Michigan State Spartans NCAA Football News Archives

The Kansas City Chiefs signed defensive end Jonal Saint-Dic to a two-year contract on Thursday.

Days after heralded instate offensive tackle David Barrent spurned the University of Iowa football program in favor of Michigan State, Hawkeyes fans got a much-needed pick-me-up Wednesday.

A top high school offensive lineman has changed his mind about playing at Iowa and instead will commit to Michigan State.

David Barrent questioned whether he made the right decision shortly after announcing in May that he planned to be part of the Iowa's 2009 football recruiting class.

Kellen Davis was at it again Friday afternoon making some big catches downfield, including a deep ball from Kyle Orton.

Kellen Davis was at it again Friday afternoon making some big catches downfield, including a deep ball from Kyle Orton.

CHICAGO -- Javon Ringer rushed for 1,447 yards last season, the most for a Michigan State running back since 1988, but he scored only 36 points on six touchdowns.

Public workouts: Aug 23 . Season opener: Aug. 30 vs. Michigan State. Ticket info: Call 1-800-GO-BEARS or visit calbears.cstv.com/tickets/08 -footbl-tix.html 2007 recap: The Bears beat Tennessee in the season ...

Kellen Davis was at it again Friday afternoon making some big catches downfield, including a deep ball from Kyle Orton.

Kellen Davis was at it again Friday afternoon making some big catches downfield, including a deep ball from Kyle Orton.

CHICAGO -- Javon Ringer rushed for 1,447 yards last season, the most for a Michigan State running back since 1988, but he scored only 36 points on six touchdowns.

' Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford will be happy to know someone is dreaming about him.

Joe Paterno's contract runs out at the end of this year, and the university has been reluctant to talk about another extension.

For the second consecutive year, big things are expected from the University of Wisconsin football team.

HOOVER, Ala. - Suddenly, every day is not Christmas for St. Nick. In today's Southeastern Conference, Alabama coach Nick Saban - salary aside - is just another coach.

CHICAGO -- Javon Ringer rushed for 1,447 yards last season, the most for a Michigan State running back since 1988, but he scored only 36 points on six touchdowns.

Kellen Davis was at it again Friday afternoon making some big catches downfield, including a deep ball from Kyle Orton.

ASHBURN, Va. - Wide receiver Devin Thomas of Michigan State, the Washington Redskins' top draft pick, has been carted away from practice after pulling his right hamstring at training camp.

ASHBURN, Va. - Wide receiver Devin Thomas of Michigan State, the Washington Redskins' top draft pick, has been carted away from practice after pulling his right hamstring at training camp.

A detective working a criminal case against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick says pure coincidence led him to a house to try to deliver a subpoena.

While Rich Rodriguez was busy dodging questions about his tumultuous offseason, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was calmly answering questions - about Rodriguez and Michigan at the Big Ten media day.

CHICAGO - One team is in transition. The other is a model of stability and a popular sleeper pick to finish near the top of the Big Ten.

Pacific-10 Conference football coaches were touting their bold nonconference schedules on Thursday, and rightfully so for scheduling games with Notre Dame, Penn State, Georgia, Hawaii, BYU, Tennessee, Ohio ...

ASHBURN, Va. - Wide receiver Devin Thomas of Michigan State, the Washington Redskins' top draft pick, has been carted away from practice after pulling his right hamstring at training camp.

Linebacker Tyquan Hammock of Fort Wayne Luers has announced he plans to play football at Michigan State starting in 2009.

Julian Pierce never considered saying no when he was asked to play in the annual Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-Star game.

Linebacker TyQuan Hammock on Tuesday gave Mark Dantonio and the Michigan State football team its 13th commitment for the class of 2009.

Victor Sanders had the kicking day of his life Saturday at Michigan State's Spartan Stadium.

Former Michigan State University football player T.J. Williams pleaded guilty today to a felony larceny charge, officials said.

Former Trinity star was backup to the now Atlanta Falcon, Matt Ryan. By Tom Ash, Sentinel Reporter , July 21, 2008 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:20 AM EDT Matt Ryan was a mainstay of the Boston College football ...

Jairus Jones tried his best to be like his father. The son of former Detroit Lions and University of Florida running back James Jones, Jairus played running back all through youth football, emulating his dad's ...

The New York Jets placed tight end Chris Baker and linebacker Jason Trusnik on the physically unable to perform list, and put tackle Clint Oldenburg on the active/non-football injury list Monday.

A trio of field goals lifted the East All-Stars to a 9-0 win over the West in the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-Star Game on Saturday.

Considered a prototypical pocket passer and listed at 6-foot-3, 213 pounds, Bridgford impressed many evaluators at both the Berkeley regional quarterback camp and the USC camp, where he earned quarterback ...

During the John L. Smith era at Michigan State, the Spartans were primarily known as a team that lacked the necessary discipline to compete in the Big Ten.

Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy restated his support for general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy on Friday in the standoff with Brett Favre.

Second-round draft pick Devin Thomas has signed a four-year contract with the Washington Redskins.

In the ninth in a summer-long series counting down the Top 85 players in the Michigan State program, the list now breaks into rising reserves, including sophomore DE Ishmyl Johnson at No.

A key cog in Bishop Luers' 2007 Class 2A football state championship has made his college choice, while another standout might not be far behind.

Wed, Jul 16, 2008. 11:20 PM Tri-Valley's Ryan Spiker was being recruited by some of the top programs in the country.

The University of Michigan ticket office has announced that single-game football tickets for home games against Utah , Miami, Ohio , Toledo and Northwestern and for the road games at Penn State and Minnesota ...

Who can possibly replace him? That thought raced through Clint Galvas' mind when Hamady football coach Nathaniel Williams announced in May he was leaving for Carman-Ainsworth and taking top assistant Keith ...

Tickets for all California home football games will be available to all fans beginning Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. via www.CalBears.com. While supplies last, Single-game tickets will be available on a first-come, ...

Blue and Gold Illustrated reports that Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis, coming off a 3-9 season, is "privately projecting anywhere from nine to 12 victories this year." A portion of the article: "From what I'm ...

Iowa's Kirk Ferentz has a salary higher than Ohio State's Jim Tressel , Mack Brown of Texas , and Mark Richt at Georgia .

The Washington Redskins agreed to terms with one of their three second-round draft choices, wide receiver Malcolm Kelly, on Friday.

Tickets are sold out for all but one University of Wisconsin home football game for the 2008 season.

Unprecedented demand for Penn State season tickets has another Nittany Lion football season nearing a complete sellout, approaching the record-setting totals set in 2007 for public and student season tickets.

Florida Atlantic's drive for recognition will get a boost this season as four of the Owls' games will be on national television.

FAU will be on ESPN or ESPN2 three times and on the Big Ten Network.

'We look for competitive matchups, good story lines and games the fans might want to watch,' said Michael Humes, a spokesman for ESPN, which will carry FAU games against Michigan State, Middle Tennessee and Troy.

ESPN and ESPN2 reach about 95 million households, and two of those games, Sun Belt Conference contests against Middle Tennessee and Troy, are on Tuesday nights, when it will be the only college game on.

Florida Atlantic University's football team will play two nationally televised games at the University of Minnesota and at Michigan State University .

I thought Gov. Bobby Jindal was an LSU fan. Could he have been just pretending to be one last fall in an election year that happened to fall in a national championship year? Jindal, or his people, even went as ...

The Big Ten announced its game times and TV networks for the first four weekends of the season today.

Michigan State head football coach Mark Dantonio is scheduled to throw out the first pitch prior to the Detroit Tigers' July 9 game against Cleveland at Comerica Park.

Jehuu Caulcrick will be among a group of guest speakers for the second annual Fundamental Football Camp, which will be held July 7-11 at the Ellery Town Park.

James D. Smith/WireImage.com Former Pro Bowl quarterback Michael Vick is in Leavenworth.

Michigan State's first three home football games in 2008 will be televised, according to selections announced Wednesday, July 2 jointly by the Big Ten Conference and television networks.

Iowa's first three football games for the 2008 season will all begin at 11 a.m. at Kinnick Stadium and will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio got some good news in the form of another verbal commitment for the 2009 recruiting class.

The California football team will have a new look for the 2008 season, the school announced on Monday.