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Michigan State QB Kirk Cousins Hopes To Be Drafted In The First Two Rounds

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Most of the quarterback talk heading into the NFL Draft will be on focused on Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III. As it should be -- they are the undisputed top two overall picks. But, as is the case most years, there are some other interesting options out there for ...

Tom Izzo Doesn’t Mind Being Sent Out West; Has Concerns About the Athleticism in the Region

Monday, March 12th, 2012

When you step back and think about everything that Michigan State accomplished this season, it is simply incredible. Not only did they lose Delvon Roe, who retired early because of chronic knee problems, but Kalin Lucas graduated, Korie Lucious moved on, and Durrell Summers moved on as well. Because of ...

Tom Crean’s Indiana Hoosiers Notch a Third Victory Over a Top-Five Team

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Parts of the Big Ten season certainly haven't been kind to the Indiana Hoosiers. They lost three straight at one point, a stretch that included games against Nebraska and Minnesota. On Tuesday, however, they once again proved that they can play with the best teams in the country, taking down ...

Draymond Green and Michigan State Don’t Want to Share the Big Ten Title with Anyone

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

March is right around the corner and that means Tom Izzo’s Spartans are hitting their stride. After a shaky start to the season, Michigan State has already clinched a share of the Big Ten title and is in a good spot to land a number one seed in the NCAA ...

Sugar Bowl Preview: Brady Hoke Leads Wolverines to a BCS Bowl Game in his First Season at Michigan

Friday, December 30th, 2011

It may not have been exactly how he envisioned things materializing, but at the end of the day, all that matters is that Brady Hoke has the Michigan Wolverines in a BCS bowl game in his first season as head coach of the storied program. Michigan didn't make the Big ...

Tom Izzo Proclaims Big Ten Basketball is as Good as it’s been in Years

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Indiana was unbeaten until Wednesday night when Michigan State took down the Hoosiers in East Lansing. Ohio State may be the top team in the country; and Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota each have just two losses as conference play gets underway. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo isn't saying that the ...

Wisconsin Coach Bret Bielema: “I’ll take our team gainst any team in the country.”

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Bret Bielema can't help but wonder how his Wisconsin football team would do against the likes of Alabama and LSU. The Badgers are conceivably two Hail Marys away from having that opportunity, having lost on the final play of the game at Michigan State and in the final minute at ...

Kirk Cousins Reflects on Michigan State’s Miracle Ending Against Wisconsin

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

For the last couple of seasons, Michigan State has always had a game that has come down to the wire. Last season it was a fake field goal against Notre Dame that propelled the Spartans to a huge victory and gave them big momentum heading into Big Ten conference play. ...

Tom Izzo: “I like the opportunity we have, we are excited about it.”

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Thanks in large part to a lack of depth nationally and their reputation in the Big Dance, Michigan State made it into the NCAA tournament despite losing 14 games, and stretched their consecutive tournament streak to 14, currently third-longest behind Kansas and Duke.  They have been to the Final Four ...

Tom Izzo “We’re not dead yet”

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

After making yet another run to the Final Four last year, Michigan State came into this college basketball season as a preseason top ten team in the country. That might have been a bit too high for the Spartans given their best player was less than 100 percent heading into ...