named a first team All-American today by College Football News, which takes bowl performances into account when making its selections. "The Spartans had almost no passing game to take the heat off, but Bell still came though with 1,793 yards and 12 touchdowns as he carried the team to a nice bowl win over TCU," the publication wrote of Bell. "When he was needed most, he came through with 266 yards against Minnesota just to get MSU bowl eligible."
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mlive.com —
Redshirt freshman Jack Allen was announced as a member of the Football Writers of America Association Freshman All-American team on Monday at the Harbor Beach Marriott Hotel.
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A promising two years lie ahead for Marcus Rush, a sophomore who has already started at defensive end for two years. After a solid freshman campaign, Rush worked to build on his early success. In the process, the Cincinnati native developed leadership qualities and became more consistent.
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Michigan State junior linebacker Max Bullough and sophomore punter Mike Sadler have been named to the 2012 Capital One Division I Academic All-America Second Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Sadler earns Second-Team Academic All-America honors for the second year in a row. It also marks the first time Michigan State has had multiple Academic All-Americans in the same season since 2005 when center Chris Morris and quarterback Drew Stanton both received second-team recognition.
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Field Hockey
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Michigan State sophomore forward Abby Barker (Columbus, Ohio) has been recognized as 2012 Longstreth /National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I Second-Team All-American.
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Football
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Rush, a redshirt sophomore from Cincinnati who has 23 tackles and a sack this season, was once a Michigan recruit. He made multiple trips to Ann Arbor, but ultimately did not develop a deep connection with Wolverines coaches.
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Volleyball
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Michigan State volleyball will have its second All-America night this season and will recognize 2011 AVCA Third-Team All-American Jenilee Rathje on Friday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m., before the match against Purdue.
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Gymnastics
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Five members of the 2012 Michigan State women’s gymnastics team have been named Scholar All-Americans, as announced by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W). The gymnasts were recognized for having a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the 2011 academic year.
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Football
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Michigan State defensive end William Gholston received his first preseason All-America team recognition by a major publication, and it came from Playboy.
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Football
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Michigan State lost the Big Ten championship game a year after finishing deadlocked atop the standings with Ohio State and Wisconsin and missing a BCS berth on a tiebreaker. However, the Spartans return one of the top defenses in the league and plenty of talent on an unproven offense. If certain players emerge, the team could earn a league title and first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1988.
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Johnny Adams garnered a preseason All-America second team selection by Sports Illustrated after the publication updated its teams following LSU's dismissal of star cornerback Tyrann Mathieu on Friday.
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msuspartans.com —
The biggest source of new contributions will likely come from the talented red-shirt freshman class, who had to wait their turn in 2011. And sitting on the sidelines is not something they're accustomed to.
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Michigan State junior defensive end William Gholston was named to Sports Illustrated's preseason All-America second team.
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