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Stanton thinks Spartans can turn season around

Friday, October 28th, 2005

MSU quarterback Drew Stanton had probably his worst game of the season against Northwestern and admitted that he was trying to do too much himself. After some bowling and some golf, Stanton put the loss behind him and seemed more confident heading into the Indiana game according to the Detroit News and teammate Gordon […]

Spartans ranked #5 in preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ poll

Friday, October 28th, 2005

Tom Izzo’s Spartans enter the season ranked #5 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ poll following last season’s appearance in the Final Four. The Spartans are joined in the top 25 by three other Big Ten teams, #17 Illinois, #20 Iowa, and #22 Indiana.

1. Duke
2. Connecticut
3. Texas
4. Villanova
5. Michigan State
6. Oklahoma
7. Gonzaga
8. Louisville
9. Arizona
10. Kentucky
11. […]

Doyel picks MSU #25 , Izzo tells him that’s too low

Friday, October 21st, 2005

CBS Sportsline writer Gregg Doyel is well known by Spartans fans as being the guy who picked MSU #25 in his preseason poll while most of the other pollsters are picking the Spartans to finish in the top ten or even the top five. Doyel decided to give Tom Izzo a call last week […]

Flint 7-footer Tom Herzog commits to Tom Izzo

Friday, October 21st, 2005

MSU head coach Tom Izzo picked up a commitment from 7-foot center Tom Herzog from Flint Powers High School. MSU beat out Michigan and Notre Dame for his commitment. Herzog is ranked the #58 player in the nation by the Recruiting Services Consensus Index (RSCI) which combines all of the prominent recruiting […]