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Michigan State is listed as one of "five teams that could surprise" in 2008, according to LindysSports.com, the Web site associated with the preseason football magazine.

EAST LANSING -- Keith Nichol is back. Connor Dixon and Nick Foles are gone. Kirk Cousins benefits from staying.

EAST LANSING - A day after Keith Nichol signed papers to transfer from Oklahoma to Michigan State, Nick Foles was seeking papers to transfer out of East Lansing.

Keith Nichol, now a 19-year-old, 6-foot-2, 205-pound quarterback, is certain that the first choice he made three years ago was the best one.

“It's true, I'm no longer at Michigan State”

Redshirt sophomore Connor Dixon has left the Michigan State football team, scout.com reported. via Detroit Free Press

“But they're the same as any other program in the country, just more attractive because they're closer to home.”

If you think you know where Keith Nichol is headed, guess again. The former Lowell quarterback, who announced his transfer from Oklahoma on Friday, told the Free Press on Saturday he has no idea and has not ... via Detroit Free Press

CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd released his post-spring NCAA top-25 recently, and a few teams of note made the list. via Detroit Free Press

Michigan State will begin the upcoming football season at California. The game will be at 8 p.m. Aug. via Detroit Free Press

“I feel like I'm pretty much ready right now”

This weekend's NFL draft is a gamble for Michigan State wide receiver Devin Thomas. via The Tennessean

Free Press special writer Jon Machota attended Saturday's Green-White spring scrimmage in East Lansing. via Detroit Free Press

“I made a lot of mistakes, there's no doubt about that”

It appeared that MSU football sophomore wide receiver Chris D. Rucker was going to steal the show with his two touchdowns - possibly leading the White squad to a intrasquad spring game victory and steak dinner, ... via The State News

“Our strategy was to try to get the guys upfront. Obviously, they (the Green) didn't have a good strategy. "(Narduzzi) was up here crying. I think he had to put some bribes in. I still like our team a lot.”

Never has center Joel Nitchman been in such demand. Michigan State held a draft Monday afternoon to split up sides for Saturday's Green-White game at Spartan Stadium. via Detroit News

Size: 6-foot-1, 217 pounds Combine 40-yard dash time: 4.40 POSITIVES Physically, there may not be a more talented receiver in the draft. via SportsDay

“This year has got to be about finishing.”

When Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio approached his first spring football practice last year, he knew it would be the first step in an ongoing process to rebuild the program. via Detroit Free Press

“We still can't put more weight on him. He's a skinny little guy. But he's still a good pianist.”

Nearly three months later, Brian Hoyer has the same assessment of his play in the Champs Sports Bowl. via Lansing State Journal

RSS digg blog email print SPRING AHEAD: With QB Brian Hoyer and TB Javon Ringer, the Spartans have two important pieces set on offense. via Fox Sports

“We have to take the next step as a program, and in those games that are close ... we have to get over the hump.”

Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio spoke to the media Monday, wrapping up the 2007 season. via Detroit Free Press

A disappointment. MSU ran the ball against the nation's No. 1 rush defense, getting 172 yards, the most the Eagles allowed all season. via Lansing State Journal

“So it's definitely an exciting time for us.”

ORLANDO -- All season, Michigan State's players talked about how much they wanted to go to a bowl game after missing out for the past three years. via Detroit Free Press