“Tyson Smith is taking a medical (year) right now,” Dantonio said after the team’s first practice of fall camp. “He’s had some other problems health-wise that I’m not going to speak about but at this point in time it’s in his best interest to not play football.”
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Tyson Smith was nominated this week for the 2017 Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award. The junior cornerback returned to the field this season after suffering a stroke in late November of last year and has appeared in all 11 games this season for No. 21 Michigan State. He returned an interception for a touchdown in the season-opener against Bowling Green and started last week against Maryland.
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The headaches were the worst part for Tyson Smith. That’s what he thought about Friday night at Michigan State’s team hotel: the headaches, all he’d been through in the past nine months and maybe making a tackle the next afternoon against Bowling Green. If he were really lucky, maybe he could make an interception.
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Brian Lewerke threw three touchdown passes, and Tyson Smith capped his heartwarming comeback with an interception return for a touchdown in Michigan State’s 35-10 win over Bowling Green on Saturday.
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Brian Lewerke throws for 3 TDs to lead Michigan State past Bowling Green MLive
For all the uncertainties surrounding Michigan State heading into the season opener, the Spartans got what they needed most – a win. Michigan State survived a sluggish start and scored 35 straight points for a 35-10 win over Bowling Green on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium.
After shaky start, Spartans knock off Bowling Green 35-10 The State News
The Spartans started slow in their season opener on Saturday, but MSU was able to come away with a 35-10 victory over the Bowling Green Falcons.
Michigan State overcomes sloppy start to dominate Bowling Green, 35-10 Detroit Free Press
Michigan State defiantly decided to accept the opening kickoff, going on the offensive after an off-season of trials and tribulations. And then, LJ Scott fumbled at the goal line. And then, Bowling Green hit a few long passes and kicked a field goal. After nine long months in the rearview, it suddenly felt three more long months would be ahead.
MSU trounces Bowling Green, shrugs off sluggish start Detroit News
Michigan State came out from underneath the shadow of last season against Bowling Green Saturday. What resulted was a shaky start, a handful of fumbles and a 35-10 win over the Falcons.
Michigan State talking points: Brian Lewerke’s running, fumbles all day MLive
Here’s what Michigan State fans will be talking about after the Spartans’ 35-10 win over Bowling Green on Saturday
The Good, The Bad and The Random vs. Bowling Green The Only Colors
MAN it is great to be back to watching winning football. After a week one 35-10 romp over Bowling Green, let’s take a look at the good, the bad and the random from the first victory of the year.
Overheard in the locker room: LJ Scott’s unacceptable fumble and Brian Lewerke’s great hair MLive
Michigan State opened its season with a 35-10 win over Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon. Here are some notable quotes from Michigan State coaches and players following the victory.
Michigan State uneven in win over Bowling Green isportsweb
Michigan State couldn’t have imagined a better opening drive to start the season. Lewerke rushed for 31 yards, Darrell Stewart Jr. got 28 yards on a reverse and LJ Scott was fighting for extra yards.
Tyson Smith makes presence felt in his return State News
MSU junior Tyson Smith was almost forced to hang up his cleats forever. After a stroke in November, the 5-foot-11, 170-pound cornerback said he thought there was a 70 percent chance he would never step on the field again. Smith defied the odds and came back to the green and white.
Inexperienced wideouts emerge as offense rusty in season opener State News
The Spartans entered the season young. Key positions were decimated by departures and graduation. The depth chart featured a number of true and redshirt freshmen. The youth movement in East Lansing was on.
Overheard after big win over Bowling Green Detroit Free Press
Here’s what Michigan State football players and coaches said after the season-opening 35-10 win over Bowling Green on Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
Darrell Stewart has the look of a playmaker and the personality to match MLive
Wide receiver Darrell Stewart was the breakout playmaker in Michigan State’s 35-10 win over Bowling Green: leading the team in receiving, taking a few handoffs and taking over return duties. His performance afterward in the postgame interview room may have been just as good, too.
Report card: Solid starting point for Spartans in win Detroit Free Press
Chris Solari rates the Spartans on a scale of 1 to 10 after their 35-10 win over Bowling Green
Pick-six highlights Tyson Smith’s comeback from stroke Detroit News
It was one of the most heartwarming celebrations you’ll find on a football field. Michigan State junior cornerback Tyson Smith jogged back to the sideline after intercepting the ball and returning it 38 yards for a touchdown Saturday.
Couch: Michigan State football shows it’ll be an interesting team, if nothing else Lansing State Journal
There is nothing worse in sports than being a boring bad team. Michigan State’s football team won’t be. Saturday’s 35-10 win over Bowling Green did only so much to measure the quality of the 2017 Spartans. The Falcons are likely the worst opponent MSU will see this season.
Brian Lewerke shows off mobility and risk taking in season-opening win MLive
Once he receives the snap, Brian Lewerke’s priority is to find an open receiver. If the Michigan State redshirt sophomore quarterback scans the field and can’t find anyone, the goal is to pull the ball down and run, utilizing his athleticism. The third option in Lewerke’s repertoire can get, well, interesting.
3 MSU questions: Don’t overreact to win, but Spartans appear resilient Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press reporter Chris Solari answers three key questions after the Michigan State’s 35-14 home win Saturday over Bowling Green.
Niyo: A healthy Lewerke should put MSU on solid footing Detroit News
First they had to clear the air. That’s what the last nine months have been about for Michigan State’s football program, regaining trust and restoring faith. But this was something different. It was football, finally. And a chance, as coach Mark Dantonio put it, “to get out from under that rock,” the crushing weight they felt after last season’s dismal 3-9 finish and all the ugly off-field news that followed it.
Spartans play 9 true freshmen, equaling Dantonio-era mark from 2016 Detroit Free Press
Michigan State unveiled rookie after rookie, seemingly one after another, on Saturday. First Matt Dotson at tight end. Then Josiah Scott at cornerback. And the true freshman flood kept going, with the Spartans equaling last year’s full-season total and Mark Dantonio-era high of nine by the time they defeated Bowling Green, 35-10, in their home opener. And that might not be all.
Emotional return for Michigan State’s Tyson Smith includes his first TD Detroit Free Press
Tyson Smith doesn’t remember much of the most memorable play of his life. Michigan State’s junior defensive back intercepted Bowling Green quarterback James Morgan’s pass late in the third quarter Saturday and returned it 38 yards for his first college touchdown. The pick six was MSU’s final touchdown in its opening 35-10 win over the Falcons at Spartan Stadium.
Tyson Smith has only a partial recollection of the day that changed his life. Two days after Michigan State’s season ended with a loss at Penn State, Smith was helping a friend pack when he suddenly felt a severe headache. The Spartans cornerback tried to ignore the pain, but over the next week it got worse and worse. He couldn’t sleep, and medicine offered no relief, so he eventually found himself undergoing an MRI.
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Tyson Smith was practicing on Monday, fully intent on being on the field Sept. 2 when Michigan State opens the season against Bowling Green. That was the furthest thing from Smith’s mind last winter when he knew something wasn’t right. He’d just come out from an MRI at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing when it hit him.
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Coming off a 3-9 season, Michigan State football is hoping to rebound in 2017. This season, though, one of the biggest weaknesses is their secondary. They have budding defensive backs in Justin Layne and true freshman Josiah Scott, but behind them, there’s not much. There is Tyson Smith, a player who was at one point highly-touted, but he is in the process of recovering from a stroke. While he seems to be healthy enough to play, no one will be able to tell how prepared he is to get back on the gridiron until the season starts.
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Defensive lineman Demetrius Cooper is on the road to being reinstated fully from his offseason suspension, and cornerback Tyson Smith has been medically cleared to return to the field, Mark Dantonio said on Monday at Big Ten media days in Chicago
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Smith’s return would provide a great boost for the Spartans, who face yet another departure after Coach Mark Dantonio confirmed Tuesday that junior cornerback Vayante Copeland is no longer with the team. Smith did not appear in 2016 after playing as a true freshman in 2015. However, Dantonio commented Tuesday on Smith’s announcement, saying that despite the clearance, the 5-foot-11 junior’s on-field future is still in question.
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Among the many factors that played into Michigan State’s rough 2016 season, injuries were right near the top as one of the biggest problems .The Spartans dealt with a number of injuries across the board, making a young team even younger at various positions.
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