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Spartans’ top ranked CB recruit must sit out a year

Monday, August 29th, 2005

MSU’s secondary, and especially the cornerbacks need all the help they can get this season. The Lansing State Journal reports that help won’t be coming from freshman recruit Kendell Davis from Alliance, Ohio. Davis has been ruled an academic nonqualifier due to the NCAA rejecting an English class he took as a freshman […]

Drew Stanton ain’t no alfalfa sprout-eating pansy, MSU from A-Z

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

There isn’t a pundit or MSU fan who doesn’t immediately follow their MSU’s preseason prediction with something along the lines of, “as long as Drew Stanton stays healthy.” There’s no doubt that the junior QB’s athletic ability will be a major factor this season but as MLive.com’s Steve Grinczel points out, Stanton’s leadership may […]

MSU cornerback Ashton Watson overcoming adversity

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

Dave Dye in today’s Detroit News tells the story of Spartan CB Ashton Watson who started the final three games of his freshman season, but eventually lost confidence in himself and also lost his starting spot. Watson stuck it out at MSU and his determination appears to be paying off as he’ll start next […]

Big plays and MSU passing attack dominate 2nd scrimmage

Saturday, August 27th, 2005

Head Coach John L. Smith wasn’t happy with the team’s performance on the field during MSU’s second scrimmage of fall camp. However, after reviewing the 100 play, 2 1/2-hour practice on video he did find some bright spots, including the passing of QB Drew Stanton who went 3-for-3 for 132 yards, and threw touchdowns […]