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Much has been made about the departure of former MSU assistant coaches Reggie Mitchell to Illinois, Steve Stripling to Michigan, and Paul Haynes to Ohio State. What most fans don’t realize though is that RB coach Ben Sirmans, DL coach Lucious Selmon, and CB coach Chuck Driesbach bring more experience to MSU than was […]

MSUSpartans.com released an article about the two-hour scrimmage inside Spartan Stadium last Wednesday, giving the public something to look at before the season starts in just two weeks. Coach John L. Smith called 61 running plays and 31 passing plays, clearly focusing on testing the MSU rushing attack.
Jehuu Caulcrick (6-0, 245, So.) […]

CollegeFootballNews.com broke down several categories, including attendance, wins, players drafted and graduation rate over the last three years and came up with a list of program rankings. Michigan State ranks 54th, a drop-off from 47th last season.
Program Analysis: Blame the brutal 4-8 2002 season for the dip in the rankings. […]

If you don’t see Tom Izzo around campus at the end of August, it’s because he is literally going to be on the other side of the planet. Joe Rexrode of the Lansing State Journal reports that Izzo will be coaching a group of soldiers for five days as part of a goodwill mission […]

Joe Rexrode of the Lansing State Journal reports that Michigan State released its basketball schedule for the upcoming 2005-06 season. In addition to some big names on the non-conference slate, the Spartans face the cream of the Big Ten crop early in league play.
MSU starts league play this way: At Illinois. At Wisconsin. Indiana. […]