Michigan State Football Gameday Magazine 2010 - Minnesota by Ben Phlegar

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COLIN

NEELY

DEFENSIVE END

MARK

DELL

WIDE RECEIVER

CHARLIE

GANTT

TIGHT END

MICHIGAN STATE vs. MINNESOTA

NOV. 6, 2010 • SPARTAN STADIUM • EAST LANSING, MICH.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Today’s Game.................................................................................... 5-7 MSU-Minnesota Matchup..................................................................... 7 Charlie Gantt Feature............................................................................ 8 Mark Dell Feature................................................................................. 9 Colin Neely Feature............................................................................. 10 Jesse Johnson Feature....................................................................... 11 2010 MSU Football Team............................................................... 12-15 Football Coaching/Training Staff.......................................................... 17 Michigan State University Board of Trustees................................... 18-19 University President Lou Anna K. Simon.............................................. 22 Athletics Director Mark Hollis.............................................................. 24 MSU Spartan Head Coach Mark Dantonio...................................... 27-30 Spartan Football Assistant Coaches................................................ 32-40 Spartan Football Support Staff.......................................................42, 44 Michigan State University Profile.................................................... 46-51 Duffy Daugherty Building/Skandalaris Football Center.................... 52-53 Student-Athlete Development Program............................................... 54 Student-Athlete Support Services....................................................... 56 Spartan Football Academic All-Americans........................................... 58 Spartan Bowl History.......................................................................... 60 Spartan Tradition................................................................................. 63 Dr. Kasavana Column.......................................................................... 66 A Look at Future Spartan Football Schedules...................................... 68 Meet the Minnesota Golden Gophers.............................................. 70-71 MSU-Minnesota Depth Charts............................................................. 72 Michigan State Spartans Numerical Roster......................................... 74 Minnesota Golden Gophers Numerical Roster...................................... 75 Big Ten Composite Schedule............................................................... 76 University Spotlight............................................................................. 78 Halftime Entertainment....................................................................... 80 MSU Football All-Time Coaching Ledger.............................................. 82 Spartan Football National Champions.................................................. 84 Spartan Football All-Americans...................................................... 86-87 Spartan Football Record Book........................................................ 91-94 Spartans in the NFL..................................................................... 99-100 MSU Athletics Head Coaches............................................................ 102 Spartan Marching Band.................................................................... 105 Cheer/Dance Team........................................................................... 108 Spartan Athletics Hall of Fame................................................... 112-120 Spartan Fund............................................................................. 124-127 Michigan State Athletics Staff........................................................... 128 Compliance Information.................................................................... 138 Spartan Stadium........................................................................ 140-141 Athletics Director Assoc. AD/Communications Assoc. AD/External Relations Spartan Gameday Magazine Editor Photos by

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GAME NOTES

MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS

MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS

NOV. 6, 2010 • spartan stadium • east lansing, mich. Welcome to Spartan Stadium for this afternoon’s game as No. 16/15 Michigan State plays host to Minnesota. The Spartans are tied for first in the Big Ten standings at 4-1 and own an 8-1 record overall. The Golden Gophers enter the contest at 1-8 (0-5 Big Ten) after falling to Ohio State, 52-10, last Saturday.

FIRST-AND-10 • Today’s game marks the 43rd meeting between Michigan State and Minnesota and the first in Spartan Stadium since 2006. The Spartans lead the all-time series, 25-17, including a 14-6 record in games played in East Lansing. The Golden Gophers have won six of the last eight games in the series; however, Michigan State has won 19 of the last 25 meetings overall. Last season, Minnesota defeated MSU, 42-34.

• Michigan State is tied atop the Big Ten standings at 4-1 along with Ohio State. Wisconsin and Iowa also have one loss with 3-1 conference records. • The Spartans are ranked No. 14 in the latest Bowl Championship Series Standings, released Sunday, Oct. 31. MSU was ranked No. 5 in Oct. 24 standings, its highest ranking ever in the BCS. • Michigan State ranks among the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision leaders in takeaways (tied for 11th with 20), turnover margin (21st at +0.67 per game), scoring defense (No. 29 allowing 20.0 points per game), pass efficiency defense (No. 31 with a 114.8 rating), rushing defense (No. 31 allowing 123.8 yards per game) and total defense (No. 32 allowing 334.7 yards per game). The Spartans totaled only 14 takeaways during the entire 2009 season. • Michigan State’s first nine opponents comprise the nation’s 18th-most difficult schedule, according to NCAA figures. The Spartans’ past opponents have a combined record of 31-19 (.620) against other Bowl Subdivision teams.

Jerel Worthy recorded a career-high five tackles at Iowa, including one for a 4-yard loss, and also had a pass break-up.

• With their 8-1 start, it marks the 14th time in program history the Spartans have won at least eight games in their first nine tries (1904, 1905, 1909, 1934, 1937, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1965, 1966, 2010). MSU went 9-0 in both 1951 and 1952, and also started 9-0 in 1965 and 1966. The Spartans started 8-0 this season for only the fifth time in school history.

• Junior quarterback Kirk Cousins tied the school record for most consecutive games (16) with a touchdown pass as he connected for a 6-yard strike to B.J. Cunningham in the fourth quarter at Iowa. Drew Stanton also threw a TD pass in 16 straight games in 2005-06. It also marked Cousins’ 36th career touchdown pass, which moved him into sixth place all-time in the MSU record book. In addition, Cousins became the eighth quarterback in MSU history to compile 5,000 career passing yards, as he threw for 198 yards against the Hawkeyes, giving him 5,136 passing yards for his career. That figure already ranks seventh in MSU history. • Sophomore Dan Conroy, who is 13-for-14 in field goals and a perfect 33-for-33 in point-after attempts this season, has been named one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award, which is given to the nation’s top placekicker. A First-Team Midseason All-American according to CBSSports.com, Conroy leads the Big Ten in field-goal percentage (93 percent) and ranks second in kick scoring with 9.0 points per game. He was named the National Placekicker of the Week after kicking a careerhigh four field goals in the win over Illinois Oct. 16. www.msuspartans.com

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MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS

NOV. 6, 2010 • spartan stadium • east lansing, mich. for loss (15 yards) along with a career-high two interceptions. In his top performance of the season, Jones earned Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors after tallying 14 tackles in the 26-6 win over Illinois. He also garnered Big Ten Player of the Week accolades earlier in the season with his four tackles, two interceptions and forced fumble in the victory against Northern Colorado. Jones is looking to become just the second Spartan to win either the Butkus Award or Lombardi Award. Snow claimed both awards in 1989, becoming the first player in college football history to win the Butkus and Lombardi Awards in the same season.

Dan Conroy, who is 13-for-14 in field-goal attempts this season, has been named one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award, which is given to the nation’s top placekicker.

• Michigan State’s receiving corps features two career 1,000-yard receivers: senior Mark Dell (121 for 1,966) and junior B.J. Cunningham (126 for 1,656). That duo has combined for 247 receptions, 3,622 yards and 20 career touchdowns. Their numbers rank among the best in Michigan State history: Dell is eighth all-time in receiving yards and 11th in receptions, while Cunningham is ninth in receptions and 18th in receiving yards. Both have caught 10 touchdown passes each, tied for 15th in the school record books. • Senior linebackers Greg Jones and Eric Gordon have combined for 737 career tackles - the most by any active linebacker duo in the NCAA FBS (Connecticut’s Lawrence Wilson and Scott Lutrus rank second with 715 combined stops). Jones has 437 career tackles, third most in school history, while Gordon recorded his 300th career tackle in the Iowa game.

GREG JONES NAMED BUTKUS AND LOMBARDI AWARD SEMIFINALIST Senior linebacker Greg Jones has been named a semifinalist for both the Butkus Award (nation’s top linebacker) and the Lombardi Award (nation’s top lineman). The Cincinnati, Ohio, native is also one of 23 quarterfinalists for the Lott IMPACT Trophy (Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year). Jones, who was named a First-Team Midseason All-American by Sports Illustrated, CBSSports.com, CollegeFootballNews.com, Rivals.com and Phil Steele, ranks first in the Big Ten with 78 tackles and is fourth in the conference with 8.7 tackles per game. The 6-1, 240-pound senior leads the team in forced fumbles (3) and quarterback hurries (5) and has 5.5 tackles 6

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Eric Gordon recorded his 300th career tackle in the Iowa game last week, becoming one of just 17 Spartans to reach that milestone.

SCOUTING MINNESOTA The Golden Gophers opened the season with a 24-17 victory at Middle Tennessee, but have not won since. Following non-conference losses to South Dakota, USC and Northern Illinois, Minnesota is 0-5 in conference play after losing at home to Ohio State last week. Senior quarterback Adam Weber, who is Minnesota’s all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns, ranks among the Big Ten leaders in touchdown passes (fourth with 17), passing (fifth with 235.9 yards per game) and total offense (fifth with 247.2 yards per game). Weber is one of just five quarterbacks in Big Ten history to throw for more than 10,000 yards and is the most experienced starting quarterback in the country, having started all 47 games of his career. Junior Da’Jon McKnight and sophomore MarQueis Gray have been Weber’s favorite targets this season, with 37 and 36 catches, respectively. McKnight also has nine touchdown receptions, which leads the Big Ten and

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NOV. 6, 2010 • spartan stadium • east lansing, mich.

Minnesota

Michigan State

(1-8, 0-5 Big Ten)

(8-1, 4-1 Big Ten)

Interim Head Coach: Jeff Horton (Nevada, 1981) UM Record: 0-2 (.000), first year Overall Record: 13-46 (.220), seventh year

Head Coach: Mark Dantonio (South Carolina, 1978) MSU Record: 30-18 (.625), fourth year Overall Record: 48-35 (.578), seventh year Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 20 Nov. 27

WESTERN MICHIGAN...............W, 38-14 vs. Florida Atlantic (1)...............W, 30-17 NOTRE DAME..................... W, 34-31 OT NORTHERN COLORADO.............W, 45-7 WISCONSIN............................. W, 34-24 at Michigan..............................W, 34-17 ILLINOIS.................................... W, 26-6 at Northwestern...................... W, 35-27 at Iowa....................................... L, 6-37 MINNESOTA............................... 12 p.m. PURDUE...........................................TBA at Penn State....................................TBA

Sept. 2 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 27

at Middle Tenn. St....................W, 24-17 SOUTH DAKOTA....................... L, 38-41 USC...........................................L, 21-32 NORTHERN ILLINOIS................ L, 23-34 NORTHWESTERN..................... L, 28-29 at Wisconsin............................. L, 23-41 at Purdue...................................L, 17-28 PENN STATE..............................L, 21-33 OHIO STATE.............................. L, 10-52 at Michigan State....................... 12 p.m. at Illinois..................................... 12 p.m. IOWA................................................TBA

(1) Detroit, Mich. – Ford Field

Team Statistics MSU OPP Scoring 282 180 Points per game 31.3 20.0 Rushing Yardage 1579 1114 Average per rush 5.1 3.5 Average per game 175.4 123.8 TDs rushing 18 8 Passing Yardage 2269 1898 Compt.-Att.-Int. 172-260-7 168-300-13 Average per game 252.1 210.9 TDs Passing 16 13 Total Offense 3848 3012 Average per game 427.6 334.7 Fumbles-Lost 12-7 16-7 Third Down Conversions 43/117 50/128 Sacks By-Yards 18-115 17-137 Michigan State Leaders Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. Edwin Baker 124 800 6.5 Le’Veon Bell 95 586 6.2

TD 7 8

Passing Yards Comp. Att. Kirk Cousins 162 241

Yds. 2146

TD 15

Yds. Avg. 618 15.8 487 13.2

TD 4 6

Receiving No. Mark Dell 39 B.J. Cunningham 37 Tackles Greg Jones Marcus Hyde Eric Gordon Trenton Robinson

Solo Asst. Total TFL 33 45 78 5.5 32 32 64 25 36 61 5.0 21 32 53 -

Greg Jones has been named a semifinalist for both the Butkus and Lombardi Awards.

ranks tied for seventh nationally. Junior DeLeon Eskridge paces the ground attack, averaging 58.1 yards per game. Defensively, junior linebacker Gary Tinsley leads the team with 69 tackles, including 6.5 for losses. Junior nose tackle Jewhan Edwards is the leader on the defensive line, ranking eighth in the Big Ten with his 8.0 tackles for loss (28 yards).

A GLANCE AHEAD Michigan State has a bye week before hosting Purdue on Nov. 20 in Spartan Stadium for the last home game of the season. For all of the latest information on the Spartan football team, including videos, podcasts, notes and features, check out www.msuspartans.com, the official Michigan State Athletics website, and CoachDantonio.com, the official website of MSU head coach Mark Dantonio. Fans can also follow Spartan Football on Twitter at www.twitter.com/msu_ football and Facebook at www.facebook.com/msuathletics.

Team Statistics UM OPP Scoring 205 307 Points per game 22.8 34.1 Rushing Yardage 1195 1816 Average per rush 3.6 5.6 Average per game 132.8 201.8 TDs rushing 8 22 Passing Yardage 2131 1942 Comp.-Att.-Int. 158-286-8 152-214-9 Average per game 236.8 215.8 TDs Passing 18 17 Total Offense 3326 3758 Average per game 369.6 417.6 Fumbles-Lost 10-6 10-6 Third Down Conversions 49/128 46/95 Sacks By-Yards 4-29 14-104 Minnesota Leaders Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. DeLeon Eskridge 141 523 3.7 Duane Bennett 104 444 4.3

TD 3 2

Passing Yards Comp. Att. Adam Weber 157 285

Yds. 2123

TD 17

Yds. Avg. 578 15.6 513 14.2

TD 9 4

Receiving No. Da’Jon McKnight 37 MarQueis Gray 36 Tackles Gary Tinsley Kyle Theret Keanon Cooper Ryan Collado

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Charlie Gantt:

At the Top of His Game

Charlie Gantt celebrates following his game-winning touchdown in overtime against Notre Dame on Sept. 18 in Spartan Stadium.

By Brittany McCormick, MSU Athletic Communications Student Assistant For every game the past three seasons – 35 and counting – senior Charlie Gantt has lined up as the starting tight end for the Spartans. His list of accolades, along with his statistics, are impressive. Gantt has been named to the John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List, which is awarded to the nation’s top tight end, is ranked as the No. 14 tight end in the nation by Rivals.com, and is listed the No. 7 tight end prospect for the 2011 NFL Draft by CollegeFootballNews.com. He has caught 56 receptions for 845 yards and eight touchdowns, including a career-best four catches last week at Iowa. But Gantt will forever be remembered for his gamewinning touchdown reception on a fake field goal against Notre Dame in overtime on Sept. 18. “That game was just exhilarating. When I saw that ball coming, my eyes got really big. Sometimes I think, ‘what if I dropped that ball?’ I probably wouldn’t want to leave my apartment after that,” he joked. “I am just so thankful I caught that ball and we won that game.” Replays of Gantt’s 29-yard reception from senior punter Aaron Bates on the infamous “Little Giants” play have been shown countless times around the nation. It has been labeled by many as the “Play of the Year” in college football for the 2010 season. Gantt, however, has been making an impact on the field for Michigan State not only this fall, but since his sophomore year in 2008. In that breakout season, the Farmington Hills, Mich., native started all 13 games and led the team with four touchdown receptions. He was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media and was presented MSU’s Tommy Love Award as the team’s most improved player. “The 2008 season was great,” Gantt said. “That was a special year with Javon Ringer and Brian Hoyer, and it felt great to get in the mix of things with them. That season brought my confidence up and it led the way to where I am at now.” And each year just keeps on getting better for Gantt. As a junior, he tallied a career-high 22 catches for 348 receiving yards and was the recipient of MSU’s Outstanding Underclass Lineman Award. “I have mostly improved with the knowledge of the game,

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reading plays, and just being smarter out there,” he said. “I “When preparing for a game, I just visualize,” Gantt said. just try to keep getting bigger and stronger. I can tell how “I’m not one of those ‘hurrah’ guys. About when I hit the much I have improved by going up against people, and I have tunnel, I’m one of those guys, but before the game, I’m kind improved a lot on my blocking skills too.” of to myself, thinking about the game. When I take the field, During his time at Michigan State, Gantt has not only my emotion keeps growing. I’m a little nervous but when the had the chance to be a part of some unforgettable Spartan first play snaps, it’s on.” victories, but has also been a member of what he calls an Gantt got his start at playing football in eighth grade “interesting group” of tight ends. when he played tight end and defensive end for the North Gantt commented, “I have to say, my favorite part about Farmington-West Bloomfield Vikings. It was way before his the position is my tight end teammates (which includes Brian involvement in football that he knew he wanted to come to Linthicum, Garrett Celek, Derek Hoebing and Drew Stevens). Michigan State. Gantt comes from a line of Spartans that We have a lot of fun together. We are an interesting group include his sister, aunts and uncles. I would have to tell you that. (We’re) probably the most Gantt said,“Michigan State football means pride. It’s hard interesting group on the team. We’re all best friends and we to grasp as a freshman, but as you grow older, you know have fun out there. We coach each other up. Nobody is out what it means to be a Spartan and all of the history and the there being an individual. We’re all helping each other out. It’s tradition that goes along with that. I have learned that and I fun to be around each other.“ think I have grasped that now. I do take immense pride in It’s Gantt’s hard work ethic and dedication to the Spartan being a Spartan and being a part of Spartan football.” football program that has helped him secure his starting Even though Gantt will graduate in December with a position for three straight years. Gantt is humble when degree in telecommunications, he aspires to pursue a talking about achieving his dream of starting at Michigan career in either professional football or nursing. With Gantt’s State, and attributes most of his success to the people that departure, the Michigan State football program will not only have coached him throughout his journey. lose a tremendously talented tight end, but a player who puts “To me, Coach Staten has been like a father figure,” said his heart and soul into everything he does. Gantt. “He gets up on me like a coach does, he disciplines “I may not think about it now, but I’ll probably miss the 5:15 you. Sometimes you don’t like it but I feel like he’s really a.m. lifts,” he said. “I’m going to miss everything because it’s pushed me to get me where I am right now. Coach Dantonio like a routine. It’s what I have been doing for five years. I see is one of the top coaches in the nation just because he is one guys come back all the time that used to play here and say of those coaches, like my high school coach (Al Fracassa), that they miss all the tough things and everything about it. I’m who cares more about you as person and your future than a going to cherish these last few weeks.” football player.” Gantt is always looking for ways to improve his game and tries to prepare each week by watching film. He looks FAVORITE FOOD: Chicken to push himself and claims he’s never DREAM JOB: NFL football player satisfied with his performance because no matter what, he knows he can FAVORITE SPORT OTHER THAN FOOTBALL: Basketball always do better. Gantt is a dynamic FAVORITE NFL TEAM: Detroit Lions player on the field, proving to be huge FAVORITE VACATION: A cruise threat to many opposing teams, but is actually quite calm in the moments FAVORITE SPOT ON CAMPUS: Spartan Stadium leading up to kickoff.

GETTING TO KNOW Charlie:

Mark Dell:

Growing Every Step of the Way By Hannah Case, MSU Athletic Communications Student Assistant Senior Mark Dell’s four-year career at Michigan State has been a journey – one that will end with him being one of the most accomplished wide receivers in school history. An ESPN Top 150 recruit, Dell was one of the shining stars in head coach Mark Dantonio’s first recruiting class in 2007. Although Dell committed to former coach John L. Smith prior to Dantonio’s hiring, his commitment to Michigan State never wavered. And since then, Dell has witnessed the Spartans improve and progress year after year. “The main thing our team was lacking was discipline, execution, and attention to detail,” said Dell. “But Coach Dantonio brought all those things to the table and did a good job of improving this program.” Soon after he took his first steps on the campus of MSU, Dell took his first steps on the field of Spartan Stadium. As a true freshman in 2007, Dell appeared in all 13 games, including eight starts, and finished the year fifth on the team in receptions. He caught 20 passes for 220 yards and recorded two touchdowns. As a first-year player with a starting position, Dell knew he had to prove himself, but he managed to keep cool under fire. “I tried not to put any added pressure on myself, because I had enough on me as a starting freshman,” Dell said. “Early on I just did whatever I could to help my team.” It was a sign of good things to come for Dell. He led the Spartans in receiving yards (679) and yards per catch (18.9) as a sophomore, and ended the season second best in touchdown catches (3) and third in receptions (36). In the 2008 season opener at California, he caught a careerhigh nine passes for 202 yards – the fifth-best single-game receiving total in MSU history. As a junior, he was again one of the team’s top threats downfield, ranking third in receptions (26) and receiving yards (449). It’s all added up to Dell currently ranking eighth in Michigan State history with 1,966 receiving yards and 11th

with 121 receptions. During his senior year wearing the Green and White, However, these numbers weren’t just handed over to the Dell has proven this personal growth by posting his most Farmington Hills, Mich., native. Dell has gone above and productive season yet. He has already caught a career-high beyond to earn his rank on the team. With three years of MSU 39 receptions, which ranks among the leaders in the Big Ten football under his belt, Dell has become a mentor to the rest Conference. of the receivers. It was also evident in MSU’s 17-point comeback victory During one workout this past summer, he and some of the at Northwestern on Oct. 23. Dell tied his career high with younger Detroit-area receivers on the team went out to a local nine catches for 109 yards in the 35-27 win, including a high school to catch passes from quarterback Kirk Cousins. momentum-changing TD in the fourth quarter following a Regularly one of the last Spartans to leave the practice field, fake punt that cut the lead to three. Dell continues to put his nose to the grindstone even after he “Northwestern is a great team and they didn’t back down leaves the locker room. from a challenge,” Dell said during a postgame interview. “Coming back as a veteran receiver, I wanted to make it “But at the same time, this is where champions are made. so I didn’t need to come off the field,” said Dell. “I try to run a You have to fight through the adversity, and we did that (in mile per day to build up my endurance for games.” the game).” All the extra effort Dell has put toward improving his In May, Dell will graduate with a communication degree; game has had extraordinary benefits. For instance, Dell has but he isn’t applying for jobs yet - his focus is still on football. become MSU’s primary receiver for long-ball passes. After his senior season, Dell hopes he will be training for “When I go on the field I just try to get open for the the NFL Combine. And while the camaraderie among his quarterback,” he said. “It’s my job to get open as much as teammates is what Dell will miss most about being on possible and make looks for my teammates.” campus, the Michigan State football program will miss Dell’s After four years, 43 games played, countless workouts, ability to make plays on the gridiron and his guidance as a and extra hours in the gym, Dell admits his college career seasoned Spartan. has been a learning process. Through all the ups and downs while at MSU, Dell says the most important thing he will take from FAVORITE SHOE: Jordan black and red elevens. his experiences is the way he has grown from it all. PRE-GAME SONG: Rosco Dash, “Show Off” “From knowing the playbook IF HE COULD BE ANY CARTOON CHARACTER, HE WOULD to being familiar with my BE: “Road Runner, because he has speed.” surroundings on campus, I feel my IF HE COULD SWITCH LIVES WITH SOMEONE FOR A DAY, IT four years at MSU has made me WOULD BE WITH…Denzel Washington more mature,” Dell said. “And that maturity has helped me on and off HIDDEN TALENT: Back flips the field.”

GETTING TO KNOW MARK:

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GETTING TO KNOW COLIN: FAVORITE SPORT OTHER THAN FOOTBALL: “Basketball. I just love the athleticism, and you can play every day. You can’t do that with football, just put on your pads and hit somebody.” FAVORITE PRO TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia Phillies. FAVORITE ATHLETE: “Kobe Bryant. He’s just an amazing closer, he’s clutch, just the way he plays the game, it’s just amazing to see somebody at that age do it for that long and keep it up.”

Colin Neely:

Leader of the D-Line By Michael Caples, MSU Athletic Communications Student Assistant When Colin Neely first met MSU defensive line coach Ted Gill, the Spartan defensive end said he was in need of a slight attitude adjustment. “He’s seen me grow up from a young kid in the back of the film room who would talk back when Coach Gill told him that he messed up,” Neely said with a smile. But after spending four years with Gill – and plenty of film room sessions – Neely has changed his opinion about his defensive line coach. “Now, I know I messed up,” Neely said, “or we already know things that were going on. He doesn’t even need to say anything most of the time.” Trusting and learning from a coach is something that athletes from any sport take part in. Yet for Neely, his relationship with Gill is something that goes beyond the walls of Spartan Stadium and the Skandalaris Football Center. “It’s one of the most important relationships I have,” Neely said. “I lost my father when I was 15, and he’s pretty much the closest thing I have to a father now.” Gill sees his leader of the defensive line as much more than just one of his players. “The thing about it, when all those things happen, you get real close to your kids,” said Gill, who has more than 35 years of coaching experience. “I look upon Colin like my son. He’s a guy you can always count on, you can always scold him and be nice to him, but I think because of the closeness of that relationship we have, I think it has given us an opportunity to coach him harder. He’s been a pleasant surprise for all of us, and we’re all excited that he’s having the year that he’s having. You just can’t have a better guy to coach.” Despite missing the Wisconsin game with a hand injury, the fifth-year senior from Bethlehem, Pa., has recorded 22 total tackles, including a team-best seven for loss. Gill pointed to Neely’s work ethic for his success on the field; last season,

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IF YOU COULD TRADE PLACES WITH ANYONE IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE: “I don’t think I would trade with anybody. I like the way my life is going. The ups and downs, the craziness…I don’t think I would change my life.”

GADGET YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: “My cell phone, my the defensive end was awarded the Droid 2.” 2009 Tommy Love Award as MSU’s most improved player. His work ethic and his much the best Mario Kart player on the team, so everybody football intelligence allowed Coach Gill to give Neely added tries to beat me in that but they can’t.” responsibility with a young defensive line this season. The Besides competing with his teammates in Mario Kart, fifth-year senior has embraced his role as leader of the Neely also likes to put his video-game skills to the test in defensive line, comparing himself to another Spartan star. football games. But according to the defensive end, he knows “I try to be the Greg Jones of the d-line,” Neely said. “I’m his way around calling offensive plays, as well as knowing a pretty smart guy, so I try to help everybody out and let them how to shut down his opponents on defense. Neely said that know what sets we’re seeing and where everybody’s at. I try after he is done playing football, he hopes to move to the to give everybody a pre-scan of the play so they know what coaching side of the game, and not necessarily just to be a could happen and what will happen. defensive coordinator. “As a senior, I’m supposed to be a leader. Look at the “Probably a defensive coordinator, but maybe an offensive ages, and the youth of our defensive line. I mean, I know I had coordinator too,” Neely said. “I’m an offensive genius. In the to step up my game in a leadership role even more, but these Madden video game, my offensive skill is up there too. The younger guys are old guys now.” plays I like to draw up in my notebook sometimes, it just Gill said that having a veteran leader like Neely makes seems like it would work against any defense, so that’s why I work easier for the Spartan coaching staff. say I’m an offensive genius.” “He tells [the younger players] a little bit about how to do However, fans should not expect to see Neely’s creativity things, when not to do things, and kind of gives a kid a chance showcased in offensive coordinator Don Treadwell’s playbook to excel in some things that we’ve been really working on,” any time soon. Gill said. “I think because he’s been in our system for a long “I can’t have him take my playbook,” the defensive end time, he can kind of grab those guys and tell them a little bit joked. “He’s going to take it and he’s going to use it and get about what’s expected, kind of war off all the eagles before credit for my plays. You ever seen the movie The Waterboy? I they do something bad. I think he’s a great guy for that, and don’t want to end up like that.” I think that’s really helped a lot of our young guys. A lot of Whether he ends up as a future offensive coordinator or young guys go to him for advice like that.” nowhere near a football field, Coach Gill is confident that his Neely described his relationship with the other defensive star pupil will excel, no matter what the circumstance. linemen as “brotherly love”, saying that while they push each “He’s a guy that at one point in time was undersized, and other to be better on the field, they also push each other in a he listened to what we had to say,” Gill said. “I admire the different area of life. way he’s really worked to get himself better, and he’s just “If we’re not watching film, we’re watching somebody else a great young man. He’ll be a great leader in a company or play, or we’re playing video games,” Neely said. “I’m pretty something somewhere one day.”

Jesse Johnson:

Fulfilling a Legacy By Mitch Lex, MSU Athletic Communications Student Assistant At a young age, senior safety Jesse Johnson knew where he wanted to play college football. Growing up in nearby Durand, Johnson was born a Spartan fan, and attending Michigan State games in the fall has been a family tradition since he was a child. “My Grandpa has had season tickets for 57 years and I’ve watched every home game here except for one since I was eight,” Johnson said. “It’s always been a dream of mine to play on this field one day, and I have been fortunate enough to have it come true.” But achieving this goal didn’t always come easy for Johnson. Despite success on the football field as a three-year starter at Durand Area High School, Johnson faced adversity throughout his high school career both on and off the field. As a free safety and outside linebacker for the Railroaders, Johnson led the team in tackles in both his junior and senior seasons, but a knee injury in 2005 kept Johnson’s playing to only seven games. While this did not discourage Johnson from capturing his dream of playing for the Spartans, others didn’t believe it was an achievable goal. “In high school I kept telling my counselor I wanted to play college football and that’s what I was going to focus on, and over and over she told me I needed to do something more realistic,” he said. “But since then I’ve just battled through everything I’ve faced and have made it to where I am today.” Once he earned the chance to suit up for the Spartans as a walk-on, Johnson didn’t waste any time in taking advantage of his opportunity. After redshirting his first season, Johnson

saw action in 10 games in 2007 and earned his first letter. He appeared in another 10 games his sophomore year, and made a name for himself in the special teams game, blocking a punt in the season opener at California. “It was a lot of fun blocking my first punt – I think my teammates were more excited than anybody because I could get a block every day in practice but never in games, and I finally got one,” said Johnson. “When I got to the sidelines, everyone was going crazy.” Johnson solidified his spot as a special teams force, and continued to improve. Last year, he blocked another punt in the season opener, this time against Montana State, and was named MSU’s Special Teams Player of the Week following the victory. Although Johnson has achieved much success on the field, the word “content” has never been in his vocabulary. “Since I’ve been here, I’ve just wanted to play more and more, which is pretty much my biggest inspiration,” he said. “I’ve never really been satisfied with where I’m at. I’ve played in a lot of games but I want to get better and better and keep playing.” After a successful junior campaign in 2009 and years of demonstrating hard work, consistency, determination and leadership, Johnson accomplished one of his biggest goals this fall since becoming a Spartan – he earned himself a scholarship. “Earning a scholarship has been all about validity for me,” said Johnson. “It shows that I’ve actually made it.”

Along with earning a scholarship, Johnson has seen his responsibility for the team progress throughout his career. He also feels that the recent success the Spartans are having will leave an impression lasting far beyond this season. “My role has definitely gotten bigger every year,” he said. “Since becoming a senior there’s been more playing time and my role as a leader has increased, which really means the most to me. “This season, beating Michigan three times in a row for the first time in a long time has definitely been the highlight. We are changing the culture in the state of Michigan and that means an awful lot to my teammates and me. “ With the Spartans tied atop the Big Ten standings, Johnson is soaking in every minute of his last year as an MSU football player – and knows its significance for his family who has bled green and white for years. “For this to be my senior year and to be a part of everything that we are doing right now, I think is very special to my parents and especially my Grandpa, who has seen every single game here for 57 years,” Johnson said. “For him to see my senior year and the success we are having kind of brings my whole experience together, but it would really all be brought together if we end up in Pasadena.” While Johnson has achieved significant personal goals with the Spartans, the team’s success in his final season is how he wants to be remembered. “My legacy is unwritten,” he said. “My legacy is what this team does this year. And I think we’re getting it done.”

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2010 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS

5 Johnny Adams CB • So. Akron, Ohio

28 Denicos Allen LB • R-Fr. Hamilton, Ohio

87 Todd Anderson DE • Jr. Jackson, Mich.

4 Edwin Baker RB • So. Highland Park, Mich.

79 David Barrent OT • R-Fr. Clive, Iowa

18 Aaron Bates P • Sr. New Concord, Ohio

24 Le’Veon Bell RB • Fr. Reynoldsburg, Ohio

42 Nick Bendzuck FB • Sr.-5 Strongsville, Ohio

22 Josh Bodell CB • Sr.-5 Frankfort, Mich.

6 Joe Boisture QB • Fr. Goodrich, Mich.

34 Andre Buford RB • So. Waterford, Mich.

40 Max Bullough LB • Fr. Traverse City, Mich.

94 Taylor Calero DE • Fr. Beverly Hills, Mich.

22 Larry Caper RB • So. Battle Creek, Mich.

85 Garrett Celek TE • Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio

87 Milton Colbert WR • Jr. Villa Park, Ill.

4 Dan Conroy K • So. Wheaton, Ill.

73 Henry Conway OT • R-Fr. Shaker Heights, Ohio

8 Kirk Cousins QB • Jr. Holland, Mich.

3 B.J. Cunningham WR • Jr. Westerville, Ohio

65 Doug Curtis DT • So. Weston, Conn.

77 J’Michael Deane OT • Sr.-5 Toronto, Ontario

2 Mark Dell WR • Sr. Farmington Hills, Mich.

31 Darqueze Dennard DB • Fr. Dry Branch, Ga.

65 Michael Dennis OL • Fr. Carey, Ohio

71 John Deyo OT • So. Battle Creek, Mich.

12 Dana Dixon CB • R-Fr. Detroit, Mich.

52 Denzel Drone DE • R-Fr. Plant City, Fla.

27 Kurtis Drummond S • Fr. Masury, Ohio

41 Kyler Elsworth LB • So. Goodrich, Mich.

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19 Danny Folino S • R-Fr. Okemos, Mich.

67 Joel Foreman OG • Jr. Highland, Mich.

83 Charlie Gantt TE • Sr.-5 Farmington Hills, Mich.

13 Bennie Fowler WR • R-Fr. Bloomfield, Mich.

97 Dan France DT • R-Fr. North Royalton, Ohio

2 William Gholston LB • Fr. Detroit, Mich.

50 Steve Gardiner LB • So. Dublin, Ohio

55 Corey Freeman DE • So. Cleveland Heights, Ohio

92 Andrew Gleichert TE • Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich.

47 Jeremy Gainer LB • R-Fr. Detroit, Mich.

43 Eric Gordon LB • Sr.-5 Traverse City, Mich.

49 TyQuan Hammock LB • R-Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind.

2 Mylan Hicks DB • Fr. Detroit, Mich.

20 Nick Hill RB • Fr. Chelsea, Mich.

84 Derek Hoebing TE • So. Vermilion, Ohio

91 Tyler Hoover DE • So. Novi, Mich.

74 Zach Hueter OG • So. Columbiaville, Mich.

11 Marcus Hyde S • Sr.-5 Fostoria, Ohio

63 Travis Jackson OL • Fr. New Albany, Ohio

61 Antonio Jeremiah OG • Jr. Hilliard, Ohio

26 Jesse Johnson S • Sr.-5 Durand, Mich.

53 Greg Jones LB • Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio

23 Jairus Jones S • So. Tampa, Fla.

69 Shawn Kamm OL • Fr. Saginaw, Mich.

83 R.J. Kelly DE • So. East Lansing, Mich.

72 Nate Klatt C • R-Fr. Clinton, Ohio

54 Connor Kruse OL • Fr. Lowell, Mich.

33 Jeremy Langford RB/WR • Fr. Wayne, Mich.

9 Isaiah Lewis S • Fr. Indianapolis, Ind.

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88 Brian Linthicum TE • Jr. Charlottesville, Va.

14 Tony Lippett WR • Fr. Detroit, Mich.

89 Cam Martin WR • Jr. Tampa, Fla.

82 Keshawn Martin WR • Jr. Inkster, Mich.

10 Andrew Maxwell QB • R-Fr. Midland, Mich.

62 Chris McDonald OG • So. Sterling Heights, Mich.

75 Jared McGaha OT • Jr. Powell, Tenn.

36 Jon Misch LB • Sr.-5 Waterford, Mich.

51 Steve Moore SN • So. Pinconning, Mich.

17 Kevin Muma K • So. Troy, Mich.

25 Keith Mumphery WR • Fr. Vienna, Ga.

89 Colin Neely DE • Sr.-5 Bethlehem, Pa.

7 Keith Nichol WR • Jr. Lowell, Mich.

17 Kyle Nichol WR • R-Fr. Lowell, Mich.

10 Chris Norman LB • So. Detroit, Mich.

69 Blake Pacheco DL • Jr. Salinas, Calif.

38 Niko Palazeti FB • Fr. Northville, Mich.

14 Chase Parker CB • Jr. Mason, Mich.

96 Kevin Pickelman NT • Sr. Marshall, Mich.

73 Arthur Ray Jr. OL • Jr. Chicago, Ill.

60 Micajah Reynolds OL • R-Fr. Lansing, Mich.

39 Trenton Robinson S • Jr. Bay City, Mich.

44 Josh Rouse FB • Sr.-5 Newtown, Conn.

16 Chris D. Rucker CB • Jr. Detroit, Mich.

29 Chris L. Rucker CB • Sr. Warren, Ohio

68 Ethan Ruhland OG • So. Lake Orion, Mich.

45 Marcus Rush DE • Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio

3 Mike Sadler P • Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich.

58 Jordan Sanders DL • Fr. Rochester, Mich.

70 Skyler Schofner OL • Fr. Sunbury, Ohio

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2010 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS

20 Kyle Selden P • Jr. Waterford, Mich.

26 David Spears RB • So. Muskegon, Mich.

47 Adam Setterbo FB • Jr. Spring Lake, Mich.

15 Donald Spencer WR • R-Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich.

93 Blake Treadwell NT • So. East Lansing, Mich.

56 Alex Shackleton SN • Sr.-5 Breckenridge, Colo.

58 Hugh Stangeland OL • R-Fr. Ridgefield, Conn.

98 Anthony Rashad White DT • So. Battle Creek, Mich.

86 Fred Smith FB • So. Detroit, Mich.

48 Drew Stevens FB • So. Delaware, Ohio

32 Mitchell White CB • So. Livonia, Mich.

81 Brad Sonntag WR • Jr. Saginaw, Mich.

66 John Stipek C • Sr.-5 Macomb Township, Mich.

99 Jerel Worthy DT • So. Huber Heights, Ohio

57 Johnathan Strayhorn DE • Jr. Detroit, Mich.

59 D.J. Young OT • Sr.-5 Lansing, Mich.

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COACHING/TRAINING STAFF

COACHING STAFF:

Front Row (L-R): Tim Allen, Dan Roushar, Don Treadwell, Mark Dantonio, Pat Narduzzi, Harlon Barnett, Dino Folino. Back Row (L-R): Tommy Hoke, Brad Salem, Dave Warner, Mark Staten, Mike Tressel, Ted Gill, Ken Mannie, Brad Lunsford.

ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF:

Front Row (L-R): Drew Parkhurst, Sharon Frank, Krisjon Vargas, Brandon Hall, Casey Madden, Josh Bates, Jenn Moeller. Back Row (L-R): Jeff Monroe, Dr. Lisa Falotico, Paige Lehmann, Nick Anthony, Dr. Randy Pearson, Dr. Michael Shingles, Dave Redman, Dr. Jason McHugh, Dr. Doug Dietzel, Sally Nogle.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES As members of the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, we welcome you to our beautiful campus and to Spartan Stadium. While we eight trustees came to the board by different paths, from different backgrounds, and representing different political parties, we are, first and foremost, advocates for and proud members of Team MSU. When we arrived on the board, any partisanship was replaced by a full commitment to MSU. As the university’s policy-making body, the board works closely with President Simon and her team to provide MSU’s students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other supporters with the resources and advocacy they need and deserve. Our unified belief in the history and the future of MSU called us to serve. We are proud to have been elected by the people of Michigan to be part of a university that has set a standard for advancing knowledge and transforming lives around the globe. Joel Ferguson, Chairman Michigan State University Board of Trustees

Joel I. Ferguson

Melanie Foster

Chairman • Lansing

Vice Chairperson • East Lansing

Joel I. Ferguson was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1986 and re-elected twice. He is the co-founder of F & S Development Company, the developer of 14 multi-family residential complexes throughout Michigan. He is the cofounder of Lansing television station WFSL-TV (Channel 47) and the founder of Lansing’s WLAJ-TV (Channel 53) television station. He is also owner and developer of many major office buildings in the Lansing area. Ferguson was one of the original organizers of Capitol National Bank, which has expanded to CNB Corp and is vice chair of the Blue Cross Foundation. A member of the Democratic National Committee from 1988-2009, he was appointed by President Clinton to the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Ferguson, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, graduated from MSU in 1965 with a degree in elementary education.

Dianne Byrum

Colleen M. McNamara

ONONDAGA

OKEMOS

Dianne Byrum’s eight-year term on the Board of Trustees began on Jan. 1, 2009. She is a partner with Byrum & Fisk Advocacy Communications, an East Lansing-based public relations firm that she founded in 2006. Prior to this enterprise, Byrum served as a member of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners from 1983 to 1990. She was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1991 and to the Michigan Senate in 1995. She returned to the House in 2002 as the first woman elected House Democratic Leader. Byrum served as co-director of the Michigan Public Leadership Program, an MSU program that trains future public policy leaders. She has received the Champion of Hope award from the Children’s Trust Fund and the Public Official of the Year award from Habitat for Humanity. 18

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Melanie Foster was elected to the board in 2004, and previously served on the MSU Board of Trustees from 1991 to 1992. In 1997 she was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Central Michigan University and served until 2004. Upon graduating from MSU with a degree in ornamental horticulture, Foster returned home to Flat Rock to become CEO of a family landscape company that grew into a nationally recognized landscape contracting firm with offices in four states. Foster spent six years on the Wharton Center Advisory Council and is currently on the Board of the Capitol Area United Way. She resides in East Lansing with her husband and three school-age children and currently manages a personal real estate portfolio.

Colleen M. McNamara is Executive Director of the Michigan Cable Telecommunications Association, which represents cable television companies throughout Michigan. She was elected to the MSU Board of Trustees to serve beginning Jan. 1, 1995, and was reelected in 2002. She is chair of the board’s Policy Committee. She received a bachelor of arts degree in social science from MSU in 1974. Born in Detroit, and raised in Livonia, McNamara and her daughter, Marissa, live in Okemos.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Donald W. Nugent

Faylene Owen

Frankfort

East Lansing

Donald W. Nugent of Frankfort has served on the Board of Trustees since January 1995. He was re-elected in 2002 for a second eight-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2003. He and his wife, Gail, own and operate Nugent Farms, producing cherries in Benzie County. Nugent is president and CEO of Graceland Fruit Inc., president of Spartan Land Enterprises L.L.C., and chairman of the board of West Michigan Bank and Trust. He serves on the board of directors of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. He graduated from MSU in 1965 with his bachelor’s degree in agriculture.

Faylene Owen’s term on the MSU Board of Trustees, where she serves as chair of the Finance Committee, began in 2007. Prior to her election, she founded her own business, Mica Corporation, which specializes in market research and communications. A community leader, Owen has served as chair of Child Abuse Prevention Services and the Sparrow Hospital Foundation. She has been a board member for MSU Safe Place, the MSU Hillel Student Center, and the MSU Kaleidoscope program. Nationally, Owen served as a managing trustee of the Democratic National Committee and as the chair of the Clinton–Gore fundraising campaigns in Michigan in 1992 and 1996. Owen’s work was recognized by President Bill Clinton, who appointed her to the White House Fellows Commission.

George Perles

Diann Woodard

East Lansing

BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP

George Perles was elected to the board of his alma mater in 2007. An Army veteran, he received his bachelor’s degree in 1960, and a master’s degree in educational administration in 1961. Perles returned to MSU as head football coach in 1982. His career as football coach was highlighted by four Super Bowl victories, two Big Ten titles and a Rose Bowl victory. From 1990-1992, he served as director of athletics at MSU. Cited often for his entrepreneurial leadership in public service activities, he is especially known for his long-time association with the Special Olympics. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.

Diann Woodard was elected to the Michigan State University Board of Trustees in 2008. She is currently the International President of the American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA, AFL-CIO), the same organization from which she received the Administrator of the Year award in 2003. Woodard’s professional affiliations include serving as a national vice president of the national AFL-CIO and trustee of the Michigan State AFL–CIO. She is the former president of the Organization of School Administrators and Supervisors. Additionally, Woodard is a former member of the board of directors of School of the 21st Century. Woodard graduated from Michigan State in 1973 with a bachelor’s in education and received a master’s degree in 1979 from Wayne State University, which awarded her the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2003. www.msuspartans.com

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT lou anna k. simon, Phd Lou Anna K. Simon is the 20th president of Michigan State University, leading the university in advancing the common global good. Her commitment to applying knowledge to benefit society is reflected in her key initiatives and detailed in Embracing the World Grant Ideal: Affirming the Morrill Act for a Twenty-first-century Global Society, a monograph available online at worldgrantideal.msu.edu. Simon has a distinguished history with Michigan State University, from earning her doctorate in administration and higher education from MSU in 1974 to her appointment as president by the MSU Board of Trustees in January 2005. Simon’s dedication to advancing Michigan’s economic future has been a hallmark of her presidency. She is a member of the Michigan Strategic Economic Investment and Commercialization Board and serves on the board of directors for Business Leaders for Michigan and for Prima Civitas, mid-Michigan’s economic development foundation. She also has led MSU’s participation in the University Research Corridor, a partnership with the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, to improve Michigan’s economy through innovation, technology transfer, and education. Under Simon’s leadership, in 2009, MSU opened its Detroit Center, a 22,000-square-foot facility to foster and to enhance 21st-century learning and partnerships that will serve as catalysts for future prosperity. To address the state’s physician shortage, MSU’s Colleges of Human Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine have expanded to Grand Rapids, Detroit, and Macomb County, which has doubled MSU’s medical student enrollment. For her support of medical advancement, the Michigan Health Information Technology Commission awarded Simon its 2010 Leadership Award. Simon also has helped extend MSU’s reach in the nation and around the world. She is a member of the Council on Competitiveness, a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization working to ensure U.S. prosperity; the board of directors for the American Council on Education; and the executive committee of the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa. Under Simon’s tenure, MSU received more than $400 million in externally sponsored research in 2008–09. In the past two years, MSU was chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy as the site for the approximately $600-million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams and selected by IBM to host a global application development center. The university opened the Energy and Automotive Research Laboratories and was named one of the nation’s top five campuses for sustainability by the National Wildlife Federation. MSU leads U.S. public universities in study abroad participation, ranks among the nation’s top 10 public universities for international student enrollment, and is the sixth largest all-time producer of Peace Corps volunteers.

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AT H L E T I C S D I R E C T O R MARK HOLLIS This is the vision Mark Hollis has for the Michigan State Athletics Department. A Michigan State graduate and veteran Spartan athletics administrator, Hollis assumed the role of MSU’s 18th athletics director on Jan. 1, 2008, succeeding Ron Mason. Hollis was named athletics directordesignate on Sept. 12, 2007, and teamed with Mason in the transition throughout the fall of 2007. Hollis has more than 20 years of athletics administration experience, either at the school or conference level. His well-rounded background has led to his knowledge of all areas within an athletics department, including marketing, financial administration, television negotiations, fund-raising, game operations, facility management, personnel policy, corporate interaction, sports management and public relations. In addition, Hollis currently serves on the NCAA Amateurism Cabinet and Men’s Basketball Issues Committee. Hollis, a 1985 MSU graduate, returned to his alma mater in 1995. Since then, he has been a critical component of the athletic department executive management staff, helping guide the department through short- and long-range plans. On the playing field, Michigan State proved again in 2009-10 to be one of the most consistent athletic departments in the country, finishing 39th in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, marking the 11th time in the past 12 years the department has placed in the top 40. Highlights included the men’s basketball team advancing to the Final Four for the sixth time in the last 12 years and winning its second straight Big Ten regular-season title, field hockey capturing both the Big Ten regular-season and tournament championships, and the football team appearing in its third-straight bowl game. Overall, 11 sports participated in their respective team NCAA Championships, while individuals competed in four more NCAA Championships. One of Hollis’ major goals upon becoming athletics director was accomplished this past spring when he unveiled the new brand and identity program for the athletics department. All of Michigan State’s uniforms now incorporate consistent use of colors, logos, lettering and numerals along with standardization for logos. Throughout the project, equal attention was devoted to maintaining an appreciation for the traditions of the past, while positioning the athletics program for the future. The brand and identity program for Michigan State Athletics was a result of nearly a two-year collaborative effort between the athletics department and Nike that included input from university and athletic administration, coaches and studentathletes. During Hollis’ tenure, Michigan State student-athletes have excelled not only in competition, but in the classroom as well. In 2009-10, Spartan student-athletes posted 3.0 or higher semester GPAs in record numbers, as a school-record 365 student-athletes achieved that mark in the spring semester, breaking the previous record of 356 which was set just the previous semester in the fall. In 2008-09, the department posted the highest cumulative GPA in program history at 3.0052 for the second consecutive year; it also marked the first time the department has ever had back-toback years with a cumulative GPA of over a 3.0. In Hollis’ first full season as athletics director in 2008-09, Michigan State enjoyed one of its most successful years of the decade with a 27th-place finish in the Directors’ Cup, the best showing for the department since 2003 and the third highest in the department’s history. Ten teams earned bids to their respective NCAA Championships, led by the men’s basketball team, which reached the national title game against North Carolina while also winning the Big Ten regular-season championship. Prior to his official appointment as athletics director, Hollis played a lead role in two significant head coaching searches during the 2006-07 year. He spearheaded the effort to hire Mark Dantonio as football coach, which has resulted in three consecutive bowl appearances for the program, including a bid to the 2009 Capital One Bowl. He also provided major assistance in the hiring of women’s basketball coach Suzy Merchant in the spring of 2007, who led the Spartans to the Sweet 16 in 2009. Hollis’ first hire as athletics director arrived on July 2, 2008, when he tabbed Jake Boss Jr. to direct the Spartan baseball program. Spartan athletic facilities have been upgraded at an unprecedented rate the past decade, and will only continue to improve under Hollis. In August 22

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We gather and engage our community to teach, support and celebrate our student-athletes in their quest for excellence. 2008, the Spartans moved into one of the nation’s finest football facilities, as a $15 million expansion and renovation project for the Duffy Daugherty Football Building was completed. MSU alumni Robert and Julie Skandalaris of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., donated $5 million as the lead gift for the facility expansion and upgrade. The Skandalaris Football Center includes new team, staff and position meeting rooms, coaches’ offices and a hall of history. In addition, an expanded weight room was finished in September 2008 that increased the facility in size from 9,000 to 16,500-square feet. Also in 2008, the men’s and women’s soccer programs opened DeMartin Stadium, a state-of-the-art 2,500-seat facility that enables MSU to host conference and national tournaments. In spring 2009, the baseball program played its inaugural season in McLane Baseball Stadium following a $4 million donation to the 2,500-seat ballpark by Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane Jr., and a new softball stadium is scheduled to be completed in December 2010. One of Hollis’ greatest strengths is his ability to “dream big” in an effort to create greater exposure, not just for the Michigan State Athletics Department but for Michigan State University as a whole. He conceptualized “The BasketBowl,” establishing a then-world record attendance of 78,129 for a basketball game between Michigan State and Kentucky at Detroit’s Ford Field. Similarly, he executed the “Cold War” ice hockey game between Michigan State and Michigan, drawing a then-world record crowd of 74,554 to an outdoor hockey game in Spartan Stadium. On Oct. 13, 2005, Michigan State University and WJR - 760 AM announced a five-year agreement to carry Spartan football and men’s basketball games, along with coaches’ radio shows. The successful partnership led to the announcement on Jan. 19, 2010, of a 10-year extension through 2020. Hollis played a leading role in finding MSU athletics a home on the 50,000watt Detroit radio station, known as the “Great Voice of the Great Lakes.” The agreement has benefited more than just athletics as WJR regularly promotes the academic accomplishments of the university in addition to broadcasting sporting events. Hollis earned his bachelor of arts degree in communication from Michigan State in 1985, where he served as a basketball team manager under Jud Heathcote. In 1992, he earned his MBA in business administration from the University of Colorado. He and his wife Nancy, have a daughter, Katy, and two sons, T.R. and Michael.

In just three seasons, Mark Dantonio has restored the pride and tradition of Michigan State football. A Zanesville, Ohio, native with Midwest ties, Dantonio has 27 years of collegiate coaching experience and coached in his 14th bowl game as the Spartans faced Texas Tech in the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl. He has led Michigan State to three-straight bowl appearances â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a first for the program since 1995-97 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and has already won 22 games, the second most by any Spartan head coach in his first three seasons. 24

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antonio, who served as head coach at Cincinnati for three seasons prior to his return to East Lansing, became Michigan State University’s 24th head football coach on Nov. 27, 2006. He previously spent six years as an assistant coach at Michigan State from 1995-2000. During his career, Dantonio has worked for some of the top coaches in the game, including Nick Saban, Jim Tressel and Earle Bruce. Riding the momentum generated by his first three seasons, Dantonio and his coaching staff have put together back-to-back recruiting classes in 2009-10 that analysts rank among the nation’s Top 25. Led by All-America linebacker Greg Jones and one of the most explosive offenses in the Big Ten, the Spartans earned their third consecutive bowl bid in 2009. A consensus firstteam All-American, Jones became the first Spartan to win Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year accolades after recording 154 tackles, finishing first in the conference and third nationally. He also led the team and ranked among the national leaders in tackles for loss (14 for 69 yards) and sacks (9 for 53 yards). Jones was rated the No. 1 linebacker in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com and earned the Linebacker Trophy (Linebacker of the Year) by the College Football Performance Awards. In addition, defensive tackle Jerel Worthy was named a Freshman All-American, marking the third straight year a Spartan has landed on a Freshman All-America Team, and cornerback Jeremy Ware was chosen by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Offensively, Michigan State featured the No. 2 passing attack in the Big Ten, averaging nearly 270 yards per game. The Spartans also finished second in the league in scoring (29.7 points per game) and third in total offense (406.2 ypg.). MSU established a school record with 28 touchdown passes in 2009, and the 3,502 passing yards ranked second in the school record book. Sophomore quarterback Kirk Cousins, an honorable mention All-Big Ten pick by the media, finished the regular season ranked among the Top 10 Spartan single-season leaders in passing yards (2,680 – fourth), pass completions (198 – sixth) and touchdown passes (19 – tied for seventh). The Spartan passing game was built around wide receiver Blair White, who A degree is going to have the greatest was a first-team All-Big Ten selection impact in their lives. That is why they come by the coaches while recording career highs in receptions (70), TD catches (9) to college. All of the academic resources and receiving yards (990), all of which rank among MSU’s Top 10 single-season are here, so we expect our student-athletes leaders. Fifth-year center Joel Nitchman to invest the time and effort to succeed earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and five other Spartans in the classroom. If they’re willing to make received All-Big Ten honorable mention. MSU’s special teams featured the that committment in the academic arena, all school’s all-time leading kicker in Brett of the hard work will pay off in the end. Swenson, who scored 377 career points. A first-team All-Big Ten selection and Lou Groza Award semifinalist, Swenson also became MSU’s career leader in field goals (71 made) and extra points (164 made) during the 2009 season. He closed out his career ranked among the www.msuspartans.com

Big Ten’s all-time leaders in kick scoring (second), field goals (tied for third), total points (fourth) and extra points (sixth). One of 15 semifinalists for the George Munger Coach of the Year Award, Dantonio had his most successful season as a head coach in 2008. Under his leadership, the Spartans went 9-3 in the regular season and compiled a 6-2 record in the Big Ten, the best league mark for the program since 1999. It also marked just the third time since 1966 and 10th overall that Michigan State has won at least nine games in a season. Michigan State defeated five bowl-bound teams, with victories over Florida Atlantic, Notre Dame, Iowa, Northwestern and Wisconsin. The Spartans, who made their eighth New Year’s Day Bowl appearance and their first in nine seasons, finished the season ranked No. 24 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Polls. Three Michigan State players were named first-team All-Big Ten by the league’s head coaches: senior running back Javon Ringer, senior safety Otis Wiley and sophomore linebacker Greg Jones. The three first-team allconference selections were the most for the Spartans since five players received first-team honors in 1999. A total of 15 Spartans received All-Big Ten recognition on the first team, second team or honorable mention. Ringer became MSU’s first consensus All-American since 2004, earning first-team accolades from Walter Camp and the Associated Press. The Doak Walker Award finalist had one of the finest seasons in Spartan history, scoring a school-record 22 touchdowns and rushing for 1,637 yards, which ranked second in the school record books. Ringer was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. In his first season as head coach at Michigan State, Dantonio sparked a three-game turnaround as the Spartans finished the 2007 regular season with a 7-5 record, securing the program’s first bowl bid in four years with a berth against Boston College in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Dantonio became just the third first-year coach in Michigan State history to earn a postseason bowl bid, joining Saban (1995 Independence Bowl vs. LSU) and John L. Smith (2003 Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska). Michigan State (7-6 overall) produced seven victories despite playing one of the nation’s most demanding schedules, as the Spartans’ 2007 oppo-

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nents had a combined record of 75-57 (.568) during the regular season. The Spartans went 4-3 in games played against bowl-bound teams in 2007. Michigan State lost six games by a combined total of 31 points, including two in overtime (Northwestern and Iowa). All six games were decided by seven points or less. Michigan State finished the year strong, winning its final two games of the regular season for the first time since 1999 with victories at Purdue and over Penn State, both bowl-bound teams. Dantonio became the first coach in Spartan history to begin his initial season 4-0, as Michigan State opened the 2007 campaign with wins over UAB, Bowling Green, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame. With the 31-14 victory over the Irish, the Spartans became the first opponent to win six straight games in the 77-year history of Notre Dame Stadium. Three Spartans from the 2007 team were selected in the 2008 NFL Draft: wide receiver Devin Thomas (Washington Redskins, second round), tight end Kellen Davis (Chicago Bears, fifth round) and defensive end Ervin Baldwin (Chicago Bears, seventh round). From his first day on the job, Dantonio has pledged to support studentathletes as they pursue excellence, both in the classroom and on the playing field. In his first three seasons, 30 Spartans have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors, including 2009 Academic All-American Blair White. In addition, 47 Michigan State football student-athletes have earned their undergraduate degrees, including 75 percent of his players who have completed their eligibility. The 54-year old Dantonio established himself as one of the nation’s upand-coming coaches during his three-year tenure at Cincinnati, where he compiled an 18-17 overall record and led the program in its transition from Conference USA to the BIG EAST Conference. In 2006, Dantonio led the Bearcats to a 7-5 overall record and a 4-3 BIG EAST mark, making Cincinnati bowl eligible for the second time in three years. Dantonio accomplished the feat against the second-toughest schedule in the country, as UC’s opponents compiled a 69-42 record. His Bearcats

upset then-No. 7 Rutgers, 30-11, on Nov. 18, handing the Scarlet Knights their first loss of the season and marking the highest-ranked opponent ever defeated by UC. Highly respected as one of the top defensive coaches in the country, Dantonio’s Bearcats finished the 2006 regular season ranked among the NCAA leaders in six statistical categories. Six Bearcats earned All-BIG EAST honors in 2006, including three first-team selections: defensive tackle Terrill Byrd, linebacker Kevin McCullough and free safety Dominic Ross. In 2004, he became the first head coach in 23 years to direct a team to a winning season in his first year at UC. Dantonio also became only the second head coach in Cincinnati history (along with Sid Gillman) to take the Bearcats to a bowl game in his first season. The Bearcats’ went 7-5 in 2004, including a 5-3 mark in Conference USA to finish second in the league standings, and defeated Marshall (32-14) in the Fort Worth Bowl. Three players were chosen in the 2005 NFL Draft (defensive end Trent Cole, linebacker Tyjuan Hagler and cornerback Daven Holly). In his three seasons at Cincinnati, 21 of Dantonio’s players earned All-BIG EAST honors and 40 received academic all-conference recognition. In backto-back years (2006-07), Cincinnati’s program was presented the American Football Coaches Association Academic Achievement Award for attaining a graduation rate of at least 70 percent for its student-athletes. Prior to his appointment at Cincinnati, Dantonio served as the defensive coordinator at Ohio State for three seasons, where his defensive unit helped the Buckeyes to a combined record of 32-6. Dantonio assembled the defense which led Ohio State to the 2002 National Championship, as the Buckeyes ranked second in the NCAA in scoring defense (13.1 ppg) and third in rushing defense (77.7 ypg.). Six Buckeye defenders were named first-team All-Big Ten during his tenure and 13 were drafted by the pros, including a pair of first-round selections in 2004 (defensive end Will Smith and cornerback Chris Gamble). Dantonio is quite familiar with East Lansing, as he spent six years (19952000) as Michigan State’s secondary coach, including five seasons under Saban and one under Bobby Williams. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2000. During his six-year tenure as an assistant, the Spartans compiled a 39-30-1 record. Under his supervision, the Spartan secondary ranked among the NCAA leaders in pass efficiency defense in three of his last four years, finishing No. 10 (101.6) in 1998, No. 16 (103.9) in 1997 and No. 22 (104.5) in 2000. Dantonio contributed to Michigan State’s successful 1999 season, during which the Spartans went 10-2, won the Florida Citrus Bowl, led the Big Ten in total defense and ranked No. 7 in the final polls. He tutored cornerback Amp Campbell, who earned third-team All-America honors from the Associated Press. Dantonio came to Michigan State following four seasons under Glen Mason at Kansas (1991-94) where he coached the defensive secondary. In 1992, the Jayhawks produced an 8-4 record and defeated BYU, 23-20, in the Aloha Bowl. Dantonio previously spent five years at Youngstown State under Tressel, helping the Penguins to three trips to the NCAA I-AA playoffs. While serving as defensive coordinator in 1990, Youngstown State posted a perfect 11-0 regular-season record and ranked second nationally. Dantonio earned three letters as a defensive back for Coach Jim Carlen at South Carolina (1976-78). He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from South Carolina in 1979. Dantonio later earned a master’s degree in education from Ohio U. in 1980. In their first two years as honorary co-chairs, Dantonio and his wife Becky have helped raise $1.52 million for the Children’s Miracle Network at Sparrow Children’s Center. Born March 9, 1956, in El Paso, Texas, Mark and his wife Becky have two daughters, Kristen (17) and Lauren (15). 30

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PERSONAL DATA: Born Mark Dantonio in El Paso, Texas, on March 9, 1956. Family: wife Becky and two daughters, Kristen (17) and Lauren (15). PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Graduate assistant at Ohio U. (1980); graduate assistant at Purdue (1981); defensive coordinator at Butler (Kan.) Junior College (1982); graduate assistant at Ohio State (1983-84); defensive secondary coach at Akron (1985); defensive secondary coach and defensive coordinator at Youngstown State (1986-90); defensive secondary coach at Kansas (1991-94); defensive secondary coach (1995-2000) and associate head coach (2000) at Michigan State; defensive coordinator at Ohio State (2001-03); head coach at Cincinnati (2004-06). COACHING RECORD: 40-34 (.541) in six years as a college head coach; 18-17 in three years at Cincinnati (2004-06); 22-17 (.564) in three seasons at Michigan State (2007-). EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in education from South Carolina in 1979; master’s degree in education from Ohio U. in 1980. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Three-year letterman as a defensive back at South Carolina (197678). BOWL/POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1987 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1989 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1990 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1983 Fiesta Bowl, 1984 Rose Bowl, 1992 Aloha Bowl, 1995 Independence Bowl, 1996 Sun Bowl, 1997 Aloha Bowl, 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl, 2002 Outback Bowl, 2003 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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don treadwell

pat narduzzi

harlon barnett

offensive coordinator Wide receivers coach

defensive coordinator

secondary coach

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Seventh overall. Rejoined staff on Nov. 30, 2006, from Cincinnati.

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Fourth. Joined staff on Dec. 6, 2006, from Cincinnati.

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Fourth. Joined staff on Dec. 1, 2006, from Cincinnati.

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Quarterbacks, receivers, running backs coach and offensive coordinator at Youngstown State (1986-91); running backs and receivers coach at Miami-Ohio (1992-93); receivers coach at Cincinnati (1994); running backs coach at Stanford (1995-96); co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks and receivers coach at Boston College (1997-98); running backs coach at North Carolina State (1999); receivers coach at Michigan State (2000-02); receivers coach and offensive coordinator at Ball State (2003); offensive coordinator at Cincinnati (2004-06).

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Graduate assistant coach (1990-91) and receivers coach (1992) at Miami-Ohio; linebackers (1993-97) and defensive coordinator (1998-99) at Rhode Island; linebackers coach at Northern Illinois (2000-02); defensive coordinator at Miami-Ohio (2003); defensive coordinator at Cincinnati (2004-06).

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Graduate assistant coach at LSU (2003); secondary coach at Cincinnati (2004-06).

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in physical education from Miami-Ohio in 1982.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Three-year starter at linebacker at Rhode Island (1987-89); one year at linebacker at Youngstown State (1985).

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Four-year starter as a wide receiver at Miami-Ohio (1978-81) and named captain as a senior. POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1987 NCAA I-AA Playoffs, 1989 NCAA I-AA Playoffs, 1990 NCAA I-AA Playoffs, 1991 NCAA I-AA National Champions, 1995 Liberty Bowl, 1996 Sun Bowl, 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl, 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in physical education from Rhode Island in 1990; master’s degree in sports psychology from Miami-Ohio in 1992.

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 2003 GMAC Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in communication from Michigan State in 1990. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Four-year letterwinner as a defensive back at Michigan State (1986-89) and named captain as a senior. Professional - Spent seven seasons in the National Football League, including stints with the Cleveland Browns (1990-92), New England Patriots (1993-94) and Minnesota Vikings (1995-96). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Player - 1985 All-American Bowl, 1988 Rose Bowl, 1989 Gator Bowl, 1989 Aloha Bowl, 1994 NFL Playoffs, 1996 NFL Playoffs. Coach - 2004 Sugar Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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ted gill

Dan Roushar

BRAD SALEM

defensive line coach

Offensive Line Coach

Running Backs Coach

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Fourth. Joined staff on Nov. 30, 2006, from Cincinnati.

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: First. Joined staff on Feb. 19, 2010, from Augustana (S.D.) College.

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Graduate assistant coach at Idaho State (1971-73); offensive line coach at Utah (1974-76); defensive line coach at New Mexico State (1977); defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Ball State (1978-81); defensive coordinator at Cornell (1982); defensive line and linebackers coach at Army (1983); defensive line and linebackers coach at North Carolina (198487); defensive line coach at Rice (1988-89); defensive line and linebackers coach at Iowa (1990-94); defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State (1995); defensive line coach at Cincinnati (2003-06). Professional - Defensive line coach at NFL’s Carolina Panthers (1996-98); defensive line coach at XFL’s Los Angeles Extreme (2001); defensive coordinator at CFL’s Montreal Alouettes (2002).

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Offensive backfield coach (1986-88) and offensive coordinator/offensive line coach (1989-92) at Butler; offensive line coach at Rhode Island (1993); offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach at Ball State (1994); quarterbacks coach (1995) and offensive tackle/tight ends coach (1996) at Illinois; offensive line coach (1997) and offensive coordinator/offensive line coach (1998-2002) at Northern Illinois; running backs coach (2003) and offensive coordinator/ running backs coach (2004) at Illinois; offensive line coach at Cincinnati (2005-06).

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Graduate assistant coach at Michigan State (1994-95); offensive and recruiting coordinator at Luther (Iowa) College (1997-98); passing game and recruiting coordinator at South Dakota (1999-2001); quarterbacks coach at Augustana College (2003); offensive coordinator at Augustana College (2004); head coach at Augustana College (2005-09).

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in education from Idaho State in 1973.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Two-year letterwinner as a quarterback at Northern Illinois (1981-82).

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Two-year letterwinner as a linebacker and nose tackle at Idaho State (1968-69).

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1988 NCAA Division II Playoffs, 1991 NCAA Division II Playoffs, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1986 Aloha Bowl, 1991 Rose Bowl, 1991 Holiday Bowl, 1993 Alamo Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in physical education from Northern Illinois in 1984.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Augustana College in 1992; master’s degree in athletic administration from South Dakota in 1996. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College – Quarterback at Northern Arizona (1988-89); quarterback and wide receiver at Augustana (1990-92). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach – 1995 Independence Bowl, 2008 Mineral Water Bowl, 2009 Mineral Water Bowl.

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Mark Staten

Mike Tressel

Dave Warner

Tight Ends Recruiting Coordinator

Linebackers Special Teams Coach

Quarterbacks Coach

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Fourth. Joined staff on Nov. 30, 2006, from Cincinnati.

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Fourth. Joined staff on Dec. 1, 2006, from Cincinnati.

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Fourth. Joined the staff on Dec. 1, 2006, from Cincinnati.

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Graduate assistant coach at MiamiOhio (2001); graduate assistant coach at Ohio State (2002-03); tight ends/tackles and recruiting coordinator at Cincinnati (2004-06).

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Graduate assistant coach at South Dakota (1996-97); offensive line coach (19982000) and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2001) at Wartburg (Iowa) College; graduate assistant linebackers coach at Ohio State (2002-03); linebackers and special teams coach at Cincinnati (2004-06).

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Graduate assistant at Syracuse (1982-83); running backs coach (1984-85) and quarterbacks coach (1986-87) at Kent State; quarterbacks coach at Kansas (1988-96); quarterbacks coach at Bucknell (1997); passing game coordinator at Wyoming (1998); offensive coordinator at Connecticut (1999-2000); passing game coordinator at Houston (2001-02); wide receivers coach at Southern Miss (2003-04); quarterbacks coach at Cincinnati (2006).

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Miami-Ohio in 2001. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Four-year starter as a defensive tackle at Miami-Ohio (1989-92). Professional - Spent parts of two seasons in the National Football League, with the Cincinnati Bengals (1993) and New England Patriots (1993-94). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 2003 Fiesta, 2004 Fiesta, 2004 Fort Worth, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Cornell (Iowa) College in 1996; master’s degree in sports administration at South Dakota in 1998. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Four-year starter in the secondary at Cornell (Iowa) College (1992-95). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1999 NCAA Division III Playoffs, 2003 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in speech communications from Syracuse in 1982; master’s degree in physical education from Syracuse in 1984. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Three-year letterwinner as a quarterback at Syracuse (1979-81). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Player - 1979 Independence Bowl. Coach - 1992 Aloha Bowl, 1995 Aloha Bowl, 2003 Liberty Bowl, 2004 New Orleans Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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Tim Allen

Ken Mannie

Tommy Hoke

Director of Football Operations

Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Associate Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Third. Joined staff on June 13, 2008, from Minnesota.

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: 16th. Joined staff on Dec. 8, 1994, from Toledo.

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Seventh. Joined staff on April 26, 2004, from Appalachian State.

COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Wide receivers coach (1982-83) and defensive backs coach/special teams coordinator (1984-85) at Bethel College; defensive graduate assistant (1986), administrative assistant for football operations (1987) and director of football operations (1988-96) at Kansas; assistant athletics director for football operations at Minnesota (1997-2006). EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in health, physical education and recreation from Bethel College in 1986. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Two-year letterman as a wide receiver at Bethel College. POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1984 NAIA Division II playoffs, 1992 Aloha Bowl, 1995 Aloha Bowl, 1999 Sun Bowl, 2000 MicronPC.com Bowl, 2002 Music City Bowl, 2003 Sun Bowl, 2004 Music City Bowl, 2005 Music City Bowl, 2006 Insight Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Graduate assistant at Ohio State (1984); head strength and conditioning coach at Toledo (1985-94). Also coached and taught at the high school level for 10 years. EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Akron in 1974; master’s degree in health and physical education with an emphasis in exercise science from Ohio State in 1985. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Three-year letterman and two-year starter at offensive guard at Akron (1971-73). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1985 Rose Bowl, 1995 Independence Bowl, 1996 Sun Bowl, 1997 Aloha Bowl, 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl, 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic, 2003 Alamo Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - assistant track and field coach at UNC Wilmington (1991); assistant strength and conditioning coach at Appalachian State (1992-95); assistant strength and conditioning coach at Texas Tech (1995-96); assistant strength and conditioning coach at Appalachian State (19961998); head strength and conditioning coach at Appalachian State (1999-2003). EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in physical education from UNC Wilmington in 1990; master’s degree in exercise science from Appalachian State in 1993. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Lettered in track and field at UNC Wilmington (1990). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1998 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1999 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 2000 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 2001 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 2002 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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Dino Folino

Brad Lunsford

Director of Personnel/Player Development & Relations

Director of Executive Football Operations

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: 16th overall. Rejoined staff in 2002.

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Fourth on full-time staff as director of executive football operations.

COACHING EXPERIENCE: College – Graduate assistant at Ohio State (197475); defensive backs coach at New Hampshire (1976); defensive backs coach at Cincinnati (1977-80); defensive backs coach at Pittsburgh (1981-84); defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach at Pennsylvania (1985-86); defensive backs coach at Rice (1986-87); defensive backs coach at Michigan State (1988-94); defensive backs coach at Albion College (1995-96); defensive coordinator at Alma College (1997); defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator at Vanderbilt (1998-2001). EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in education from Villanova in 1971; master’s degree in educational administration from Ohio State in 1975. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College – Three-year starter at free safety for Villanova. POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach – 1975 Rose Bowl, 1976 Rose Bowl, 1976 NCAA Division II Playoffs, 1982 Sugar Bowl, 1983 Cotton Bowl, 1984 Fiesta Bowl, 1989 Gator Bowl, 1989 Aloha Bowl, 1990 Sun Bowl, 1993 Liberty Bowl, 1996 NC AA Division III Playoffs, 2003 Alamo Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl., 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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RANDY GILLON

NICK SIATRAS

SPEED COACH

Video Intern/Defense

ZAK WILLIS

JEFF DUVENDECK

OFFENSIVE GR. ASST.

VIDEO INTERN/OFFENSE

ARCHIE COLLINS

MATT MUELLER

Defensive Gr. Asst.

OPS./RECRUITING INTERN

EXPERIENCE: College – Assistant to the recruiting coordinator at Michigan State (2000-2003); assistant director of football operations at Michigan State (2004-05); assistant athletics director/director of football operations at Delaware State (2006). EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in public policy from Michigan State in 2004; master’s degree in sports administration from Michigan State in 2005.

BILLY BURGHARDT

NICK RUFFING

STR./COND. GR. ASST.

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

PAM HENNING

CINDY MEJORADO

ASST. COACHES SECRETARY

OFFICE ASST.

REED SCHUITEMA

SIMONE L AVOIE

FOOTBALL OPS. GR. ASST.

SPORTS OPS. ASST.

S UPP O R T S TA F F EQUIPMENT STAFF: Front Row (L-R): Joel Kuntzman, Eric Swanson, A.J. Yunker, Kam Bouchard, Rikin Shah, Will Slanger-Grant, and Blake Wilmore. Back Row (L-R): Bob Knickerbocker, David Lawrence, Johnny Kent, Peter Gaglio, Eric Hendrickson, Justin Sucher, Landon Ginsberg, Nate Ruffing, Nick White, Brian Japinga, and Dylan Marinez.

VIDEO STAFF: Front Row (L-R): Eric Opiela, Blake Mortellaro, Alex Gabriel, Cody Cox, Tom Stacy, Eric Ferrigan. Back Row (L-R): Tom Shepard, Travis Brauker, Justin Martin, Jake Evans, Ben Mathers, Matt Harper.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING STAFF: (L-R): Freddie Walker, Bill Burghardt, Randy Gillon, Nick Ruffing, Tommy Hoke, Ken Mannie, Mike Vorkapich, Tim Wakeham, Brian Whiting, Mike Bucata, Aaron McLaurin, Molly Munz.

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SPARTANS WILL.

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways. Together, with tireless determination, we tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges to find solutions that make life better—from a lifesaving cancer drug to better breeds of crops to alternative energy and more efficient engines.

We teach. We explore and discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs. We’re good at it, and we’ve been at it for more than

150 years.

The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, Michigan State University began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept soon became a model for the nation. It changed lives and began to change the world. Today, MSU is one of the top greenest campuses in the country.

research universities in the world—on one of the biggest,

It’s a powerful force that brings together a vast array of facilities and resources with some of the world’s brightest minds and best programs—from nuclear physics, elementary education, and jazz to study abroad and service-learning. And it’s home to a diverse community of dedicated and resourceful students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders. Crossing disciplines, cultures, and continents, we work side by side with individuals and fellow universities and with corporations, communities, and countries in partnerships

that produce enduring

commitments and awe-inspiring results. In ways both practical and profound, we work to create and to nurture a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all. That’s who we are and what we do. It’s an attitude and a spirit. It’s our history. And it’s our destiny.

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IN A NUTSheLL trEES. MSU researchers who set out to study the world’s carbon cycle discovered that making smarter crop choices could mean raising the standard of living for some of the world’s poorest farmers and reducing greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. By working with farmers, researchers, and government agencies in 10 Asian and African countries, the MSU Carbon2Markets project team is helping integrate high-value perennial tree crops that naturally sequester carbon into

the mix of traditional annual crops currently grown using sustainable methods. Keeping more carbon in the vegetation and soil means less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and farmers can earn money from carbon offset credits in global carbon markets as well as from products produced by the crops—like nuts, fruit, and oil. Boosting farmers’ incomes, in turn, boosts rural economies and national exports. And the environmental benefits are priceless.

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LIfe LeSSoNS. has guided hundreds of disadvantaged youths to discover a love of America’s greatest music through partnerships with schools that bring students to campus for jazz camps and workshops.

Music has that rare ability to bring people together despite their differences. For Rodney Whitaker, director of jazz studies at MSU, his gift for collaboration has made him one of the world’s leading double bass jazz performers—playing with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and the likes of Wynton Marsalis and Chick Corea and teaching master classes. In addition to helping make MSU’s jazz program one of the strongest in the country, Whitaker

Studies show youths who play instruments have greater success in their studies and demonstrate enhanced critical thinking skills. And music lessons turn into life lessons as young people learn not only how to play music but how to work together in harmony—a critical step in creating solutions of all kinds.

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We look to our doctors for early detection of health problems. But to whom should we turn when it comes to monitoring the health of our water supplies? One answer: robotic fish being created and tested by a dynamic duo of MSU researchers.

The fish could play an important role in Great Lakes restoration efforts—a high-priority component of MSU’s comprehensive commitment to understanding, protecting, and restoring water resources and their sustainable use—and promise to bring environmental monitoring to a whole new level.

Engineering assistant professor Xiaobo Tan and zoology assistant professor Elena Litchman are working to develop schools of robotic fish that communicate wirelessly to provide researchers and resource managers with a steady flow of water quality

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SPARTAN How much of a difference can nearly 500,000 people make? Especially if they’re at work on every continent and rise to practically every challenge imaginable?

BeTTer WorLd? BegIN WITh BeTTer drAINS. William Wenk Alumnus BS, landscape architecture, 1969 Founder, Wenk Associates Inc. Denver, Colorado I wanted to redesign the storm drain, which is that thing in the street that everyone ignores except when it doesn’t work. And that sort of lowly element that is literally everywhere in the city, that is so ubiquitous, is really a metaphor for rethinking how we treat urban water so that it’s no longer a waste.

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Michigan State University is collecting the stories of the Spartansâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;alumni, students, faculty, and staff. Whether far or near, famous or known only to family and friends, one thing is clear: every day, Spartans contribute to the common good in ways both big and small, proving again and again that SPARTANS WILL.

ShAre yoUr SAgA Visit the Spartan Sagas Web site to see the newest Sagas, to nominate Spartans to be featured, or to tell your own Saga. spartansagas.msu.edu

TAKINg edUCATIoN To heArT. Jasmine Gary Alumna BA, social relations, 2006 Program monitoring specialist, West Bay Collaborative and Rhode Island Department of Education Providence, Rhode Island I applied for Teach for America, which is a teaching corps of recent college graduates, and when I entered the corps my placement was New York. One key reason why I even really decided to teach was that I know I want to make a difference in policy in the system of education, but I refuse to be a policy maker who has no clue what happens in the classroom.

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The Pentecost Team Meeting Room

Duffy Daugherty Building & Skandalaris FOOTBALL Center The Michigan State football team moved into the $15.5 million Skandalaris Football Center in 2008, giving the Spartans one of the nation’s finest college football facilities. The 25,000-square-foot addition to the Duffy Daugherty Football Building took 14 months to complete. The addition was made possible through the generous donation of MSU alumni Robert and Julie Skandalaris of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., who donated $5 million as the lead gift for this $12.5 million phase of the project. The structure features new team, staff and position meeting rooms, coaches’ offices and The Demmer Family Hall of History. Former Spartan head coach George Perles and his wife Sally contributed $500,000 for the construction of a $1 million plaza outside the Duffy Daugherty Football Building. Another renovation to the Duffy Daugherty Building was completed in 2009 as the program opened the spacious 1,800-square foot Henry and Lou Ann Bullough – Football Players Association Player Lounge. The Henry and Lou Ann Bullough – Football Players Association Players Lounge

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STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM The mission of the Student-Athlete Development Program is to provide a systematic personal development program designed to reach each studentathlete based on his or her individual needs. The focus of the program is on the individual as a whole person — academically, athletically, and emotionally — and on the changing needs of that individual during college and in the years after graduation. MSU implements and expands on the vision of the NCAA Student-Athlete Affairs Program by using university and community resources to provide student-athletes with the best possible resources in the following areas: COMMUNITY SERVICE & OUTREACH The PACT (Putting Athletes & Communities Together) program is designed to give student-athletes more opportunities to interact with the Greater Lansing community. • Telethon for Children’s Miracle Network • Relay for Life • Shoot for a Cure • March is Reading Month • Speaking Engagements/Special Requests • D.A.R.E. Graduations • Spartan Buddies • Teams for Toys

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT • Programming in the areas of: - Drug and Alcohol Awareness - Anti-Hazing -“Branded a Leader” - Mentors in Violence Prevention - Responsible Computing • Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) – representatives from each team work together to provide a voice to the Athletics Department and university administration as well as the NCAA ACADEMIC AWARDS & RECOGNITION • Annual Academic Excellence Gala • Student-Athlete of the Month • Champions in the Classroom • 4.0 Club • Academic All-Big Ten • Academic All-American • NCAA Woman of the Year • Great 8 Award • NCAA Post-graduate scholarships • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

CAREER DEVELOPMENT • Partner with MSU Career Center - Resumes - Cover Letters - Internships - Interviewing - Career Fairs • Spartan Career Network - network of contacts for student-athletes looking for job shadowing, internship, or job placement 54

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• Career Courses • Partnerships with Career Placement Companies - Game Theory Group - Career Athletes

MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMS Our mission is to provide student-athletes with inclusive cultural and diversity experiences that enhance their professional growth and develop their leadership skills; collaborate with campus resources that elevate the academic success and campus involvement of student-athletes; and create a positive partnership with the community, facilitate learning and provide comprehensive programming.

STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT SERVICES Academic, personal, and professional support is essential to college success. At MSU, Student-Athlete Support Services helps student-athletes reach their full potential. Our philosophy is to offer an academic support program that will assist all student-athletes with the transition to college and integrate with the total university. This all-encompassing support continues throughout the studentathlete’s collegiate career, until the day he or she receives a diploma, lands a job, or enters graduate school and beyond. Academic counseling, career exploration, planning and placement, and academic assistance through tutorial programs are just some of the ways we encourage student success. Being proactive rather than reactive, our staff does not wait for an academic crisis to occur. We gather important background information and build an academic profile on each student-athlete, assessing his or her needs in advance. We also stay informed on the daily progress of each student-athlete. Freshmen and transfer student-athletes encounter a major transition when making the switch from high school or community college to a university. These students, while adjusting to their new routines, receive extra attention and support. College is not easy. But with hard work and dedication from both the student-athlete and the support staff, the student-athlete can have a successful college experience. There are a total of 13 staff members to assist in and work with the following: • Priority registration • Track academic progress • Monitor grades • Provide an individualized program for each student-athlete • Conduct eligibility meetings • Provide Learning Specialists Services

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Academic All-American Blair White was the 2009-10 male recipient of the MSU President’s Award, which is given to a graduating senior with the highest grade-point average.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS From his first day on the job, Coach Dantonio has pledged to support student-athletes as they pursue excellence, both in the classroom and on the playing field. In his first two seasons, 47 Spartans have earned their undergraduate degrees while 30 players have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

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academic all-americans 1952 John Wilson, B (1st) *

1953 Donald Dohoney, E (1st) Carl Diener, E (2nd) 1954 Donald Kauth, E (2nd) 1955 Carl Nystrom, G (1st) 1957 Blanche Martin, B (1st) Robert Jewett, E (2nd) 1958 Richard Barker, E (2nd) Ellison Kelly, G (2nd) Blanche Martin, B (honorary) 1960 Edward Ryan, ROV (2nd)

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1964 Eugene Washington, E (2nd) Richard Gordon, B (2nd) 1965 Donald Japinga, B (1st) Donald Bierowicz, T (1st) 1966 Patrick Gallinagh, T (1st) Allen Brenner, E (2nd) 1968 Allen Brenner, E/S (1st) 1969 Ronald Saul, G (1st) Richard Saul, E (1st) 1973 John Shinsky, T (1st) Richard Pawlak, T (2nd) 1974 Richard Baes, B (2nd)

1975 Thomas Standal, MG (2nd)

1992 Steve Wasylk, SS (1st)

1976 David Duda, DB (2nd)

1993 Steve Wasylk, SS (1st)

1977 James Sciarini, G (2nd) Craig Fedore, LB (2nd)

1996 Matt Beard, C (2nd)

1979 Alan Davis, DB (1st) 1985 Dean Altobelli, DB (1st) Shane Bullough, LB (2nd) 1986 Dean Altobelli, SS (1st) Shane Bullough, LB (1st) 1989 Chris Willertz, DE (2nd)

2000 Josh Thornhill, LB (2nd) 2001 Josh Thornhill, LB (2nd) 2005 Chris Morris, C (2nd) Drew Stanton, QB (2nd) 2009 Blair White, WR (1st)

1988 ROSE BOWL

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2009 CAPITAL ONE BOWL

• Michigan State football teams have appeared in 20 postseason bowl games, including eight New Year’s Day games after earning a bid to the 2009 Capital One Bowl against No. 16 Georgia. The Spartans are 7-13 in bowl games. • MSU has earned a bid to three straight bowl games (2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Alamo Bowl), a first for the program since 1995-97. • Mark Dantonio, who led the Spartans to the 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, became just the third first-year coach in MSU history to earn a postseason bowl bid, joining Nick Saban (1995 Independence Bowl vs. LSU) and John L. Smith (2003 Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska). • Michigan State’s 37-34 win over No. 10 Florida in the 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl marked its first New Year’s Day bowl victory since the 1988 Rose Bowl. • Michigan State has made four appearances in the Rose Bowl, posting a 3-1 record. The Spartans defeated UCLA in 1954 and 1956, and USC in 1988. • During his 12-year tenure (1983-94), George Perles took Michigan State to seven bowl games, including four straight trips from 1987-90 (1988 Rose, 1989 Gator, 1989 Aloha and 1990 Sun). 60

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Year 1938 1954 1956 1966 1984 1985 1988 1989 1989 1990 1993 1995 1996 1997 2000 2001 2003 2007 2009 2010

Date Bowl Opponent Result Score Jan. 1 Orange Auburn L 0-6 Jan. 1 Rose UCLA W 28-20 Jan. 2 Rose UCLA W 17-14 Jan. 1 Rose UCLA L 12-14 Dec. 22 Cherry Army L 6-10 Dec. 31 All-American Georgia Tech L 14-17 Jan. 1 Rose Southern Cal W 20-17 Jan. 1 Gator Georgia L 27-34 Dec. 25 Aloha Hawai’i W 33-13 Dec. 31 Sun Southern Cal W 17-16 Dec. 28 Liberty Louisville L 7-18 Dec. 29 Independence Louisiana State L 26-45 Dec. 31 Sun Stanford L 0-38 Dec. 25 Aloha Washington L 23-51 Jan. 1 Citrus Florida W 37-34 Dec. 31 Silicon Valley Fresno State W 44-35 Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl Nebraska L 3-17 Dec. 28 Champs Sports Bowl Boston College L 21-24 Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl Georgia L 12-24 Jan. 2 Alamo Bowl Texas Tech L 31-41

Spartan TRADITION THE NICKNAME - SPARTANS

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In 1926, Michigan State’s first southern baseball training tour provided the setting for the birth of the “Spartan” nickname. It all came about when a Lansing sportswriter imposed the silent treatment on a contestwinning nickname and substituted his own choice, the name that has lasted through the years. In 1925, Michigan State College replaced the name Michigan Agricultural College. The college sponsored a contest to select a nickname to replace “Aggies” and picked “The Michigan Staters.” George S. Alderton, then sports editor of the Lansing State Journal, decided the name was too cumbersome for newspaper writing and vowed to find a better one. Alderton contacted Jim Hasselman of Information Services to see if entries still remained from the contest. When informed that they still existed, Alderton ran across the entry name of “Spartans” and then decided that was the choice. Unfortunately, Alderton forgot to write down who submitted that particular entry, so that part of the story remains a mystery. Rewriting game accounts supplied by Perry Fremont, a catcher on the squad, Alderton first used the name sparingly and then ventured into the headlines with it. (Incidentally, after two days of spelling the name incorrectly with an “o”, Mr. Alderton changed it to Spartan on a tip from a close friend.) Dale Stafford, a sports writer for the Lansing Capitol News, a rival of the State Journal, picked up the name for his paper after a couple of days. Alderton called Stafford and suggested that he might want to join the Spartan parade and he did. As Mr. Alderton explains: “No student, alumnus or college official had called up the editor to complain about our audacity in giving the old school a new name, so we ventured into headlines with it. Happily for the experiment, the name took. It began appearing in other newspapers and when the student publication used it, that clinched it.”

“The Spartan” statue, designed and produced by MSU assistant art professor Leonard D. Jungwirth, has a permanent home inside the atrium of the Spartan Stadium tower. The 9-foot-7 ceramic figure weighs approximately 6,600 pounds, including its base. In 2005, the sculpture was relocated to protect it from the elements. “The Spartan” was dedicated on June 9, 1945, at the intersection of Red Cedar Road, Kalamazoo Street and Chestnut Road. Popularly known as “Sparty,” the statue remains one of the favorite photo subjects of campus visitors. In 2005, an exact replica of the original terra cotta sculpture – now cast in bronze – took up residency on the plaza located at the north end of Demonstration Hall Field. The molds for the bronze statue were made from the original sculpture. The new statue was cast in bronze at the Artworks Foundry in Berkeley, Calif. As part of MSU’s sesquicentennial celebration, the bronze “Sparty” was dedicated on Oct. 8, 2005. Donors contributed approximately $500,000 to pay for all work related to the new sculpture, including the plaza.

SPARTY MASCOT Michigan State’s beloved Sparty has won three national championships in the last seven years at the Universal Cheer Association’s mascot competition at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. In January 2004, Sparty became the first Big Ten mascot to claim the UCA national title, and in 2005, he defended his national championship, beating Goldy the Gopher and Bucky the Badger in the finals. After finishing third in the 2006 competition, Sparty reclaimed the national championship in 2007. In March 2008, Sparty was selected to appear on the cover of NCAA Football 09 for the Nintendo Wii. EA Sports conducted an on-line poll, asking college football fans to vote and determine which college mascot would have the honor of being depicted on the game’s cover. Fans went online and cast more than 700,000 votes and Sparty won the tight contest race, beating out mascots from Central Florida, Washington State, Auburn, LSU, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa State, Alabama and Penn State. Made of hi-tech materials, including a vinyl chest plate and fiberglass molds like the ones used for making Muppets, the seven-foot costume weighs a total of 40 pounds, allowing enough flexibility for playful gestures and animation. Sparty is a far cry from the many paper-mache heads that have popped up since the 1950’s, mostly from fraternity efforts. The first official paper-mache Sparty head apparently debuted in 1955 courtesy of Theta Xi. Other versions were introduced from time to time. In 1984, Sigma Phi Epsilon introduced the first “gruff” Sparty head-sporting the unshaven look that still adorns many sweatshirts and jackets. By contrast, the current Sparty costume is a state-of-the art, full-bodied uniform that costs $12,000. Today, Sparty aspirants must be between 5-10 and 6-2 in height. Candidates who fit the physical needs are chosen after a hands-on process that includes tryouts and interviews. The Sparty Mascot Program is run and funded by the Student Alumni Foundation (SAF). Those interested in having Sparty at their event can submit a request online at www. saf.msu.edu by clicking the Request Sparty link or contact the SAF office at 517-3554458. Those who wish to donate to the Sparty mascot fund can contact University Development at 517-355-8257. www.msuspartans.com

Knight Commission on Athletics Releases “Restoring the Balance” by Michael L. Kasavana, Ph.D., CHTP NAMA Professor in Hospitality Business Faculty Athletics Representative, Michigan State University

In June 2010, following an 18-month study of college sports financing, the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics released a report analyzing expenditures in NCAA Division I athletics. The report concluded that athletic spending grew at a rate of 38 percent over a three year period (2005-2008); a rate that was nearly twice that spent on academics. The report noted that the 10 public institutions that spent the most on college sports are on pace to exceed $250 million each, annually by 2020. In response to these excessive spending predictions, the Knight Commission issued a document entitled, “Restoring the Balance”, in an attempt to construct a feasible platform of financial reforms designed to curtail intercollegiate athletic spending. The Knight report is considered particularly timely given the ongoing shifts in athletic conference affiliation that have dominated the news during the past several months. Since much of conference realignment tends to be based, at least in part, on the desire to increase revenues that fuel accelerated spending, athletic administrators should be cognizant of patterns of expenditures. The Knight Commission’s prescription for financial restructuring is built on four reform principles: 1. Requiring that athletic financial reporting be public and transparent 2. Rewarding institutions that make academic values a priority over athletics 3. Treating athletes as students first and foremost, not as professional athletes 4. Creating an “Academic-Athletics Balance Fund” to reward success 1. Financial Reporting – The Commission recommends that the financial reports filed by each institution with the NCAA be made public, and include an additional measure that compares spending in athletics against academics. Knight Commission Chair Kirwan summed up this principle by stating, “Academic reform in intercollegiate athletics began in earnest when graduation rates were first shared publicly. We believe the same will be true for financial reform when there is far greater transparency on athletic expenditures.” Although debatable, the commission believes that financial data should be transparent and readily available to students, parents, trustees and taxpayers who have a stake in the spending. The Commission’s desire to make every institution’s athletics budget public is not a new idea. An NCAA Task Force in 2006 also felt fiscal responsibility would be facilitated through a disclosure and comparison metric, but members struggled with requiring all institutions, especially private schools, to reveal those data. The Task Force, however, successfully collaborated with the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the Association of College and University Auditors, among others, to redefine and streamline financial reporting systems to make data more easily comparable. This work led to the production of

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annual Dashboard Indicators enabling comparative budgetary data, in aggregate form. As noted in the report, the NCAA’s Dashboard Indicators provide university Presidents and Chancellors a standardized look at their respective financials as compared to peers. Under the NCAA governance structure, the need for greater transparency can only be accomplished through action initiated at the conference level, as conferences can sponsor legislation for the NCAA Board of Directors to consider. 2. Financial Incentives – The second recommendation involves rewarding practices that prioritize academic values. The Knight Commission proposes a team should not be able to compete for an NCAA Championship if it has failed to reach core academic benchmarks. The Commission recommends that teams only be allowed to participate in postseason competition if it achieves an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 925 or higher (the APR rate linked to at least a 50 percent graduation rate). APR metrics provide a real-time assessment of academic performance for teams through a measurement of academic performance and retention. It is interesting to note that the Commission has been advocating for a 50 percent graduation rate benchmark for postseason eligibility since 2001 and with the NCAA now emphasizing an APR rate of 925 as minimally acceptable, this may help accomplish the commission’s objective. The Knight Commission expressed concerns that tournament slots, and the financial rewards that accompany them, should be reserved for teams that meet legitimate academic standards. While at first blush the idea of linking postseason eligibility with graduation success appears simple, there are many indirect considerations. Establishing a specific postseason penalty trigger of 925, for example, for teams to qualify for championship events may not be fair, especially to those teams that are improving. From this perspective, the competition can be used as a positive motivator as the current penalty structure places an emphasis on academic success. With respect to introducing a litmus test for postseason participation, it is understood that the Commission would only consider those schools with APR multi-year scores of 925 or higher as qualifiers for NCAA championship events. It is interesting to note that on average, of the 65 teams in recent NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournaments (March Madness) more than one-third (23 teams) would not have met the 925 standard. It is for this reason that the Commission also has stipulated that NCAA revenues related to postseason competition be used to establish a fund that distributes money only to schools that excel in the classroom. 3. Athletes as Students – A series of recommendations within the Knight Commission report center on treating athletes as students since they too have financial implications, including: • limiting the length of the football postseason so it does not extend into the start of the second academic term • reducing the length of seasons and number of events in all sports • preventing the use of athletes’ identities to promote commercial entities or products Former professional basketball player and Knight Commission member Len Elmore said, “Our objective is to ensure that pursuit of revenues to support intercollegiate athletics does not infringe upon athletes’ rights and their academic

priorities.” To this end, the Commission suggests shortening seasons and scheduling postseason games at times that do not interfere with student-athlete academic obligations. 4. Balance Funding – The Commission also recommended that revenue distribution be more directly tied to academic values. The report suggests the NCAA create a new revenue distribution model called the Academic-Athletics Balance Fund. Under this plan, all Division I institutions would be eligible for participation so long as their teams have APR scores of 925 or higher and if they appropriately balance investments in athletics and education. The Commission recommends that this new fund be created by reallocating revenue currently awarded for success in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Since NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions spend the most on athletics, a similar fund should be created for FBS members only, by redistributing Bowl Championship Series revenue. The Knight Commission recommends that an equitable portion of bowl championship revenue be provided to each FBS conference to administer using similar eligibility criteria. The Commission also recommends a number of costsaving measures, including: examining scholarship offerings, such as a decrease of from eight to 10 football scholarships in the Football Bowl Subdivision and limiting the number of non-coaching personnel. Knight Commission member Carol Cartwright, president, Bowling Green State University stated, “To preserve the integrity of college sports, we can no longer base rewards so heavily on winning but instead on maintaining the right balance between athletics and academics. We urge our presidential colleagues on the NCAA Board of Directors to adopt this plan.” Knight Commission The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics was formed by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in October 1989 in response to more than a decade of highly visible scandals in college sports. The goal of the Commission is to promote a reform agenda that emphasizes academic values in a climate of commercialization of college sports that often overshadows the underlying goals of higher education. More information about the Commission’s history including prior reports can be found at www.knightcommission.org. Restoring the Balance is the third major report released by the Knight Commission in its 20-year history. To read the statements of support from higher education leaders and to learn more about the specific recommendations, access video clips, visit restoringbalance.knightcommission.org.

FUTURE MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

Spartans Add Boise State, Miami To Future Schedules In recent weeks, Michigan State Athletics Director Mark Hollis has announced the addition of Boise State and Miami (Fla.) to upcoming Spartan football schedules. The Spartans will play a three-game series with Boise State, with the first game set for Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in East Lansing, Mich. The 2012 season and home opener will be televised nationally by ESPN. Michigan State’s 2012 seven-game home schedule features Boise State, Notre Dame, Eastern Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa, Nebraska and Northwestern. The second contract with Boise State is for a home-and-home series, beginning Sept. 17, 2022, in the 33,500seat Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos will make the return trip to Spartan Stadium on Sept. 16, 2023. “We’re extremely excited about this special opportunity to kick off the 2012 season with a nationally televised game against Boise State, the nation’s winningest football program since 1997 (140-31, .819),” Hollis said. “As we try an innovative concept with a Friday night Labor Day weekend game, we couldn’t pull something like this off without campus-wide cooperation. “Since Michigan (K-12) schools don’t begin fall classes until after Labor Day, high school teams will play their football games on Thursday that week, making this is a great way for our fans to kickoff the holiday weekend. By scheduling the Boise State game on a Friday night, it’s also our hope that the tourism industry will receive a positive bump since most fans will now have the opportunity to make plans to enjoy the entire Labor Day weekend.” Michigan State has compiled a 6-2 record (.750) against current members of the Western Athletic Conference (1-0

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vs. Fresno State, 4-1 vs. Hawaii, 1-0 vs. Idaho and 0-1 vs. Louisiana Tech). On Wednesday, Oct. 20, Hollis announced that the Spartans signed a contract for a home-and-home series with Miami (Fla.). The Spartans will kick off the two-game series with Miami on Sept. 26, 2020, in East Lansing, Mich., and make their first-ever appearance in the 74,916-seat Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Sept. 18, 2021. “To be the best, you have to play against the best, and over the last 30 years, Miami has been one of the marquee names in college football,” Hollis said. “With the second two-year break in the Notre Dame series, it created this opportunity to schedule a home-and-home with a program like Miami that certainly has great national appeal.” The Hurricanes lead the all-time series against Michigan State, 4-0, but the two teams haven’t met since the 1989 season. Michigan State has compiled an 11-16-2 record (.414) against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (1-4-1 vs. Boston College, 0-2 vs. Florida State, 0-3 vs. Georgia Tech, 4-1 vs. Maryland, 0-4 vs. Miami, 2-1 vs. North Carolina and 4-1-1 vs. N.C. State). In April 2009, Michigan State announced home-and-home series with West Virginia (2014-15) and Alabama (2016-17) as well as the extension of its series with Notre Dame through the 2031 season, with two-year breaks in 2014-15, 2020-21 and 2026-27. “With teams like Boise State, West Virginia, Alabama, Miami and Notre Dame on our future schedules, our fans can look forward to a lot of special game days in Spartan Stadium, as we continue to bring the top programs in college football to our state,” Hollis said.

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Sept. 3 .................................. YOUNGSTOWN STATE Sept. 10 ....................................FLORIDA ATLANTIC Sept. 17 ............................................at Notre Dame Sept. 24 ..................................CENTRAL MICHIGAN Oct. 1 .................................................. at Ohio State Oct. 15 .................................................... MICHIGAN Oct. 22 ..................................................WISCONSIN Oct. 29 ..................................................at Nebraska Nov. 5 . ................................................. MINNESOTA Nov. 12 . ....................................................... at Iowa Nov. 19 . .....................................................INDIANA Nov. 26 . ......................................... at Northwestern

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Aug. 31 ...............................................BOISE STATE Sept. 8 ...................................... at Central Michigan Sept. 15 .............................................NOTRE DAME Sept. 22 ..................................EASTERN MICHIGAN Sept. 29 ................................................OHIO STATE Oct. 6 ....................................................... at Indiana Oct. 13 ............................................................ IOWA Oct. 20 .................................................. at Michigan Oct. 27 .................................................at Wisconsin Nov. 3 . ...................................................NEBRASKA Nov. 17 . ....................................... NORTHWESTERN Nov. 24 . .............................................. at Minnesota

U N IVE R S IT Y O F M I N N E SOTA

76 Dominic Alford OL • Sr. Cleveland, Ohio

81 Bryant Allen WR • So. Maplewood, Mo.

2 Ryan Collado CB • Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio

53 D.J. Burris OL • Sr. Kenton, Ohio

73 Matt Carufel OL • Sr. Forest Lake, Minn.

4 Keanon Cooper LB • So. Dallas, Texas

68 Jewhan Edwards DT • Jr. Philadelphia, Pa.

37 Eric Ellestad K • Sr. Brooklyn Park, Minn.

23 DeLeon Eskridge RB • Jr. San Francisco, Calif.

5 MarQueis Gray QB • So. Indianapolis, Ind.

14 Kyle Henderson DB • So. Minneapolis, Minn.

97 Anthony Jacobs DE • Jr. Northfield, Minn.

96 Brandon Kirksey DT • Jr. St. Louis, Mo.

85 Eric Lair TE • Jr. Houston, Texas

6 Da’Jon McKnight WR • Jr. Dallas, Texas

26 Mike Rallis LB • So. Edina, Minn.

11 Troy Stoudermire WR • Jr. Dallas, Texas

27 Kyle Theret DB • Sr. Murrieta, Calif.

95 D.L. Wilhite DE • So. Lexington, Ky.

71 Jeff Wills OL • Sr. Laurelton, N.Y.

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22 Duane Bennett RB • Jr. Fairview Heights, Ill.

68 Chris Bunders OL • Jr. Maple Grove, Minn.

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51 Gary Tinsley LB • Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.

8 Adam Weber QB • Sr. Shoreview, Minn.

U N IVE R S IT Y O F M I N N E SOTA 2010 MINNESOTA QUICK FACTS Location.......................................Minneapolis, Minn. Enrollment......................................................50,883 Nickname......................................... Golden Gophers Colors............................................. Maroon and Gold Home Field................................... TCF Bank Stadium Capacity.........................................................50,805 Interim Head Coach..................................Jeff Horton Alma Mater.......................................... Nevada, 1981 Record at UM......................................0-2 (first year)

Senior Strong Safety

Overall Record (Years)................13-46 (seventh year)

Kyle theret

2009 Overall Record................ 6-7 (3-5 Big Ten, 8th)

Senior Quarterback

ADAM WEBER

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M I CH I GAN STATE U N IVE R S IT Y T WO - D E E P OFFENSE X 2 7 LT 59 79 LG 67 68 C 66 72 RG 75 62 RT 77 75 TE 83 88 Z 82 3 QB 8 10 FB 42 49 RB: 4 24

MARK DELL (6-2, 199, Sr.) OR KEITH NICHOL (6-2, 222, Jr.) D.J. YOUNG (6-5, 298, Sr.-5) David Barrent (6-8, 308, R-Fr.) JOEL FOREMAN (6-4, 310, Jr.) Ethan Ruhland (6-5, 288, So.) JOHN STIPEK (6-5, 285, Sr.-5) Nate Klatt (6-4, 292, R-Fr.) JARED MCGAHA (6-6, 300, Jr.) OR CHRIS MCDONALD (6-5, 295, So.) J’MICHAEL DEANE (6-5, 312, Sr.-5) Jared McGaha (6-6, 300, Jr.) CHARLIE GANTT (6-5, 260, Sr.-5) Brian Linthicum (6-5, 238, Jr.) KESHAWN MARTIN (5-11, 185, Jr.) OR B.J. CUNNINGHAM (6-2, 220, Jr.) KIRK COUSINS (6-3, 202, Jr.) Andrew Maxwell (6-3, 200, R-Fr.) NICK BENDZUCK (6-2, 240, Sr.-5) TyQuan Hammock (6-0, 255, R-Fr.) EDWIN BAKER (5-9, 208, So.) OR LE’VEON BELL (6-2, 230, Fr.)

DEFENSE LE 91 2 DT 99 98 NT 93 96 RE 89 55 SAM 43 50 MIKE 53 40 STAR 10 36 FC 5 31 FS 39 9 SS 11 23 BC 29 32

SPECIAL TEAMS KO 17 KEVIN MUMA (6-0, 186, R-Fr.) 4 Dan Conroy (5-10, 185, So.) PK 4 DAN CONROY (5-10, 185, So.) 17 Kevin Muma (6-0, 186, R-Fr.) P 18 AARON BATES (6-0, 198, Sr.) 20 Kyle Selden (6-5, 200, Jr.) SN 56 ALEX SHACKLETON (6-2, 240, Sr.-5) 66 John Stipek (6-5, 285, Sr.-5) HLD 18 AARON BATES (6-0, 198, Sr.) 8 Kirk Cousins (6-3, 202, Jr.) KR 82 KESHAWN MARTIN (5-11, 185, Jr.) 24 LE’VEON BELL (6-2, 230, Fr.) PR 82 KESHAWN MARTIN (5-11, 185, Jr.) 2 Mark Dell (6-2, 199, Sr.)

TYLER HOOVER (6-7, 260, So.) William Gholston (6-7, 250, Fr.) JEREL WORTHY (6-3, 305, So.) Anthony Rashad White (6-2, 320, So.) BLAKE TREADWELL (6-3, 277, So.) Kevin Pickelman (6-4, 285, Jr.) COLIN NEELY (6-1, 258, Sr.-5) Corey Freeman (6-2, 240, So.) ERIC GORDON (6-0, 232, Sr.-5) Steve Gardiner (6-1, 222, So.) GREG JONES (6-1, 240, Sr.) Max Bullough (6-3, 235, Fr.) CHRIS NORMAN (6-1, 220, So.) OR Jon Misch (6-3, 207, Sr.-5) JOHNNY ADAMS (5-11, 170, R-So.) Darqueze Dennard (5-11, 175, Fr.) TRENTON ROBINSON (5-10, 195, Jr.) Isaiah Lewis (5-11, 191, Fr.) MARCUS HYDE (6-0, 200, Sr.-5) Jairus Jones (6-1, 208, R-Fr.) Chris L. Rucker (6-2, 200, Sr.) Mitchell White (6-1, 170, So.)

U N IVE R S IT Y O F M I N N E SOTA T WO - D E E P OFFENSE LT 58 60 LG 68 60 C 53 60 RG 78 60 RT 71 60 QB 8 5 RB 23 22 FB 44 WR 6 81 WR 5 84 TE 85 96

ED OLSON (6-7, 305, R-Fr.) Ryan Wynn (6-5, 296, Jr.) CHRIS BUNDERS (6-3, 322, Jr.) Ryan Wynn (6-5, 296, Jr.) D.J. BURRIS (6-2, 305, Sr.) Ryan Wynn (6-5, 296, Jr.) RYAN ORTON (6-4, 307, Jr.) Ryan Wynn (6-5, 296, Jr.) JEFF WILLS (6-7, 350, Sr.) Ryan Wynn (6-5, 296, Jr.) ADAM WEBER (6-3, 221, Sr.) MarQueis Gray (6-4, 230, So.) DELEON ESKRIDGE (5-11, 205, Jr.) Duane Bennett (5-9, 210, Jr.) ED COTTON (6-0, 210, So.) DA’JON MCKNIGHT (6-3, 209, Jr.) Bryant Allen (6-0, 180, So.) MARQUEIS GRAY (6-4, 230, So.) Victor Keise (6-1, 180, R-Fr.) ERIC LAIR (6-3, 238, Jr.) Curtis Hughes (6-4, 250, Sr.)

X-Wide Receiver Z-Wide Receiver LT-Left Tackle LG-Left Guard C-Center RG-Right Guard

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RT-Right Tackle TE-Tight End QB-Quarterback FB-Fullback RB-Running Back DE-Defensive End

DEFENSE DE 95 92 NT 68 65 DT 97 56 DE 91 49 SLB 26 43 MLB 51 55 WLB 4 8 CB 14 21 FS 2 9 SS 27 24 CB 11 5

D.L. WILHITE (6-3, 245, So.) Leston Simpson (6-3, 235, So.) JEWHAN EDWARDS (6-2, 330, Jr.) Eric Jacques (6-2, 287, R-Fr.) ANTHONY JACOBS (6-2, 300, Jr.) Josh Tauaefa (6-2, 281, Fr.) KENDALL GREGORY-MCGHEE (6-5, 275, R-Fr.) Matt Garin (6-4, 245, R-Fr.) MIKE RALLIS (6-2, 235, So.) Ryan Grant (6-2, 225, So.) GARY TINSLEY (6-1, 225, Jr.) Mike Henry (6-1, 240, Fr.) KEANON COOPER (6-0, 225, So.) Spencer Reeves (6-2, 225, So.) KYLE HENDERSON (5-11, 185, So.) Brock Vereen (6-0, 180, Fr.) RYAN COLLADO (5-9, 182, Sr.) Christyn Lewis (6-2, 184, Jr.) KYLE THERET (5-10, 193, Sr.) James Manuel (6-2, 210, Fr.) TROY STOUDERMIRE (5-10, 190, Jr.) Johnny Johnson (5-9, 200, Jr.)

DT-Defensive Tackle NT-Nose Tackle SAM- Strong Side Linebacker MIKE-Middle Linebacker WILL-Weak Side Linebacker

BC-Boundary Corner FC-Field Corner FS-Free Safety SS-Strong Safety KO-Kickoffs PK-Place Kicker

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 37 ERIC ELLESTAD (6-3, 204, Sr.) 43 David Schwerman (6-0, 202, Jr.) P 41 DAN ORSESKE (6-3, 200, R-Fr.) 43 David Schwerman (6-0, 202, Jr.) LS 47 RYAN COLEMAN (6-1, 225, Sr.) 48 Jake Filkins (6-2, 197, Fr.) H 19 ADAM LUECK (6-0, 187, So.) KR 11 TROY STOUDERMIRE (5-10, 190, Jr.) 2 Ryan Collado (5-9, 182, Sr.) PR 81 BRYANT ALLEN (6-0, 180, So.) 11 Troy Stoudermire (5-10, 190, Jr.)

P-Punter SN-Snapper HLD-Holder KR-Kick Returner PR-Punt Returner

M I CH I GAN STATE U N IVE R S IT Y NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. 2 Mark Dell WR 6-2 2 William Gholston LB 6-7 2 Mylan Hicks DB 5-11 3 B.J. Cunningham WR 6-2 4 Edwin Baker RB 5-9 4 Dan Conroy K 5-10 5 Johnny Adams CB 5-11 6 Joe Boisture QB 6-5 7 Keith Nichol WR 6-2 8 Kirk Cousins QB 6-3 9 Isaiah Lewis S 5-11 10 Andrew Maxwell QB 6-3 10 Chris Norman LB 6-1 11 Marcus Hyde S 6-0 12 Dana Dixon CB 6-2 13 Bennie Fowler WR 6-1 14 Tony Lippett WR 6-3 14 Chase Parker CB 5-9 15 Donald Spencer WR 6-2 16 Chris D. Rucker WR 5-10 17 Kevin Muma K 6-0 QB 5-9 17 Kyle Nichol 18 Aaron Bates P 6-0 18 Jordan Benton WR 6-0 19 Danny Folino S 5-9 20 Nick Hill RB 5-6 20 Kyle Selden P 6-5 21 Josh Perryman WR 6-3 22 Larry Caper RB 5-11 22 Josh Bodell CB 6-1 23 Jairus Jones S 6-1 24 Le’Veon Bell RB 6-2 25 Keith Mumphery WR 6-1 26 Jesse Johnson S 5-10 26 David Spears RB 5-10 27 Kurtis Drummond+ S 6-2 28 Denicos Allen LB 5-10 29 Chris L. Rucker CB 6-2 30 Mike Sadler P 6-1 31 Darqueze Dennard DB 5-11 32 Mitchell White CB 6-1 33 Jeremy Langford RB/WR 6-0 34 Andre Buford RB 5-8 36 Jon Misch LB 6-3 37 Chris Hessell FB 6-1 38 Niko Palazeti FB 6-2 39 Trenton Robinson S 5-10 40 Max Bullough LB 6-3 41 Kyler Elsworth LB 6-1 42 Nick Bendzuck FB 6-2 42 Ty Hamilton LB 6-0 43 Eric Gordon LB 6-0 44 Josh Rouse+ FB 6-3 45 Jeff Bobek FB 6-0 45 Marcus Rush DE 6-3

Wt. 199 250 175 220 208 185 170 212 222 202 191 200 220 200 173 206 185 176 200 175 186 185 198 182 190 182 200 175 220 192 208 230 200 186 200 198 212 200 185 175 170 185 184 207 227 250 195 235 207 240 223 232 240 230 240

Elig. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr.

Cl. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Sr.-5 So. So. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. So. So. Sr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr.-5 So. Fr. Fr. Sr.-5 Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr.-5 Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr.-5 Fr. Sr.-5 Sr.-5 Fr. Fr.

Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 3L Farmington Hills, Mich. (Harrison) HS Detroit, Mich. (Southeastern) HS Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance) 2L Westerville, Ohio (Westerville South) 1L Highland Park, Mich. (Oak Park) SQ Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South) 1L Akron, Ohio (Buchtel) HS Goodrich, Mich. (Saline) 1L Lowell, Mich. (Oklahoma) 2L Holland, Mich. (Holland Christian) HS Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis) RS Midland, Mich. (Midland) 1L Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance) 3L Fostoria, Ohio (Fostoria) RS Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance) RS Bloomfield, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) HS Detroit, Mich. (Crockett) SQ Mason, Mich. (Mason) RS Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ypsilanti) 2L Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) RS Troy, Mich. (Troy) RS Lowell, Mich. (Lowell) 3L New Concord, Ohio (John Glenn) RS Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) RS Okemos, Mich. (East Lansing) HS Chelsea, Mich. (Chelsea) SQ Waterford, Mich. (Our Lady of the Lakes) HS Evanston, Ill. (Evanston Township) 1L Battle Creek, Mich. (Battle Creek Central) SQ Frankfort, Mich. (Frankfort) RS Tampa, Fla. (Wharton) HS Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Groveport Madison) HS Vienna, Ga. (Dooly County) 3L Durand, Mich. (Durand Area) SQ Muskegon, Mich. (Muskegon) HS Masury, Ohio (Hubbard) RS Hamilton, Ohio (Hamilton) 3L Warren, Ohio (Warren G. Harding) HS Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Northern) HS Dry Branch, Ga. (Twiggs County) 1L Livonia, Mich. (Stevenson) HS Wayne, Mich. (John Glenn) SQ Waterford, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 3L Waterford, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s) HS New Haven, Mich. (New Haven) HS Northville, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) 2L Bay City, Mich. (Bay City Central) HS Traverse City, Mich. (St. Francis) RS Goodrich, Mich. (Goodrich) 1L Strongsville, Ohio (Mercyhurst College) HS Fenton, Mich. (Fenton) 3L Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City West) 3L Newtown, Conn. (Valley Forge Military Acad.) SQ Palatine, Ill. (William Fremd) HS Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller)

No. Name Pos. 47 Jeremy Gainer LB 47 Adam Setterbo FB 48 Drew Stevens FB 49 TyQuan Hammock LB 50 Steve Gardiner LB 51 Steve Moore SN 52 Denzel Drone DE 53 Greg Jones LB 54 Connor Kruse OL 55 Corey Freeman DE 56 Alex Shackleton SN 57 Johnathan Strayhorn DE 58 Hugh Stangeland OL 58 Jordan Sanders DL 59 D.J. Young OT 60 Micajah Reynolds DT 61 Antonio Jeremiah OG 62 Chris McDonald OG 63 Travis Jackson OL 64 Cameron Jude DL 65 Michael Dennis OL DT 65 Doug Curtis 66 John Stipek C 67 Joel Foreman OG 68 Ethan Ruhland OG 69 Blake Pacheco DL 69 Shawn Kamm OL 70 Skyler Schofner OL 71 John Deyo OT 72 Nate Klatt C 73 Henry Conway OT 73 Arthur Ray Jr.+ OL 74 Zach Hueter+ OG 75 Jared McGaha OT 77 J’Michael Deane OT 79 David Barrent OT 81 Brad Sonntag WR 82 Keshawn Martin WR 83 Charlie Gantt TE 84 Derek Hoebing TE 85 Garrett Celek TE 86 Fred Smith FB 87 Todd Anderson DE 87 Milton Colbert WR 88 Brian Linthicum TE 89 Colin Neely DE 89 Cam Martin WR 91 Tyler Hoover DE 92 Andrew Gleichert TE 93 Blake Treadwell NT 94 Taylor Calero DE 96 Kevin Pickelman NT 97 Dan France DT 98 Anthony Rashad White DT 99 Jerel Worthy DT

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Ht. 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-6 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-1 6-7 6-7 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-6 6-6 6-5 6-8 5-8 5-11 6-5 6-7 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-3

Wt. 225 232 230 255 222 221 250 240 300 240 240 275 280 275 298 295 360 295 265 253 295 257 285 310 288 272 293 315 294 292 304 314 315 300 312 308 175 185 260 258 245 240 242 203 238 258 188 260 235 277 230 285 296 320 305

Elig. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. So.

Cl. So. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. Sr. Fr. So. Sr.-5 Sr. So. Fr. Sr.-5 So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr.-5 Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr.-5 So. Sr. Jr. Sr.-5 So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr.-5 Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. So. So. Jr.

Exp. Hometown (Previous School) RS Detroit, Mich. (Clarenceville) SQ Spring Lake, Mich. (Spring Lake Senior) 1L Delaware, Ohio (Olentangy) RS Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Luers) 1L Dublin, Ohio (Coffman) HS Pinconning, Mich. (Pinconning Area) RS Plant City, Fla. (Plant City) 3L Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller) HS Lowell, Mich. (Lowell) HS Cleveland Heights, Ohio (Cleveland Heights) 3L Breckenridge, Colo. (Summit) 2L Detroit, Mich. (Oak Park) RS Ridgefield, Conn. (Milford Academy) HS Rochester, Mich. (Adams) 1L Lansing, Mich. (Bowling Green) RS Lansing, Mich. (Sexton) 2L Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Darby) 1L Sterling Heights, Mich. (Henry Ford II) HS New Albany, Ohio (St. Francis DeSales) SQ Chesterfield, Va. (Manchester) HS Carey, Ohio (Carey) HS Weston, Conn. (Weston) 2L Macomb Township, Mich. (Dakota) 2L Highland, Mich. (Milford) 1L Lake Orion, Mich. (Lake Orion) SQ Salinas, Calif. (Monterey Peninsula College) HS Saginaw, Mich. (Nouvel Catholic Central) HS Sunbury, Ohio (Big Walnut) 1L Battle Creek, Mich. (Gull Lake) RS Clinton, Ohio (Northwest) RS Shaker Heights, Ohio (Shaker Heights) HS Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel) SQ Columbiaville, Mich. (North Branch) 1L Powell, Tenn. (Powell) 1L Toronto, Ontario (Newtonbrook Seco. School) RS Clive, Iowa (Valley) SQ Saginaw, Mich. (Nouvel Catholic Central) 2L Inkster, Mich. (John Glenn) 3L Farmington Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice) RS Vermilion, Ohio (Vermilion) 2L Cincinnati, Ohio (LaSalle 1L Detroit, Mich. (Southeastern) SQ Jackson, Mich. (Napoleon) SQ Villa Park, Ill. (Willowbrook) 1L Charlottesville, Va. (Clemson) 2L Bethlehem, Pa. (Freedom) SQ Tampa, Fla. (H.B. Plant) 1L Novi, Mich. (Novi) HS Ann Arbor, Mich. (Huron) 1L East Lansing, Mich. (East Lansing) HS Beverly Hills, Mich. (Southfield Christian) 2L Marshall, Mich. (Marshall) RS North Royalton, Ohio (North Royalton) JC Battle Creek, Mich. (Fort Scott CC) 1L Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne)

EXP. KEY – HS: High School; RS: Red-shirted; JC: Junior College; TR: Transfer; SQ: Squad Member; L: Letters Earned

U N IVE R S IT Y O F M I N N E SOTA NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name 1 Brendan Beal 1 Brandon Green 2 Ryan Collado 3 Kim Royston 4 Hayo Carpenter 4 Keanon Cooper 5 MarQueis Gray 5 Johnny Johnson 6 Michael Carter 6 Da’Jon McKnight 7 Tyrone Bouie 8 Spencer Reeves 8 Adam Weber 9 Christyn Lewis 11 Troy Stoudermire 12 Moses Alipate 13 JD Pride 14 Connor Cosgrove 14 Kyle Henderson 15 Cameron Wilson 16 Tom Parish 17 CJ Cesario 17 Dwayne Mitchell 18 R.J. Buckner 19 Adam Lueck 20 Donnell Kirkwood 21 Brock Vereen 22 Duane Bennett 23 DeLeon Eskridge 24 James Manuel 25 Devon Wright 26 Mike Rallis 27 Kyle Theret 28 Kenny Watkins 29 Shady Salamon 32 Lamonte Edwards 33 Cameron Gatling 34 Joe Donner 35 Jon Hoese 36 Chase Haviland 37 Eric Ellestad 39 Gabe Mezzenga 39 Jordan Wettstein 40 Nathan Tow-Arnett 41 Dan Orseske 42 Willie Tatum 43 Ryan Grant 43 David Schwerman 44 Ed Cotton 44 Brent Singleton 45 Bryan Klitzke 46 Cameron Botticelli 47 Alexander Bisch

Pos LB WR CB DB WR LB QB DB CB WR DB LB QB DB WR QB QB WR DB WR QB WR LB RB QB RB DB RB RB DB RB LB DB DB DB RB RB RB FB DB K LB K DB P LB LB K FB LB DB DL TE

Ht 6-3 6-0 5-9 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-4 5-9 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-5 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-9 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-6

Wt Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 250 So. Bangor, Pa. (Florida) 190 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS) 182 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Hills Christian HS) 193 Sr.* Minneapolis, Minn. (Wisconsin) 180 Sr. Lawndale, Calf. (College of the Canyons) 225 So.* Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) 230 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis HS) 200 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS) 185 So. Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS) 200 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) 180 Fr. Sanford, Fla. (Seminole HS) 225 So. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) 221 Sr.* Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View HS) 184 Jr. Fontana, Calif. (Citrus College) 190 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) 235 Fr.* Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson HS) 190 Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Totino Grace HS) 175 Fr.* Fitchburg, Wis. (St. Cloud State) 185 So. Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota State-Mankato) 200 Fr. Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall Heath HS) 200 Fr. Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS) 193 Fr. Arlington Heights, Ill. (St. Victor HS) 224 Fr. New Orleans, La. (Edna-Karr HS) 202 Sr.* Keller, Texas (Harvest Christian Academy) 187 Fr.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) 200 Fr. Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic HS) 180 Fr. Valencia, Calif. (Valencia HS) 210 Jr.* Fairview Heights, Ill. (O’Fallon Township HS) 205 Jr. San Francisco, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) 210 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) 190 Fr. Coral Springs, Fla. (Taravella HS) 235 So. Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) 193 Sr. Murrieta, Calif. (J.K. Mullen [Colo.] HS) 205 Fr.* Detroit, Mich. (Brother Rice HS) 203 Jr. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) 215 Fr. Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS) 200 So. San Antonio, Texas (University of Mary) 242 Fr. Delafield, Wis. (Kettle Moraine HS) 240 Sr. Glencoe, Minn. (Glencoe-Silver Lake HS) 177 Fr.* Thief River Falls, Minn. (Lincoln HS) 204 Sr.* Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Armstrong HS) 230 Fr. Shoreview, Minn. (Totino Grace HS) 165 So. De Pere, Wis. (De Pere HS) 206 Jr. Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Falls HS) 200 Fr.* Chicago, Ill. (Brother Rice HS) 200 Fr. Pickerington, Ohio (Central HS) 225 So.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) 202 Jr.* Kettle Moraine, Wis. (Kettle Moraine HS) 219 So.* Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park HS) 227 Fr.* Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage HS) 213 Jr. Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Chippewa Falls HS) 256 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Marquette University HS) 235 Fr. Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS)

No. Name Pos 47 Ryan Coleman LS 48 Jake Filkins LS 48 Judd Paffrath DL 49 Matt Garin DE 50 Patrick Sveum LB 51 Gary Tinsley LB 52 Zac Epping OL 53 D.J. Burris OL 55 Mike Henry LB 56 Josh Tauaefa DL 57 Aaron Hill LB 58 Ed Olson OL 59 Joey Balthazor LB 60 Ryan Wynn OL 61 Dave Ramlet LS 62 Zach Mottla OL 64 Caleb Bak DE 65 Eric Jacques DL 66 Jimmy Gjere OL 67 David Stommes DL 68 Chris Bunders OL 68 Jewhan Edwards DT 69 Jacob Glickstein OL 70 Brandon Haney OL 71 Jeff Wills OL 73 Matt Carufel OL 74 Marek Lenkiewicz OL 75 Brooks Michel OL 76 Dominic Alford OL 77 Matt Eggen OL 78 Ryan Orton OL 79 Johnathan Ragoo OL 81 Bryant Allen WR 82 A.J. Barker WR 84 Victor Keise WR 85 Eric Lair TE 86 Tiree Eure TE 87 Sahr Ngekia TE 88 Collin McGarry TE 89 Logan Hutton WR 89 Curran Delaney DT 90 Austin Hahn DL 91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE 92 Leston Simpson DL 93 Ben Perry DL 94 Harold Legania DL 95 D.L. Wilhite DE 96 Curtis Hughes TE 96 Brandon Kirksey DT 97 Anthony Jacobs DE 98 Sean Ferguson DL 99 Ra’Shede Hageman DE

Ht 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-7 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-5 6-5 6-7 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-7 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-6 6-6

Wt Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 225 Sr.* Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield East HS) 197 Fr. Prescott, Wis. (Prescott HS) 244 Fr. Alexandria, Minn. (Alexandria HS) 245 Fr.* Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS) 223 Jr. Rochester, Minn. (Century HS) 225 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast HS) 281 Fr. Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper HS) 305 Sr.* Kenton, Ohio (Kenton HS) 240 Fr. Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) 281 Fr. Corinth, Texas (Lake Dallas HS) 220 Fr.* St. Charles, Mo. (Lutheran HS) 305 Fr.* Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) 221 Fr.* Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS) 296 Jr.* Plymouth, Minn. (Maple Grove HS) 230 Fr. Appleton, Wis. (Xavier HS) 294 Fr.* Edina, Minn. (Certin-Derham Hall HS) 262 Fr. Columbia Heights, Minn. (Concordia Academy) 287 Fr.* Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS) 300 Fr. New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale HS) 240 Fr.* Eden Valley, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins HS) 322 Jr.* Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo HS) 330 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Roman Catholic HS) 268 So.* New Berlin, Wis. (Brookfield Central HS) 300 Fr.* DeForest, Wis. (St. Cloud State) 350 Sr. Laurelton, N.Y. (Lackawanna College) 302 Sr.* Forest Lake, Minn. (Notre Dame) 260 Fr. Tinley Park, Ill. (Victor J. Andrew HS) 310 Fr.* Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS) 325 Sr.* Cleveland, Ohio (Shaker Heights HS) 290 Fr. LaCrosse, Wis. (Logan HS) 307 Jr.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) 325 Fr. Opa Locka, Fla. (Monsignor Pace HS) 180 So. Maplewood, Mo. (Maplewood-Richmond Hts HS) 188 Fr.* St. Paul, Minn. (De La Salle HS) 180 Fr.* Coral Springs, Fla. (North Broward Prep HS) 238 Jr. Houston, Texas (Lamar HS) 255 Jr. Allentown, Pa. (Lackawanna College) 229 Fr.* Richfield, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels) 248 Sr. Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater HS) 190 Fr. La Marque, Texas (La Marque HS) 285 So.* Victoria, Minn. (Holy Family HS) 287 So. Hartford, Wis. (Hartford HS) 275 Fr.* Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS) 220 Jr. Springfield Garden, N.Y. (Lackawanna College) 252 Fr. Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 303 Fr. New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr HS) 245 So.* Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station HS) 250 Sr.* Chicago, Ill. (Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep) 296 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood East HS) 300 Jr.* Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS) 303 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. (The Hun School) 294 Fr.* Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn HS)

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ILLINOIS Sep 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Nov 6 Nov 13 Nov 20 Dec 3

L,12-23 W,35-3 W,38-22 L,13-24 W,33-13 L,6-26 W,43-13 W,44-10 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 3:30 pm 10:15 pm

Connecticut at Notre Dame Massachusetts Bowling Green at Indiana Michigan State Iowa at Penn State Illinois at Purdue Wisconsin at Ohio State

W,51-17 W,38-21 W,35-13 L,35-42 L,10-38 W,36-34 L,13-43 L,17-20 12 p.m. 12 p.m. TBA TBA

Eastern Illinois Iowa State at Arizona Ball State Penn State at Michigan Wisconsin Michigan State at Indiana at Northwestern Ohio State at Minnesota

W,37-7 W,35-7 L, 27-34 W,45-0 W,24-3 W,38-28 L,30-31 W,37-6 12 p.m. 12 p.m. TBA TBA

Sep 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Nov 6 Nov 20 Nov 27

Western Michigan vs. Florida Atlantic Notre Dame Northern Colorado Wisconsin at Michigan Illinois at Northwestern at Iowa Minnesota Purdue at Penn State

Sep 2 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov 27

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at Middle Tennessee South Dakota USC Northern Illinois Northwestern at Wisconsin at Purdue Penn State Ohio State at Michigan State at Illinois Iowa

W,23-21 W,37-3 W,30-13 W,30-25 W,29-28 L,17-20 L,27-35 W,20-17 3:30 p.m. 12 p.m. 3:30 pm TBA

Marshall Miami (FL) Ohio Eastern Michigan at Illinois Indiana at Wisconsin Purdue at Minnesota Penn State at Iowa Michigan

W,45-7 W,36-24 W,43-7 W,73-20 W,24-13 W,38-10 L,18-31 W,49-0 W,52-10 3:30 p.m. TBA TBA

PENN STATE W,30-10 W,28-24 W,42-37 W,65-21 W,42-35 L,17-34 L,28-38 L,31-41 12 p.m. 12 p.m. TBA TBA

Sep 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 23 Oct 30 Nov 6 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov 27

Youngstown State at Alabama Kent State Temple at Iowa Illinois at Minnesota Michigan Northwestern at Ohio State at Indiana Michigan State

W,44-14 L,3-24 W,24-0 W,22-13 L,3-24 L,13-33 W,33-21 W,41-31 3:30 pm 3:30 pm TBA TBA

at Notre Dame Western Illinois Ball State Toledo at Northwestern Minnesota at Ohio State at Illinois Wisconsin Michigan at Michigan State Indiana

L,12-23 W,31-21 W,24-13 L,20-31 W,20-17 W,28-17 L,0-49 L,10-44 12 p.m. 12 p.m. TBA TBA

PURDUE W,38-14 W,30-17 W,34-31 W,45-7 W,34-24 W,34-17 W,26-6 W,35-27 L,6-37 12 p.m. 12 p.m. TBA

Sep 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Oct 9 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Nov 6 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov 27

WISCONSIN

MINNESOTA Sep 2 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Nov 6 Nov 13 Nov 27

at Vanderbilt Illinois State at Rice Central Michigan at Minnesota Purdue Michigan State at Indiana at Penn State Iowa Illinois at Wisconsin

OHIO STATE

MICHIGAN STATE

Towson at Western Kentucky Akron Michigan at Ohio State Arkansas State at Illinois Northwestern Iowa at Wisconsin Penn State at Purdue

IOWA Sep 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Oct 2 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Nov 6 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov 27

Sep 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 16 Oct 30 Nov 6 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov 27

NORTHWESTERN Sep 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 23 Oct 30 Nov 6 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov 27

MICHIGAN Missouri Southern Illinois Northern Illinois Ohio State at Penn State at Michigan State Indiana Purdue at Michigan Minnesota at Northwestern at Fresno State

INDIANA Sep 2 Sep 18 Sep 25 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Nov 6 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov 27

CONFERENCE

WINS

W,24-17 L,38-41 L,21-32 L,23-34 L,28-29 L,23-41 L,17-28 L,21-33 L,10-52 12 p.m. 12 p.m. TBA

Sep 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 16 Oct 23 Nov 6 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov 27

at UNLV San Jose State Arizona State Austin Peay at Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State at Iowa at Purdue Indiana at Michigan Northwestern

W,41-21 W,27-14 W,20-19 W,70-3 L,24-34 W,41-23 W,31-18 W,31-30 12 p.m. 12 p.m. TBA TBA

MSU News Briefs Get off ChuCk’s baCk! e

If Charles Darwin were alive today, he would be shaking his head and asking, “Why is everybody always picking on me?” One Michigan State University professor has heard enough. Danita Brandt, paleontologist and coordinator of MSU’s Darwin Discovery Days, half jests, “It’s time to get off Chuck’s back!” The latest incarnation of how Darwin’s work is misconstrued came when a political candidate questioned why we don’t see apes evolving today. The counter argument was that evolution takes a long time. Stating that evolution is a myth is off the mark. And the rebuttal is off-base, too, because time isn’t the issue, said Brandt, a professor of geological sciences. “Darwin did not say that humans evolved from apes,” she said. “His theory of descent explains that humans and other primates share a common ancestor and are therefore more closely related to each other than they are to groups like reptiles or fish.” Humans are humans and apes are apes, Brandt added with a smile. “That train left the station 7 million years ago when the last ancestor common to humans and chimps climbed down from the trees and took up knitting.”

Consumer ConfidenCe hits fiveyear hiGh in miChiGan e Despite

Michigan’s continued economic malaise, residents’ optimism about the future is at its highest in nearly five years, according to MSU’s latest State of the State Survey. According to the summer 2010 survey, 54.8 percent of Michiganians believe they will be better off financially one year from now. That’s the highest mark since fall 2004. Survey director Charles Ballard said the optimism is likely due to a slight improvement in the economy, but also because residents just seem ready to believe after years of tough times. “It was a tough decade for Michigan,” Ballard noted, “and in a sense it is really important psychologically for people to believe things will get better.” Creating jobs and restructuring Michigan’s economy was the major theme of the campaign to

replace term-limited Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Ballard said voters went to the polls Nov. 2 amid a backlash against the “party in power” – the Democrats – even though the recession cannot be pinned to any one party. “We give politicians way too much credit when things are good and way too much blame when things are bad,” he said.

afriCan studies Center Celebrates 50 years e

From establishing the first land-grant university in Nigeria to improving food sustainability in Senegal to providing 28 study abroad programs, Michigan State University’s African Studies Center is celebrating 50 years of engagement in Africa. Currently, MSU has partnerships with 16 African universities and institutions. Also of note: • MSU ranks first among U.S. universities in the number of African language courses offered and in the number of different African languages taught. • Since the 1970s, more than 1,200 African students have earned an MSU degree. • Since 1992, more than 1,300 MSU students have studied in Africa. • More than 160 MSU faculty are working in 32 African nations – more than half the countries on the continent. • Throughout the past decade MSU has led the nation in the number of Africa-related doctoral dissertations produced. James Pritchett, director of the African Studies Center, noted that throughout the next several years, Africa will likely experience a population boom, climate change and a growing concern over availability of food.

msu journalism marks Centennial e It was in 1910 that what was

then known as Michigan Agricultural College offered its first journalism class. Over the next 100 years, MSU expanded journalism education. Today, MSU offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism to prepare students

for a wide variety of careers in all facets of communication. Last month, the MSU School of Journalism celebrated this centennial milestone with a conference which brought together some of the school’s best and brightest journalism alumni. While serving to celebrate 100 years of history, the event also looked to the next 100 years as a time of innovation, said journalism school director Lucinda Davenport. “We are preparing students,” Davenport said, “for an industry that holds true to many traditional values while using innovative technologies that emerged within the past few years.” The school recently overhauled its curriculum to strengthen its position as the go-to place for students wishing to become leaders in the industry. Today the school has more than 500 students, 20 faculty members, and 5,000 alumni.

finanCial aid Grant to help nursinG students reaCh Goals e

Michigan State University has been awarded $600,000 to provide financial aid to students in the College of Nursing’s accelerated second-degree bachelor’s program. The grant, from the Helene Fuld Health Trust, will provide $300,000 to students in the next three years, while the rest will set up a permanent endowment fund. “We are honored to be recognized by the Helene Fuld Health Trust,” Dean Mary Mundt said. “It is a way for the college to respond to the needs of the nursing work force and prepare the next generation of nursing leaders.” The accelerated program was created in 2005 for students who already have a bachelor’s degree in another field. Students going full time can complete the program in 14 months. The Helene Fuld Health Trust, the nation’s largest private funder devoted to nursing education, was created in 1935 by Leonhard Felix Fuld and his sister, Florentine, in honor of their mother, Helene. For more news go to news.msu.edu

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DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’: A SALUTE TO JOURNEY By Mary Platt No doubt about it, Journey was one of the most popular power-rock bands of the 1980s and beyond. The group, founded in San Francisco in 1973, rocketed to fame with their mega-hit “Don’t Stop Believin’” in 1981, and followed with a string of power ballads that have helped the band sell, to date, more than 47 million albums worldwide. Even today, in the era of the download, “Don’t Stop Believin’” is the most-downloaded song on iTunes among songs not released in the 21st century, with more than 4 million digital copies sold as of September 2010. That’s a number that was certainly helped along by a little TV show called “Glee,” which covered the song in its first season and introduced it to a slew of brand-new fans. That fandom is sure to grow today, as the Spartan Marching Band steps off the line with a halftime tribute to Journey, with three big tunes co-written by longtime Journey frontman Steve Perry. “Any Way You Want It,” released in 1980, has also benefited recently from the “Glee” reboot. Next up is the perennial audience-pleaser “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart),” released in 1983 on Journey’s “Frontiers” album. And what else for the grand finale but “Don’t Stop Believin’” – an anthem for our times. Never stop believing in our Spartans! Spartan Band Director John T. Madden charted the drill for today’s show, with the music arranged by Dr. Cormac Cannon, percussion arrangements by Dr. John Weber and color guard design by Orlando Suttles. For much more information about the MSU Spartan Marching Band, including news, photos, video, history and more, we invite you to visit spartanband.net. To join the Spartan Band Fan Club, go to www.SpartanBand.net/giving.html Mary Platt, a Spartan Band trumpet alumna, is a publicist and entertainment writer in Los Angeles.

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MSU SPARTAN MARCHING BAND 2010 MSU Spartan Marching Band Director: John T. Madden MSU Director of Bands: Dr. Kevin Sedatole MSU Assistant Director of Bands: Dr. Cormac Cannon Visual and Field Coordinator: Glen Brough Percussion Coordinator: Dr. Jon Weber Percussion Assistant: Steve Wulff Derek Koning Graduate Assistants: Jamal Duncan Paul Crockett Richard Frey Colin McKenzie Armond Hall Color Guard Coordinator: Orlando Suttles Visual Assistant: John Schwarz Drum Major: Rachel Linsmeier Simon Holowieko Feature Twirler: Lacey Sekar-Anderson Sarah Bennett Kristen Scali Band Manager: Dani Payne “The Voice of the Spartan Band”: Peter Clay Recording Engineer – Dean Bredwell

HISTORY: COACHES Coach (Alma Mater)

Period

Years

W-L-T

Pct.

No established coach Henry Keep Charles O. Bemies (West Theo. Sem.) George E. Denman (West Theo. Sem.) Chester L. Brewer (Wisconsin) John F. Macklin (Pennsylvania) Frank Sommers (Pennsylvania) Chester L. Brewer (Wisconsin) George E. Gauthier (Michigan State) Chester L. Brewer (Wisconsin) George “Potsy” Clark (Illinois) Albert M. Barron (Penn State) Ralph H. Young (Chicago-W&J) Harry G. Kipke (Michigan 1925) James H. Crowley (Notre Dame 1925) Charles W. Bachman (Notre Dame 1917) Clarence “Biggie” Munn (Minnesota 1932) Hugh Duffy Daugherty (Syracuse 1940) Dennis E. Stolz (Alma 1955) Darryl D. Rogers (Fresno State 1957) Frank “Muddy” Waters (Michigan State 1950) George J. Perles (Michigan State 1960) Nick Saban (Kent 1973) Bobby Williams (Purdue 1982) Morris Watts (Tulsa 1981) John L. Smith (Weber State 1971) Mark Dantonio (South Carolina 1979)

1896 1897-98 1899-1900 1901-02 1903-10 1911-15 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921-22 1923-27 1928 1929-32 1933-46 1947-53 1954-72 1973-75 1976-79 1980-82 1983-94 1995-99 2000-02 2002 2003-06 2007-

(1) (2) (2) (2) (8) (5) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (2) (5) (1) (4) (13) (7) (19) (3) (4) (3) (12) (5) (3) * (4) (3)

4 14 11 17 70 34 7 9 7 9 10 18 41 8 33 114 65 183 33 44 33 139 59 33 3 48 39

1-2-1 8-5-1 3-7-1 7-9-1 54-10-6 29-5 4-2-1 0-9 4-3 4-4-1 4-6 6-10-2 18-22-1 3-4-1 22-8-3 70-34-10 54-9-2 109-69-5 19-13-1 24-18-2 10-23 68-67-4 34-24-1 16-17 1-2 22-26 22-17

.375 .609 .318 .441 .814 .853 .642 .000 .571 .500 .400 .389 .451 .437 .712 .658 .857 .609 .591 .568 .303 .503 .585 .485 .333 .458 .564

TOTALS

1896-2007

(113)

1085

616-425-44

.588

Henry Keep 1897-98

Charles O. Bemies 1899-1900

George Denman 1901-02

Chester Brewer 1903-10, 1917, 1919

John F. Macklin 1911-15

Albert M. Barron 1921-22

Ralph Young 1923-27

Harry Kipke 1928

Jim Crowley 1929-32

Charles Bachman 1933-46

Darryl Rogers 1976-79

Frank “Muddy” Waters 1980-82

George Perles 1983-94

Nick Saban 1995-99

Bobby Williams 2000-02

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Frank Sommers 1916

Clarence “Biggie” Munn 1947-53

Morris Watts 2002

George E. Gauthier 1918

George “Potsy” Clark 1920

Hugh Duffy Daugherty 1954-72

Dennis Stolz 1973-75

John L. Smith 2003-06

Mark Dantonio 2007-

HISTORY: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

National Champions (9-0-0)

Selectors: Billingsley, Helms, Poling.

National Champions (9-1-0)

Selector: Boand

National Champions (10-1-0)

Selectors: Consensus – UPI, NFF, FWAA, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Helms, Litkenhous, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess).

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National Champions (9-0-0)

Selectors: Consensus – AP, UPI, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin, Williamson.

National Champions (8-1-0)

Selectors: Dunkel

National Champions (9-0-1)

Selectors: Consensus – NFF, Football Research, Helms, Poling.

JONES 86

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Spartan all-americans Don Coleman - 1951 #78, T, 5-10, 185 Flint, Mich.

Bob Kula - 1989 #63, OT, 6-4, 282 West Bloomfield, Mich.

Eric Allen - 1971 #24, TB, 5-9, 161 Georgetown, S.C.

Ron Curl - 1971 #94, DT, 6-1, 250 Chicago, Ill.

Frank Kush - 1952 #60, G, 5-9, 180 Windber, Pa.

Morten Andersen - 1981 #8, PK, 6-2, 195 Struer, Denmark

Dan Currie - 1957 #55, C, 6-3, 225 Detroit, Mich.

Earl Lattimer - 1963 #76, G, 5-11, 218 Dallas, Texas

Bob Apisa - 1965, 66 #45, FB, 6-1, 212 Honolulu, Hawaii

Jerry DaPrato - 1915 FB, 170 Iron Mountain, Mich.

Sherm Lewis - 1963 #20, HB, 5-9, 154 Louisville, Ky.

Ed Bagdon - 1949 #65, G, 5-10, 200 Dearborn, Mich.

Joe DeLamielleure - 1972 #59, OG, 6-3, 242 Center Line, Mich.

Dean Look - 1959 #24, QB, 5-10, 175 Lansing, Mich.

Don Dohoney - 1953 #80, E, 6-1, 193 Ann Arbor, Mich.

Harold Lucas - 1965 #51, MG, 6-2, 257 Detroit, Mich.

Charles Rogers - 2002 #1, WR, 6-4, 205 Saginaw, Mich.

Al Dorrow - 1951 #47, QB, 6-0, 175 Imlay City, Mich.

Tony Mandarich - 1987, 88 #79, OT, 6-6, 315 Oakville, Ontario

George Saimes - 1962 #40, FB, 5-10, 186 Canton, Ohio

Dorne Dibble - 1950 #82, E, 6-2, 198 Adrian, Mich.

Don Mason - 1949 #60, G, 5-10, 195 Wayne, Mich.

Ron Saul - 1969 #70, OG, 6-2, 239 Butler, Pa.

Ellis Duckett - 1952 #32, E, 5-10, 176 Flint, Mich.

Norm Masters - 1955 #57, T, 6-2, 225 Detroit, Mich.

Scott Shaw - 1997 #73, OG, 6-4, 297 Sterling Heights, Mich.

Billy Joe DuPree - 1972 #89, TE, 6-4, 216 West Monroe, La.

Don McAuliffe - 1952 #40, HB, 6-1, 190 Chicago, Ill.

Bill Simpson - 1973 #29, DB, 6-1, 185 Royal Oak, Mich.

Paul Edinger - 1998 #1, PK, 5-10, 175 Lakeland, Fla.

Blake Miller - 1915 E, 160 Tonawanda, N.Y.

Charles “Bubba” Smith - 1965, 66 #95, DE, 6-7, 268 Beaumont, Texas

Carl Banks - 1983 #54, OLB, 6-6, 235 Flint, Mich.

James Ellis - 1951, 52 #11, DB, 5-11, 175 Saginaw, Mich.

Ralf Mojsiejenko - 1983 #2, P, 6-3, 198 Bridgman, Mich.

Robaire Smith - 1998 #91, DE, 6-5, 268 Flint, Mich.

Harlon Barnett - 1989 #36, CB, 6-0, 192 Cincinnati, Ohio

Brandon Fields - 2004 #8, P, 6-6, 234 Toledo, Ohio

Greg Montgomery - 1986, 87 #23, P, 6-4, 210 Shrewsbury, N.J.

Percy Snow - 1988, 89 #48, MLB, 6-3, 240 Canton, Ohio

Dave Behrman - 1961, 62 #51, OT, 6-4, 247 Dowagiac, Mich.

Larry Fowler - 1953 #70, T, 6-1, 200 Lansing, Mich.

Earl Morrall - 1955 #21, QB, 6-1, 180 Muskegon, Mich.

Ray Stachowicz - 1979, 80 #19, P, 6-0, 190 Broadview Heights, Ohio

LeRoy Bolden - 1953 #39, HB, 5-7 1/2, 163 Flint, Mich.

Kirk Gibson - 1978 #23, WR, 6-2, 210 Waterford, Mich.

Carl Nystrom - 1955 #68, G, 5-10, 194 Marquette, Mich.

Dick Tamburo - 1952 #52, C, 6-1, 200 New Kensington, Pa.

Mark Brammer - 1978 #91, TE, 6-4, 225 Traverse City, Mich.

Ron Goovert - 1965 #61, LB, 5-10, 205 Ferndale, Mich.

Julian Peterson - 1999 #98, LB, 6-4, 235 Hillcrest Heights, Md.

Brad Van Pelt - 1971, 72 #10, S, 6-5, 221 Owosso, Mich.

Art Brandstatter - 1936 #31, FB, 5-11, 175 Ecorse, Mich.

Sonny Grandelius - 1950 #24, FB, 6-0, 195 Muskegon Heights, Mich.

John Pingel - 1938 #37, HB, 6-0, 178 Mt. Clemens, Mich.

Sidney Wagner - 1935 #17, G, 5-11, 186 Lansing, Mich.

Allen Brenner - 1968 #86, DB, 6-1, 194 Niles, Mich.

Roger Grove - 1930 QB, 6-1, 185 Sturgis, Mich.

Gerald Planutis - 1955 #45, FB, 5-11, 175 West Hazelton, Pa.

Gene Washington - 1965, 66 #84, WR, 6-3, 218 LaPorte, Texas

Ed Budde - 1962 #79, OT, 6-4, 243 Detroit, Mich.

Herb Haygood - 2001 #2, KR, 6-0, 190 Sarasota, Fla.

JAVON RINGER - 2008 #23, RB, 5-9, 202 Dayton, Ohio

George Webster - 1965, 66 #90, ROV, 6-4, 218 Anderson, S.C.

James Burroughs - 1981 #28, CB, 6-1, 190 Pahokee, Fla.

Clint Jones - 1965, 66 #26, HB, 6-0, 206 Cleveland, Ohio

Robert Carey - 1951 #88, E, 6-5, 215 Charlevoix, Mich.

Greg Jones - 2009 #53, LB, 6-1, 228 Cincinnati, Ohio

Lynn Chandnois - 1949 #14, HB, 6-2, 195 Flint, Mich.

Steve Juday - 1965 #23, QB, 6-0, 178 Northville, Mich.

DeAndra Cobb - 2003 #21, KR, 5-10, 186 Las Vegas, Nev.

Walt Kowalczyk - 1957 #14, HB, 6-0, 205 Westfield, Mass.

BANKS

RINGER

Flozell Adams - 1997 #76, OT, 6-7, 330 Bellwood, Ill.

VAN PELT Andre Rison - 1988 #1, WR, 5-11, 195 Flint, Mich.

Jerry West - 1966 #77, OT, 5-11, 218 Durand, Mich. Lorenzo White - 1985, 87 #34, TB, 5-11, 204 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Sam Williams - 1958 #88, E, 6-5, 225 Dansville, Mich. Tom Yewcic - 1952 #41, QB, 5-11, 180 Conemaugh, Pa. www.msuspartans.com

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SPARTAN

RECORDS

6,159 CAREER PASSING YARDS 2005-2008

PASSING • CAREER

PASSING • SEASON

Pass Attempts 1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 2. Brian Hoyer 2005-08 3. Drew Stanton 2003-06 4. Ed Smith 1976-78 5. Dave Yarema 1982-86 Pass Completions 1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 2. Drew Stanton 2003-06 3. Brian Hoyer 2005-08 4. Jim Miller 1990-93 5. Dave Yarema 1982-86 Interceptions Thrown 1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 2. John Leister 1979-82 3. Todd Schultz 1994-97 Dave Yarema 1982-86 5. Ed Smith 1976-78 Pass Completion Percentage (Min. 100 Atts.) 1. Drew Stanton (543-846) 2003-06 2. Jim Miller (467-746) 1990-93 3. Dan Enos (297-478) 1987-90 4. Kirk Cousins (230-371) 2008- 5. Todd Schultz (360-593) 1994-97 Passing Yards 1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 2. Drew Stanton 2003-06 3. Brian Hoyer 2005-08 4. Dave Yarema 1982-86 5. Ed Smith 1976-78 Touchdown Passes 1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 2. Bill Burke 1996-99 3. Dave Yarema 1982-86 Ed Smith 1976-78 5. Drew Stanton 2003-06 PassING EFFICIENCY (Min. 100 Atts.) 1. Kirk Cousins 2008- 2. Gene Glick 1946-49 3. Earl Morrall 1953-55 4. Drew Stanton 2003-06 5. Jim Ninowski 1955-57

Pass Attempts 1. Jeff Smoker 2003 2. Brian Hoyer 2007 3. Bill Burke 1998 4. Drew Stanton 2005 5. Brian Hoyer 2008 Pass Completions 1. Jeff Smoker 2003 2. Drew Stanton 2005 3. Brian Hoyer 2007 4. Jim Miller 1993 5. Dave Yarema 1986 Interceptions Thrown 1. Bill Burke 1999 2. Todd Schultz 1997 3. Tony Banks 1995 Dave Yarema 1984 5. Jeff Smoker 2003 John Leister 1980 Ed Smith 1977 Pass Completion Percentage (Min. 75 Atts.) 1. Dave Yarema (200-297) 1986 2. Drew Stanton (236-354) 2005 3. Drew Stanton (141-220) 2004 4. Jim Miller (215-336) 1993 5. Jim Miller (122-191) 1992 Passing Yards 1. Jeff Smoker 2003 2. Drew Stanton 2005 3. Brian Hoyer 2007 4. Kirk Cousins 2009 5. Bill Burke 1998 Touchdown Passes 1. Drew Stanton 2005 2003 2. Jeff Smoker Jeff Smoker 2001 4. Brian Hoyer 2007 Bill Burke 1999 Ed Smith 1978 PassING EFFICIENCY (Min. 100 Atts.) 1. Jeff Smoker 2001 2. Dave Yarema 1986 3. Drew Stanton 2005 4. Jim Ninowski 1957 5. Tom Yewcic 1952

1,150 896 846 789 767 685 543 500 467 464 39 35 33 33 32 .642 .626 .621 .620 .607 8,932 6,524 6,159 5,809 5,706 61 46 43 43 42 143.0 142.3 140.5 138.7 136.0

PASSING • SINGLE GAME 488 376 358 354 353 302 236 223 215 200 18 17 15 15 14 14 14 .673 .667 .641 .640 .639 3,395 3,077 2,725 2,680 2,595

Pass Attempts 1. Brian Hoyer (30 comp.) 2. Jeff Smoker (35) 3. Drew Stanton (29) John Leister (18) 5. Brian Hoyer (26) Jeff Smoker (29) Pass Completions 1. Jeff Smoker (55 att.) 2. Jeff Smoker (40) John Leister (46) 4. Jim Miller (42) 5. Brian Hoyer (61) Jeff Smoker (46) Jim Miller (39) Dave Yarema (45) Passing Yards 1. Bill Burke (21-36) 2. Jeff Smoker (22-32) 3. Ed Smith (20-30) 4. Jim Miller (31-42) 5. Jeff Smoker (29-50) Touchdown Passes 1. Drew Stanton 2. Brian Hoyer Brian Hoyer Jeff Smoker Damon Dowdell Bill Burke Bill Burke Ed Smith Mike Rasmussen Gene Glick

Penn State 2006 Ohio State 2003 Iowa 2004 Purdue 1980 Minnesota 2006 Penn State 2003

61 55 54 54 50 50

Ohio State 2003 Indiana 2003 Michigan 1982 Ohio State 1993 Penn State 2006 Minnesota 2003 Michigan 1991 Northwestern 1986

35 32 32 31 30 30 30 30

Michigan 1999 Fresno State 2001 Indiana 1978 Ohio State 1993 Penn State 2003

400 376 369 360 357

Illinois 2005 Penn State 2007 Notre Dame 2007 Penn State 2003 Indiana 2002 Iowa 1999 C. Michigan 1998 Wisconsin 1978 Indiana 1970 Iowa State 1948

5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

22 21 21 20 20 20 166.4 154.1 153.4 150.8 150.6

RINGER 22 TOUCHDOWNS - 2008

RUSHING • CAREER

RUSHING • SEASON

Rushing Attempts 1. Lorenzo White 2. Javon Ringer 3. Tico Duckett 4. Blake Ezor 5. Sedrick Irvin Rushing Yards 1. Lorenzo White 2. Javon Ringer 3. Tico Duckett 4. Blake Ezor 5. Sedrick Irvin Rushing Average (Min. 150 atts.) 1. George Guerre 2. Lynn Chandnois 3. Sherman Lewis 4. Sonny Grandelius 5. Derek Hughes Rushing Touchdowns 1. Lorenzo White 2. Jehuu Caulcrick 3. Sedrick Irvin 4. Javon Ringer Blake Ezor

Rushing Attempts 1. Lorenzo White 2. Javon Ringer 3. Lorenzo White 4. Blake Ezor 5. Marc Renaud Rushing Yards 1. Lorenzo White 2. Javon Ringer 3. Lorenzo White 4. Blake Ezor 5. Eric Allen Rushing Average (Min.150 Atts.) 1. DeAndra Cobb 2. Lynn Chandnois 3. Drew Stanton 4. George Guerre 5. Lynn Chandnois Rushing Touchdowns 1. Javon Ringer 2. Jehuu Caulcrick 3. Blake Ezor 4. Eric Allen 5. Scott Greene Lorenzo White

1984-87 2005-08 1989-92 1986-89 1996-98

1,082 843 836 800 755

1984-87 2005-08 1989-92 1986-89 1996-98

4,887 4,398 4,212 3,749 3,504

1946-48 1946-49 1961-63 1948-50 1978-81

6.75 6.52 6.21 6.09 6.04

1984-87 2004-07 1996-98 2005-08 1986-89

43 39 35 34 34

RUSHING • GAME

1985 2008 1987 1988 1995

419 390 357 322 312

1985 2008 1987 1988 1971

2,066 1,637 1,572 1,496 1,494

2004 1948 2004 1946 1949

7.58 7.48 7.16 7.03 6.86

2008 2007 1989 1971 1995 1985

22 21 19 18 17 17

Rushing Attempts 1. Lorenzo White (292 yards) 2. Lorenzo White (244) 3. Lorenzo White (172) 4. Javon Ringer (198) Blake Ezor (250) Rushing Yards 1. Eric Allen (29 attempts) 2. Lorenzo White (56) 3. Lorenzo White (25) 4. Javon Ringer (43) 5. Clinton Jones (21) Rushing Touchdowns 1. Blake Ezor 2. Javon Ringer 3. Ashton Leggett Jehuu Caulcrick T.J. Duckett Sedrick Irvin Scott Greene Craig Thomas Craig Thomas Tico Duckett Blake Ezor Steve Smith Derek Hughes Eric Allen Eric Allen Clinton Jones

Indiana 1987 Purdue 1985 Minnesota 1985 Indiana 2008 Indiana 1988 Purdue 1971 Indiana 1987 Indiana 1985 Florida Atlantic 2008 lowa 1966

56 53 49 44 44 350 292 286 282 268

Northwestern 1989 Eastern Michigan 2008 Western Michigan 2009 UAB 2007 Penn State 1999 Indiana 1996 Illinois 1995 Central Michigan 1993 Indiana 1992 Purdue 1990 Indiana 1989 Northwestern 1980 Minnesota 1979 Purdue 1971 Minnesota 1971 lowa 1965

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6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

SPARTAN

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THOMAS 79 RECEPTIONS IN A SEASON 2007

RECEIVING • CAREER

RECEIVING • SEASON

Receptions 1. Matt Trannon 2003-06 2. Andre Rison 1985-88 3. Courtney Hawkins 1988-91 4. Charles Rogers 2001-02 5. Gari Scott 1996-99 Receiving Yards 1. Andre Rison 1985-88 2. Charles Rogers 2001-02 3. Kirk Gibson 1975-78 4. Courtney Hawkins 1988-91 5. Plaxico Burress 1998-99 Yards Per Catch (min. 30 receptions) 1. Kirk Gibson 1975-78 2. Charles Rogers 2001-02 3. Andre Rison 1985-88 4. Mark Ingram 1983-86 5. Daryl Turner 1980-83 Touchdown Receptions 1. Charles Rogers 2001-02 2. Kirk Gibson 1975-78 3. Plaxico Burress 1998-99 Andre Rison 1985-88 5. Gari Scott 1996-99

Receptions 1. Devin Thomas 2007 2. Blair White 2009 3. Charles Rogers 2002 4. Charles Rogers 2001 5. Plaxico Burress 1999 Receiving Yards 1. Charles Rogers 2001 2. Charles Rogers 2002 3. Devin Thomas 2007 4. Plaxico Burress 1999 5. Courtney Hawkins 1989 Yards Per Catch (min. 20 receptions) 1. Gene Washington 1966 2. Andre Rison 1988 3. Frank Foreman 1969 4. Kirk Gibson 1977 5. Octavis Long 1996 Touchdown Receptions 1. Charles Rogers 2001 2. Charles Rogers 2002 3. Plaxico Burress 1999 4. Blair White 2009 5. Devin Thomas 2007 Plaxico Burress 1998 Andre Rison 1988 Bob Carey 1949

148 146 138 135 134 2,992 2,821 2,347 2,210 2,155 21.0 20.9 20.5 20.5 20.2 27 24 20 20 18

RECEIVING • GAME 79 70 68 67 66 1,470 1,351 1,260 1,142 1,080 25.1 24.6 24.4 24.1 23.4 14 13 12 9 8 8 8 8

Receptions 1. Matt Trannon 2. Devin Thomas Plaxico Burress 4. Blair White Mitch Lyons Receiving Yards 1. Charles Rogers 2. Plaxico Burress 3. Andre Rison 4. Charles Rogers 5. Mark Dell Touchdown Receptions 1. Devin Thomas Plaxico Burress Plaxico Burress Plaxico Burress Andre Rison Mark Ingram Gene Washington

Eastern Michigan 2006 Indiana 2007 Florida 2000 Northwestern 2009 Michigan 1992 Fresno State 2001 Michigan 1999 Georgia 1989 Wisconsin 2001 California 2008

14 13 13 12 12 270 255 252 206 202

Penn State, 2007 Florida 2000 Northwestern 1999 Iowa 1999 Georgia 1989 lowa 1986 Indiana 1965

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Northwestern 1989 Eastern Michigan 2008 Western Michigan 2009 UAB 2007 Penn State 1999 Penn State 1997 Indiana 1996 Purdue 1996 Illinois 1995 C. Michigan 1993 Indiana 1992 Purdue 1990 Indiana 1989 Northwestern 1980 Minnesota 1979 Purdue 1971 Minnesota 1971 lowa 1965 Hawaii 1947

6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

SWENSON 377 CAREER POINTS SCORED 2006-09

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SCORING • CAREER

SCORING • SEASON

SCORING • GAME

Points Scored 1. Brett Swenson (164 PAT, 71 FG) 2006-09 377 2. Dave Rayner (148 PAT, 62 FG) 2001-04 334 3. John Langeloh (137 PAT, 57 FG) 1987-90 308 4. Chris Gardner (125 PAT, 52 FG) 1994-97 281 5. Morten Andersen (126 PAT, 45 FG) 1978-81 261 All-Purpose Yards (Includes rushing, receiving and all returns) 1. Javon Ringer 2005-08 5,426 2. Lorenzo White 1984-87 5,152 3. Derrick Mason 1993-96 5,114 4. Sedrick Irvin 1996-98 4,833 5. Tico Duckett 1989-92 4,511 Total Touchdowns 1. Lorenzo White 1984-87 43 2. Sedrick Irvin 1996-98 42 3. Jehuu Caulcrick 2004-07 40 4. Javon Ringer 2005-08 35 5. Blake Ezor 1986-89 34 Total Offense Attempts (Includes rushing and passing attempts) 1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 1,405 2. Drew Stanton 2003-06 1,178 3. Lorenzo White 1984-87 1,083 4. Brian Hoyer 2004-08 1,001 5. Dave Yarema 1982-86 960 Total Offense Yards 1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 8,714 2. Drew Stanton 2003-06 8,036 3. Brian Hoyer 2004-08 5,930 4. Ed Smith 1976-78 5,556 5. Dave Yarema 1982-86 5,269 Total Offense Yards Per Attempt (min. 200 attempts) 1. Kirk Cousins 2008- 7.50 2. Earl Morrall 1953-55 7.41 3. Drew Stanton 2003-06 6.82 4. Tom Yewcic 1951-53 6.64 5. George Guerre 1946-48 6.57

Points Scored 1. Javon Ringer 2008 132 2. Jehuu Caulcrick 2007 126 3. Blake Ezor 1989 114 4. Scott Greene 1995 112 5. Eric Allen 1971 110 All-Purpose Yards 1. Devin Thomas 2007 2,590 2. Lorenzo White 1985 2,094 3. Javon Ringer 2008 2,051 4. Derrick Mason 1995 1,994 5. Eric Allen 1971 1,962 Total Touchdowns 1. Javon Ringer 2008 22 2. Jehuu Caulcrick 2007 21 3. Blake Ezor 1989 19 4. Sedrick Irvin 1996 18 Scott Greene 1995 18 Eric Allen 1971 18 Total Offense Attempts 1. Jeff Smoker 2003 551 2. Drew Stanton 2005 475 3. Brian Hoyer 2007 423 Bill Burke 1998 423 5. Lorenzo White 1985 420 Total Offense Yards 1. Drew Stanton 2005 3,415 2. Jeff Smoker 2003 3,279 3. Kirk Cousins 2009 2,740 4. Brian Hoyer 2007 2,620 5. Jeff Smoker 2001 2,521 Total Offense Yards Per Attempt (min. 200 attempts) 1. Keith Nichol 2009 7.89 2. Kirk Cousins 2009 7.63 3. Jeff Smoker 2001 7.35 4. Drew Stanton 2004 7.24 5. Drew Stanton 2005 7.19

Total Touchdowns 1. Blake Ezor 2. Javon Ringer 3. Ashton Leggett Jehuu Caulcrick T.J. Duckett Sedrick Irvin Sedrick Irvin Sedrick Irvin Scott Greene Craig Thomas Craig Thomas Tico Duckett Blake Ezor Steve Smith Derek Hughes Eric Allen Eric Allen Clinton Jones Bud Crane

(The above are modern-day records. George E. “Carp” Julian, scored seven TDs in a 75-6 win over Akron in 1914.)

Points Scored 1. Blake Ezor Northwestern 1989 36 2. Javon Ringer Eastern Michigan 2008 30 3. Scott Greene Illinois 1995 26 4. Ashton Leggett Western Michigan 2009 24 15 other times 24 Total Offense Yards 1. Drew Stanton Minnesota 2004 410 2. Drew Stanton Hawaii 2004 406 3. Jeff Smoker Fresno State 2001 393 4. Bill Burke Michigan 1999 383 5. Drew Stanton Notre Dame 2005 375

SPARTAN

RECORDS PETERSON 30 TACKLES FOR LOSS IN A SEASON 1999

DEFENSE • CAREER Tackles 1. Dan Bass 2. Percy Snow 3. Ike Reese 4. Josh Thornhill 5. Chuck Bullough Tackles For Losses 1. Julian Peterson (215 yards) 2. Larry Bethea (230) 3. Travis Davis (248) 4. Robaire Smith (169) 5. Greg Jones (169)

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DEFENSE • SEASON

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Tackles 1. Chuck Bullough 2. Percy Snow 3. Chuck Bullough Percy Snow 5. Dan Bass Tackles for Losses 1. Julian Peterson (140 yards) 2. Ervin Baldwin (89) 3. Julian Peterson (75) Larry Bethea (93) 5. Mike Labinjo (64)

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Quarterback Sacks 1. Larry Bethea (208 yards) 1975-77 2. Julian Peterson (161) 1998-99 3. Travis Davis (217) 1986-89 Kelly Quinn (183) 1982-85 5. Robaire Smith (140) 1997-99 Interceptions 1. Lynn Chandnois 1946-49 2. Todd Krumm 1984-87 3. Phil Parker 1982-85 4. Kurt Larson 1985-88 John Miller 1985-88 Brad Van Pelt 1970-72 Interception Return Yards 1. Lynn Chandnois 1946-49 2. Brad Van Pelt 1970-72 3. Phil Parker 1982-85 4. Jesse Thomas 1948-50 5. Todd Krumm 1984-87 Fumble Recoveries 1. Dan Bass 1976-79 2. Larry Savage 1976-79 3. Carlos Jenkins 1987-90 Smiley Creswell 1980-82 John McCormick 1977-80 Mel Land 1975-78 George Chatlos 1966-67 Passes Defended 1. Amp Campbell 1996-99 2. Cedric Henry 1998-2000, 2002 3. Broderick Nelson 1998, 2000-02 4. Renaldo Hill 1998-2000 5. Otis Wiley 2005-08

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Quarterback Sacks 1. Larry Bethea (90 yards) 1977 2. Julian Peterson (104) 1999 3. Robaire Smith (58) 1997 Travis Davis (105) 1987 Kelly Quinn (84) 1984 Interceptions 1. Todd Krumm 1987 2. Kurt Larson 1988 John Miller 1987 Jesse Thomas 1950 5. Demetrice Martin 1994 Phil Parker 1983 Lynn Chandnois 1949 Interception Return Yards 1. Phil Parker (7 interceptions) 1983 2. Lynn Chandnois (7) 1949 3. Todd Krumm (9) 1987 Brad Van Pelt (4) 1971 5. Cedric Henry (5) 2000 Fumble Recoveries 1. George Chatlos 1966 2. Tom Kronner 1973 Tom Standal 1975 Matt Vanderbeek 1989 5. Myron Bell 1993 Four other players Passes defended 1. Amp Campbell 1999 2. Cedric Henry 2000 3. Broderick Nelson 2001 4. Broderick Nelson 2002 5. Roderick Maples 2004 Lemar Marshall 1998 Ray Hill 1997

Tackles 1. Dan Bass Ohio State 1979 2. Don Law Ohio State 1969 3. Dan Bass Notre Dame 1979 4. Percy Snow Illinois 1989 5. Ty Hallock Minnesota 1992 Shane Bullough Indiana 1985 Brad Van Pelt Notre Dame 1971 Doug Barr Ohio State 1969 Don Law Indiana 1967 Tackles For Losses 1. Julian Peterson (42 yards) Ohio State 1998 2. Julian Peterson (7) Oregon 1999 3. Josh Shaw (14) Wisconsin 2000 Julian Peterson (32) Florida 2000 Travis Davis (37) Ohio State 1987 Rich Saul (14) Iowa 1968 Quarterback Sacks 1. Travis Davis (37 yards) Ohio State 1987 2. Matthias Askew (28) Western Michigan Julian Peterson (30) Ohio State 1998 Kelly Quinn (26) Northwestern 1984 Rich Saul (13) Iowa 1969 Interceptions 1. John Miller Michigan 1987 2. Mark Anderson Notre Dame 1977 Five other players Fumble Recoveries 1. Matt Vanderbeek Hawaii 1989 Phil Hoag Illinois 1966 Ernie Clark Illinois 1961 4. Several players Passes defended 1. Jeremy Ware Northwestern 2008 Indiana 2002 Broderick Nelson Broderick Nelson Wisconsin 2001 Cedric Henry Marshall 2000 Amp Campbell Northwestern 1999 Renaldo Hill Minnesota 1998

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SPARTANS IN THE (Players on NFL rosters as of Aug. 26)

JULIAN PETERSON DETROIT LIONS

FLOZELL ADAMS

KYLE COOK

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

CINCINNATI BENGALS

KELLEN DAVIS

BRANDON FIELDS

CHICAGO BEARS

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Name, Pos. Flozell Adams, OT Trevor Anderson, DE Chris Baker, TE Ervin Baldwin, DE Jehuu Caulcrick, FB Kyle Cook, C Kellen Davis, TE Brandon Fields, P David Herron, LB Renaldo Hill, S Brian Hoyer, QB Brandon Long, LB Derrick Mason, WR Brandon McKinney, DT Chris Morris, C Ogemdi Nwagbuo, DT Domata Peko, DT Julian Peterson, LB Dave Rayner, K Javon Ringer, RB Clifton Ryan, DT Eric Smith, S Robaire Smith, DE Drew Stanton, QB Devin Thomas, WR Kevin Vickerson, DT Ross Weaver, CB Jeremy Ware, CB Blair White, WR

DAVID HERRON

Team Pittsburgh Steelers Indianapolis Colts Seattle Seahawks Indianapolis Colts San Francisco 49ers Cincinnati Bengals Chicago Bears Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos New England Patriots San Francisco 49ers Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers Cincinnati Bengals Detroit Lions Cincinnati Bengals Tennessee Titans St. Louis Rams New York Jets Cleveland Browns Detroit Lions Washington Redskins Seattle Seahawks Miami Dolphins Oakland Raiders Indianapolis Colts

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Ogemdi Nwagbuo SAN DEGO CHARGERS

ERIC SMITH

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BRANDON McKINNEY BALTIMORE RAVENS

DOMATA PEKO

DERRICK MASON

BALTIMORE RAVENS

JAVON RINGER

CINCINNATI BENGALS

TENNESSEE TITANS

ROBAIRE SMITH

DREW STANTON

CLEVELAND BROWNS

DETROIT LIONS

CLIFTON RYAN ST.LOUIS RAMS

DEVIN THOMAS

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

SPARTAN HEAD COACHES

Jake Boss Jr. Baseball

Cathy George Volleyball

Matt Gianiodis Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving

Suzy Merchant Women’s Basketball

Damon Rensing Men’s Soccer

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Rick Comley Ice Hockey

Tom Izzo Men’s Basketball

Tom Minkel Wrestling

Tom Saxton Women’s Soccer

Mark Dantonio Football

Jacquie Joseph Softball

GENE ORLANDO Men’s Tennis

Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll Women’s Golf

Walt Drenth Director: Men’s & Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country

Kathie Klages Women’s Gymnastics

Sam Puryear Men’s Golf

Rolf van de Kerkhof Field Hockey

Matt Weise Crew

The spartan

Marching band

The 300-member Spartan Marching Band, which enters its 140th season in 2010, is one of the oldest and most recognized university marching bands in the country. The Director of the Spartan Marching Band is John T. Madden, who is in his 22nd season leading the group. The Spartan Marching Band was founded in 1870 as a 10-member student group. All of the original members were Civil War veterans. The Spartan Marching Band was a military unit connected with the college ROTC for most of its existence. Until 1952, the band members wore military khaki uniforms. When Michigan State began playing Big Ten football in 1953, the band received its first green and white uniforms. Most of the strict military uniform codes are still adhered to today with squad leaders holding routing inspections before every performance. No flutes or clarinets are used in the Spartan Marching Band, as these instruments are difficult to hear in the large Big Ten stadiums. Instead, tiny 104

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E-flat cornets play the high “woodwind-like” parts. The Spartan Marching Band has entertained five U.S. Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt (1907), Herbert Hoover (1930), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1936), Lyndon Johnson (1965) and Bill Clinton (1996 and 2001). The Spartan Marching Band has performed at 16 bowl games, including four Rose Bowls (1954, ’56, ’66 and ’88). In addition, the band has made appearances at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, ’84 New Orleans World’s Fair, ’84 World Series in Detroit and ’93 Coca-Cola Bowl in Tokyo, Japan. The Spartan Marching Band was the 1988 recipient of the Louis Sudler Trophy for collegiate marching bands, administered by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. In 1995, ABC Sports selected the Spartan Marching Band to record its theme music for college football.

MSU Fight Song On the banks of the Red Cedar, There’s a school that’s known to all; Its specialty is winning, And those Spartans play good ball; Spartan teams are never beaten, All through the game they’ll fight; Fight for the only colors, Green and White. Go right through for MSU, Watch the points keep growing. Spartan teams are bound to win, They’re fighting with a vim. Rah! Rah! Rah! See their team is weakening, We’re going to win this game. Fight! Fight! Rah! Team, Fight! Victory for MSU.

(Original Lyrics) On the banks of the Red Cedar, There’s a school that’s known to all; Its specialty is farming, And those farmers play football; Aggie teams are never beaten, All through the game they’ll fight; Fight for the only colors, Green and White. Smash right through that line of blue, Watch the points keep growing. Aggie teams are bound to win, They’re fighting with a vim. Rah! Rah! Rah! See their team is weakening, We’re going to win this game. Fight! Fight! Rah! Team Fight! Victory for MAC.

History of the MSU Fight Song Yellmaster Francis Irving Lankey, a civil engineering major at Michigan Agricultural College, composed the school’s Fight Song in the spring of 1915. His friend Arthur L. Sayles, also a MAC student, wrote most of the words to the Fight Song. The football team’s back-to-back road wins over national powers Michigan and Wisconsin in 1913 inspired Lankey to compose the MAC Fight Song because he felt those two schools had great fight songs. “Lank”, as his friends called him, was a very popular and talented piano player. Following graduation, he worked for the highway department and later became an instructor for the Army Air Corps. In a volunteer air demonstration in 1919, he crashed while attempting to land. Months after his untimely death, a girlfriend published his song. Members of the football team sold 770 copies of the song for 50 cents at the 1919 Homecoming pep assembly. When it sold out in less than 30 minutes, everyone knew the Fight Song was a winner. In 1920, the Military Band played the MAC Fight Song at home football games. With slight variations to the original words, like changing Aggie to Spartan and MAC to MSU, it has been played ever since.

Alma Mater:

MSU Shadows

MSU, we love thy shadows When twilight silence falls, Flushing deep and softly paling O’er ivy covered halls; Beneath the pines we’ll gather To give our faith so true, Sing our love for Alma Mater And thy praises MSU. When from these scenes we wander And twilight shadows fade, Our memory still will linger Where light and shadows played; In the evening oft we’ll gather And pledge our faith anew, Sing our love for Alma Mater And thy praises MSU.

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SPARTAN CHEER & DANCE TEAM

Back row (Cheer) left to right: Tyler Jones, Avi Kotte, Courtney Alexander, Ben Lees, Brent Money, Nick Moritz, Erik VanTongeren, RonJon Casanova-Smith, Jarriel Keys, James Kauserud, Chad Osier, Ryan Schoen, Dan Roush, Jon Evans, Andrew Tetloff, Andy Wang Middle Row (Dance Team) left to right: Hayley Laird, Lindsey Little, Lauren Blaine, Christen Coleman, Sarah Sorensen, Sarah Mullen, Paige Pennycook, Leah Shipley, Amy Kwiatkowski, Jamie Capodieci, Lindsay Bacigalupo, Jill Szymczak, Mackenzie Moffatt, Kara Otto, Monica Moorman, Emma Cole, Janelle Fox, Melanie Brown Bottom Row (Cheer) from left to right: Callie Marcinkowski, Kayla Rigdon, Kailey Forbes, Sam Sarracco, Kalee Vannest, Storm Garfield, Torri Mills, Taylor Young, Crystal Bruns, Daniela Schroeck, Stephanie Lewis, Lauryn Przeslawski, Nicole DeMarco, Preeya Dalian, Katelynn Andreen

SPARTAN ATHLETICS

On Oct. 1, 1999, Michigan State University unveiled its new Athletics Hall of Fame. Located in the Clara Bell Smith StudentAthlete Academic Center, the $250,000 Hall of Fame displays key moments in Spartan athletic history as well as plaques of the inductees. The charter class of 30 former Spartan athletes, coaches and administrators was inducted in 1992 and included former football players and coaches Jack Breslin, Bob Carey, Don Coleman, Duffy Daugherty, Lyman Frimodig, Earl Morrall, Bubba Smith, Gene Washington, George Webster and Ralph Young.

CLASS OF 2010

Jim Bibbs Men’s Track & Field Coach 1968-98 Hometown – Ecorse, MI • First African-American head coach at Michigan State • During his tenure, Spartans earned two world records, 52 Big Ten titles and All-America honors 26 times • Tutored Judi Brown to the 1984 Olympic silver medal in the 400meter hurdles

Ed Budde Football 1960-62 Hometown – Detroit, MI • 1962 All-American • First-round draft pick of both the AFL’s Kansas City Chiefs (then Dallas Stars) and the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles • Appeared in both the Senior Bowl and College All-Star Game following his senior season • Seven-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time first-team All-Pro

Steve Garvey Baseball/Football 1966-68 Hometown – Tampa, FL • 1968 All-American in baseball • Four-time Gold Glove winner and 1974 National League MVP • Appeared in 10 Major League All-Star games and five World Series • 1,207 consecutive games played ranks fourth all time in Major League Baseball history

Dr. Nell Jackson

Ron Mason

Assistant Director of Athletics for Women 1973-81 Women’s Track & Field Coach 1973-77, 1978-81 Hometown – Athens, GA • Coached 13 athletes to All-America honors • Member of the Black Athletes Hall of Fame, Women’s Sports Foundation Hall of Fame and National Track & Field Hall of Fame • During her tenure as an administrator, Jackson pioneered quality and successful women’s athletic programs in nine sports • First African-American woman to coach Olympic track team and to serve on the U.S. Olympic Committee’s board of directors

Julius McCoy Basketball 1953-56 Hometown – Farrell, PA • 1956 All-American • Second player in program history to surpass the 1,000-point total • Appeared in the 1956 College All-Star game • Drafted by the NBA’s St. Louis Hawks in 1956

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Linda Gustavson Swimming 1969-72 Hometown – Santa Cruz, CA • 1968 Olympic gold medalist in the 400-meter relay • 1970 AIAW National Champion in the 50-meter freestyle • Earned a silver medal in the 400meter individual freestyle and bronze medal in 100-meter individual freestyle at 1968 Olympics

Hockey Coach 1979-2002 Director of Athletics 2002-2007 Hometown – Blyth, Ontario • Winningest college hockey coach in history (924 victories) • Coached MSU’s two Hobey Baker Award winners – Kip Miller and Ryan Miller • Led MSU to an NCAA Championship, 17 CCHA regular-season and playoff titles, and guided an all-time record 23 teams overall to the NCAA Tournament. • Coached 35 All-Americans and 50 former Spartans who went on to establish careers in the National Hockey League

Percy Snow Football 1986-1989 Hometown – Canton, OH • Two-time First-Team All-American (1988-89) • First player to win both the Butkus and Lombardi Awards in the same year (1989) • Three-time First-Team All-Big Ten Selection (1987-1989) • Selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1990 NFL Draft

Ken Walsh Swimming 1965-67 Hometown – Ponte Vedra, FL • 12-time All-American • 1967 NCAA Champion in the 100meter freestyle • Big Ten Champion: 1965 & 1967 100-meter freestyle, 1967 200-meter freestyle and 400-meter freestyle relay • Gold medalist at the 1968 Olympics in the 400-meter relay and 400-meter freestyle relay; silver medalist in the 100-meter freestyle

Lorenzo White Football 1984-87 Hometown – Fort Lauderdale, FL • Two-time First-Team All-American (1985, 1987) • Finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy balloting in both 1985 and 1987 • MSU’s all-time leading rusher with 4,887 yards, including 23 100-yard games • Selected by the Houston Oilers in the first round of the 1988 NFL Draft

SPARTAN ATHLETICS dAUGHERTY

Inducted 1992

of Fred Alderman

George Alderton

Chet Aubuchon

Track and Field 1925-27 Hometown - East Lansing, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • First Spartan to win Olympic gold 1927 • NCAA Champion in 100 and 220 • 1927 IC4A individual champion in 440

Sports Editor 1923-62 Hometown - Saginaw, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1993 • Covered Spartans for 39 years • Nicknamed “The Spartans” in 1926 • First Michigan Sportswriter and Sportscaster Hall of Fame inductee

Basketball 1939-40, 42 Hometown - Gary, IN Hall of Fame Class - 1996 • Called the “Houdini of the Hardwood” • Spartans’ first basketball All-American

Ed Bagdon

Gloria Becksford

Richard Berry

Football 1946-49 Hometown - Dearborn, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1996 • 1949 All-American • 1949 Outland Trophy winner • Half of top guard tandem with Don Mason

Softball 1975-76; Softball Coach 1981-93 Hometown - Holland, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • Pitched MSU to 1976 College World Series title • First female athlete with number retired • 1986 Big Ten Coach of the Year

Fencing 1952-53 Hometown - Highland Park, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2000 • 1952 All-American • 1952 NCAA runner-up in individual epee • Two-time Big Ten Champion (1952 Epee /1953 Foil) • 1959 Pan American Games

Amo Bessone

Art Brandstatter, Sr.

Molly Brennan

Hockey Coach 1951-79 Hometown - Sagamore, MA Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1966 National Coach of the Year • Five Big Ten Championships • U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee • Led Spartans to first national title in 1966

Football 1934-36 Hometown - East Lansing, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1994 • 1936 All-American • 1961 Selection to Sports Illustrated’s Silver Anniversary All-America Team • 1990 Jack Breslin Lifetime Achievement Award winner

Track 1979-82 Hometown - Waterford, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1993 • 1982 Rhodes Scholar • 1981-82 All-American sprinter • 1982 Sportswoman of the Year

Jack Breslin

Chester Brewer

Judi Brown

Football/Basketball/Baseball 1944-46 Hometown - Battle Creek, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1944 “Governor’s Award” football MVP • 30-year MSU administrator • Duffy Daugherty Award winner • MSU’s basketball arena named in his honor

Athletics Director/Coach 1903-10, 1917, 1919-22 Hometown - Owosso, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2000 • MAC’s first full-time athletics director • Coached football, basketball, baseball and track teams • Football team went undefeated in 43-straight home games (1903-10)

Track 1980-83 Hometown - East Lansing, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1995 • 1983 NCAA Champion in 400-meter hurdles • Three-time All-American • 12-time Big Ten Champion • Member of world record-setting sprint medley relay

Lauren Brown

Leander Burnett

Bob Carey

Cross Country/Track 1928-31 Hometown - Detroit, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2003 • 1928 cross country All-American • Won the Central Collegiate Conference Championships in 1927 and 1929 • Set school records in the steeplechase and 2-mile

Baseball/Track 1889-92 Hometown - Harbor Springs, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1995 • Three-time all-around MIAA track champion • Won 37 individual events at MIAA field days • Earned nine varsity letters in baseball and track

Football/Basketball/Track 1949-52 Hometown - Charlevoix, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1951 shot put All-American • 1951 football All-American • Three-year basketball starter

Lynn Chandnois

Don Coleman

Fendley Collins

Football 1946-49 Hometown - Flint, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1948 “Governor’s Award” football MVP • 1950 Michigan Outstanding Amateur Athlete of the Year • 1949 All-American halfback • Three-time NFL All-Pro as Pittsburgh Steeler

Football 1949-51 Hometown - Flint, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • First Spartan to have his number retired • MSU’s first unanimous All-American • 1975 College Football Hall of Fame inductee

Wrestling Coach 1930-62 Hometown - Headrick, OK Hall of Fame Class - 1996 • 1961 Big Ten Championship • Coached individuals to 13 NCAA titles • Coached individuals to 14 Big Ten titles • NCAA runner-up three times (1941, ‘43, ‘48)

Shirley Cook

Jerry DaPrato

Duffy Daugherty

Field Hockey/Basketball/Track and Field 1955-58 Hometown – Port Hope, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2007 • One of MSU’s pioneer female student-athletes • Founder of Women’s Varsity Alumni Club • Created an endowment in her name to promote women’s athletics

Football 1912-15 Hometown – Iron Mountain, MI Hall of Fame Class – 2001 • First Football All-American (1915) • Led nation in scoring (1915), running for 15 touchdowns, booting 28 extra points and converting two field goals for 124 points. • Set single-game and season scoring records

Football Coach 1954-72 Hometown - Barnesboro, PA Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1956 and 1965 National Coach of the Year • Coached 33 first-team All Americans • College Football Hall of Fame inductee

Chuck Davey

Joe DeLamielleure

Marshall Dill

Boxing 1943, 1947-49 Hometown - Dearborn, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • Only four-time NCAA boxing champion • Undefeated collegiate record • Member of 1948 U.S. Olympic team

Football 1970-72 Hometown - Center Line, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2003 • 1972 Football All-American • 1971 and 1972 All-Big Ten First Team • 2003 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee • Six-time NFL All-Pro

Track and Field 1972-75 Hometown – Detroit, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2007 • 11-time Big Ten Champion; 1972 and 1973 All-American • 1973 NCAA outdoor champion in 220-yard dash • Won four-consecutive Big Ten titles in the outdoor 220yard dash and two straight in the outdoor 100-yard dash • Won three-straight Big Ten titles in the indoor 300-yard dash www.msuspartans.com

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of Gary Dilley

Jim Ellis

Swimming 1965-67 Hometown - Huntington, IN Hall of Fame Class - 1995 • 1965-66 NCAA Champion in 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke • Eight-time Big Ten champion • 12-time All-American

Football 1951-53 Hometown – Saginaw, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2007 • First Spartan to receive All-America honors in consecutive years (1951-52) • Named to All-Western first team in 1952 • Captain of the 1953 Big Ten and 1954 Rose Bowl Championship team

Julie Farrell-Ovenhouse Swimming & Diving 1988-91 Hometown – Holt, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2005 • 1990 NCAA champion on the one-meter board • 1991 NCAA champion on the three-meter board • Six-time All-American • Three-time Big Ten Diver of the Year (1989-91)

Richard Frey Cross Country/Track 1936-40 Hometown – Buffalo, NY Hall of Fame Class - 2007 • Captain of 1939 cross country NCAA Championship team, the first NCAA title won by a Spartan team • Four-time All-American (two-time cross country and two-time track) • Member of IC4A Championship team in 1937 • Won freshman IC4A title in 1936

Kirk Gibson Football/Baseball 1975-78 Hometown - Waterford, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1994 • 1978 baseball and football All-American • No. 1 draft pick of Detroit Tigers in 1978 • Key MLB veteran on two World Series Championship teams

Johnny Green Basketball 1957-59 Hometown - Dayton, OH Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • Three-time All-American • 1959 Big Ten MVP • Three-time All-Big Ten

John Hannah MSU President 1941-69 Hometown - Grand Rapids, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • Led MSU into the Big Ten Conference • Football jersey number retired for 46 years of service • Awarded USA Medal of Freedom for his civil rights work

John Horne Boxing 1958-60 Hometown - Washington, D.C. Hall of Fame Class: 1996 • Three-time NCAA Champion in 178-pound class • Competed without regular coach, program or sparring partner • Two-time All-American

Fred Johnson Track 1947-50 Hometown - Grandville, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1993 • 1949 NCAA Champion in broad jump • 1949 All-American in the broad jump and low hurdles • Shared world record in 65-yard low hurdles

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Sue Ertl Golf 1977-80 Hometown – Ionia, MI Hall of Fame Class – 2001 • 1979 All-American • 1977 and 1978 Big Ten Medalist • 1978 Runner-up Midwest AIAW Championships • 1988 National Collegiate Golf Hall of Fame

Dr. James Feurig

Mary Fossum

Team Physician 1953-75 Hometown - Seymour, WI Hall of Fame Class - 2000 • MSU team physician for 22 years • Key researcher on the dangers of the crossbody block in football • 1968 Michigan State Medical Society Distinguished Service Award

Golf Coach 1973-97 Hometown - Green Bay, WI Hall of Fame Class - 2003 • Led the Spartans to five straight Big Ten titles from 1974-78 plus 1982 crown • Guided team to six-consecutive AIAW National Championship appearances from 1973-78

Lyman Frimodig

John Fuzak

Basketball/Baseball/Football 1914-17 Hometown - Calumet, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • MSU’s only 10-time letterwinner • 41-year career as assistant athletic director and business manager • Co-author of Spartan Saga: A History of Michigan State Athletics

Faculty Athletics Representative 1959-79 Hometown – Crewe, VA Hall of Fame Class - 2005 • Served as MSU’s Faculty Representative for 20 years (1959-79) • Twice served as chairman for the Big Ten Faculty Representatives • MSU’s Vice President of Student Affairs from 1961-66 • NCAA President (1975-76)

Cheryl Gilliam Track 1978-81 Hometown - Detroit, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2003 • 1981 indoor All-American in 60-meter dash • Won four-straight Big Ten titles in the outdoor 200meter dash • Set six individual and nine relay records

Everett “Sonny” Grandelius Football 1948-50 Hometown - Muskegon Heights, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1995 • 1950 All-American • 1950 “Governor’s Award” football MVP • 1951 Hula Bowl MVP

George Guerre

Roger Grove

Football 1946-48 Hometown - Flint, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2007 • Led the Spartans in rushing for three-straight seasons from 1946-48 • Averaged 6.75 yards per carry, the best career rushing average in school history • 1946 team MVP

Football/Basketball 1928-31 Hometown - Sturgis, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2000 • 1930 Football All-American • 1930 Basketball All-American • Led basketball team in scoring in 1929-30 and 1930-31 • MSU freshman pole vault record in 1928

George M. “Jud” Heathcote Basketball Coach 1976-95 Hometown – Spokane, WA Hall of Fame Class – 2001 • 1979 NCAA Championship • Won three Big Ten titles (1978, 1979, 1990) • 2001 National Association of Basketball Coaches Golden Anniversary Award

Burl Jennings Wrestling 1941-43 Hometown - Tulsa, OK Hall of Fame Class - 1995 • Two-time NCAA Champion • 1943 co-captain with twin brother

Earvin “Magic” Johnson Basketball 1978-79 Hometown - Lansing, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1979 All-American • 1979 Big Ten MVP • MVP of 1979 NCAA Tournament • Five NBA Championships

Jack Heppinstall Athletic Trainer 1914-59 Hometown - Durham County, England Hall of Fame Class - 1994 • MSU’s first athletic trainer • Served under five athletics directors and 12 head football coaches • National Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame inductee

Merle Jennings Wrestling 1941-43 Hometown - Tulsa, OK Hall of Fame Class - 1995 • Two-time NCAA Champion • 1943 co-captain with twin brother • 1943 National AAU Champion

Joyce Kazmierski Golf 1964-67 Hometown - Detroit, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1994 • 1966 National Collegiate Golf Champion • Formed Women’s Golf Club at MSU • Played on LPGA tour from 1968 to 1985 • 1986 inductee into National Golf Coaches Hall of Fame

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of Greg Kelser

Crawford “Forddy” Kennedy

Henry Kennedy

Basketball 1976-79 Hometown - Detroit, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1996 • 1979 All-American • Three-time team MVP • 1979 First-team Academic All-American • Holds honorary doctorate from MSU

Cross Country/Track 1957-59 Hometown - Glasgow, Scotland Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • Three-time cross country All-American • 1958 NCAA cross country champion • 1959 Big Ten cross country and two-mile champion

Cross Country/Track 1955-58 Hometown - Glasgow, Scotland Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • Six-time letterwinner in cross country and track • 1955 Big Ten cross country champion • 1955-56 IC4A Champion

Gene Kenney Soccer Coach 1956-69 Hometown – Urbana, IL Hall of Fame Class - 2005 • Led MSU to back-to-back National Championships in 1967-68 • Teams made eight-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament from 1962-69 • His .866 winning pct. is second in the NCAA

John Kobs

Frank Kush

Baseball Coach 1925-63 Hometown - Cavalier, ND Hall of Fame Class - 1993 • 576-377-16 record over 39 years • MSU’s baseball field named in his honor • Michigan Sports Hall of Fame inductee

Football 1950-52 Hometown - Windber, PA Hall of Fame Class - 2000 • 1952 All-American • Anchored defensive line for 1952 Ntn’l Champions • MSU Centennial Super Squad • 1995 National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame inductee

Bonnie Lauer

Sherman Lewis

Danny Litwhiler

Golf 1970-73 Hometown - Walled Lake, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1973 AIAW National Champion • First female athlete voted “Spartan of the Week” by the State News • 1976 LPGA Rookie of the Year

Football/Track 1961-64 Hometown – Louisville, KY Hall of Fame Class – 2001 • 1963 All-American • 1963 Football Co-captain • Finished third in Heisman Trophy balloting in 1963 • 1963-64 Track Captain

Baseball Coach 1964-82 Hometown - Ringtown, PA Hall of Fame Class - 1994 • Two Big Ten Championship teams • Coached 13 future MLB players • 1942 All-Star with Philadelphia • Developed radar speed gun to time pitches

Dean Look

William Mack

Jane Manchester-Meyers

Football/Baseball 1957-59 Hometown - Lansing, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2007 • 1959 football All-American • 1958 baseball team MVP and first-team All-Big Ten selection led the Spartans in runs, RBI, total bases, stolen bases, doubles and home runs • Spent 29 years as an official in the NFL

Cross Country/Track 1948-50 Hometown - Palos Park, IL Hall of Fame Class - 1996 • 1950 All-American in mile run • Four-time cross country All-American (two at MSU) • Member of world record two-mile relay team

Swimming/Diving 1972-74, 1976 Hometown - Pompano Beach, FL Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • Three-time All-American • 1973-74 AIAW National Champion • 1973-74 Big Ten Champion

Robert “Buck” McCurry Football 1946-48 Hometown - Lewiston, PA Hall of Fame Class - 1993 • Three-time team captain • Duffy Daugherty Award winner • All-American center • MSU Assistant Football Coach 1949-50

Gale Mikles Wrestling 1945-48 Hometown - Tulsa, OK Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1947 NCAA Champion at 155 pounds • 1945 AAU National Champion in 145-pound class • Long-time MSU coach and administrator

Blake Miller Football/Baseball/Basketball 1912-15 Hometown – Tonawanda, NY Hall of Fame Class - 2005 • Named to MSU’s all-time Old-Timers Football Team (pre-1940) in 1970 • 1915 football All-American • Earned All-Western honors in football (1913-14) • Won nine varsity letters at MSU: four in football, three in baseball and two in basketball

Deanne Moore

Earl Morrall

Clarence “Biggie” Munn

Softball 1981-84 Hometown - Fenton, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1996 • 1983 All-American and GTE Academic All-American • 1984 All-Big Ten selection • 1984 Alderton Athlete of the Year

Football 1953-56 Hometown - Muskegon, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1955 All-American • 1955 All-Big Ten • 1968 NFL MVP • Quarterback for two Super Bowl Champions

Football Coach 1947-53 Athletic Director 1954-72 Hometown - Minneapolis, MN Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • Posted an .857 winning percentage over seven years • 1952 National Coach of the Year • College Football Hall of Fame inductee

Gwen Norrell Ph.D.

Herb Odom

Weldon Olson

Faculty Athletics Representative 1979-87 Hometown - Eudora, AR Hall of Fame Class - 2000 • First woman to serve as Faculty Representative in Big Ten history • NCAA Vice-President (1983-84 and 1984-85) • MSU Athletic Council (two terms) • 1973 MSU Distinguished Faculty Award

Boxing 1952-55 Hometown – Flint, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2005 • Back-to-back NCAA Champion at 147 pounds (195455) • Led MSU to 1955 team National Championship • Two-time All-American (1954-55) • Compiled a 29-5-2 career record

Hockey 1951-55 Hometown – Marquette, MI Hall of Fame Class – 2001 • 1953 Hockey MVP • 1960 Olympic Ice Hockey Gold Medalist • 1956 Olympic Ice Hockey Silver Medalist • Olympic Hall of Fame • 1993 Distinguished Hockey Alumnus Award

Grady Peninger Wrestling Coach 1963-1986 Hometown – Ponca City, OK Hall of Fame Class - 2007 • First Big Ten Coach to win seven consecutive conference titles (1966-72) • During his tenure, Spartan wrestlers earned 10 NCAA titles, 40 Big Ten titles and garnered All-American honors 54 times • 1987 U.S. Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee

George Perles Football Coach 1983-94 Hometown - Allen Park, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2007 • Led the Spartans to two Big Ten titles (1987 and 1990) and seven bowl appearances • Three of his teams finished among the nation’s Top 25, including the 1987 Big Ten championship team that ranked No. 8 in the final polls • Tutored nine first-team All-Americans

John Pingel Football 1936-38 Hometown - Mt. Clemens, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1993 • 1937-38 All-American punter • First round draft pick of Detroit Lions • National Football Foundation Hall of Fame inductee

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of Carlton Rintz Gymnastics 1952-55 Hometown - Quarryville, PA Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • Nine-time Big Ten Champion • 1954 NCAA Champion on pommel horse • 1955 NCAA Champion on parallel bars, horizontal bars and pommel horse

Tom Ross Hockey 1973-76 Hometown – Dearborn, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2007 • Holds MSU career records with 324 points, 138 goals and 186 assists • Scored at least one point in 79 consecutive games • Second college player to reach 300-point mark; ranks second all-time with 324 career points • NCAA record-holder with 72 power-play goals

Ernestine Russell-Weaver

George Saimes

Gymnastics 1957-60 Hometown - Windsor, Ontario Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1955 AAU National Champion • Competed without a team at MSU • Member of 1956 and 1960 Canadian Olympic teams

Football 1959-62 Hometown - Canton, OH Hall of Fame Class - 2000 • 1962 All-American • Finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1962 • Two-time All-Big Ten (consensus first team 1961-62) • NFL All-Pro from 1964-69

Clarke Scholes Swimming 1950-52 Hometown - Detroit, MI Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1952 Olympic Gold Medal in 100m freestyle • Five-time NCAA Champion • International Swimming Hall of Fame inductee

Gideon “Charlie” Smith Football 1913-15 Hometown - Lansing, MI Hall of Fame Class: 1994 • MAC’s first African-American football player • All-Star tackle on the 1913-15 MAC teams • Played pro football with Canton Bulldogs and Jim Thorpe

Valerie Sterk Kemper Volleyball 1993-96 Hometown – Byron Center, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2007 • First female team sport athlete at MSU to earn FirstTeam All-America honors (1995 and 1996) • Led nation with .449 hitting percentage in 1996 • First Spartan volleyball player to earn First-Team AllBig Ten honors three times • 1996 Third-Team Academic All-American

Gene Washington Football/Track 1964-67 Hometown - LaPorte, TX Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1965-66 All-American • College Football Hall of Fame inductee • 1967 NFL first-round draft pick

John D. Wilson Football 1950-52 Hometown – Lapeer, MI Hall of Fame Class – 2001 • MSU’s first Rhodes Scholar • 1952 Academic All-American • 1952 North-South Football Game • 1989 GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame

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Robin Roberts Baseball/Basketball 1945-47 Hometown – Springfield, IL Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • Selected to 100th anniversary College All-Star team in 1959 • Recorded 286 wins in 10 Major League seasons • 1976 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee

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Scott Skiles Basketball 1983-86 Hometown – Plymouth, IN Hall of Fame Class - 2007 • Led Big Ten in scoring in 1985-86 to earn All-America honors • 1986 Big Ten MVP • Became second Spartan to score more than 2,000 points

Karl Schlademan Track Coach 1941-59 Hometown - Seafield, IN Hall of Fame Class - 1995 • Turned Michigan State Relays into a major event • Led the Spartans to three IC4A titles • Coached four Olympians

Charles “Bubba” Smith Football 1964-66 Hometown - Beaumont, TX Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1966 All-American • 1966 UPI Lineman of the Year • 1967 NFL No. 1 draft pick • 1988 College Football Hall of Fame inductee

Steve Smith

Fred Stabley, Jr.

Basketball 1988-91 Hometown – Detroit, MI Hall of Fame Class – 2001 • 1990 and 1991 All-American • 1990 Big Ten Player of the Year • No. 21 jersey retired in 1999 • 1991 NBA first-round draft pick (No. 5 overall) • 1994 Olympic Gold Medalist

Sports Information Director 1948-80 Hometown - Dallastown, PA Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1962 Arch Ward winner for his work as Sports Information Director • Press box at Spartan Stadium named in his honor • Charter member of CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 1969

Brad Van Pelt

Doug Volmar

Football/Baseball/Basketball 1969-72 Hometown - Owosso, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2000 • Three-sport athlete who won seven varsity letters • Two-time football All-American (1971-72) • First defensive back ever to receive Maxwell Award as nation’s top collegiate player (1972) • Played in five-straight NFL Pro Bowls from 1976-80

Hockey 1965-67 Hometown - Cleveland Heights, OH Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1966 All-American • 1966 WCHA All-Star • Member of 1968 U.S. Olympic hockey team

Herb Washington Track and Field 1969-72 Hometown - Flint, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2000 • Four-time All-American • 1970 and 1972 NCAA Indoor Champion in 60-yard dash • Won seven Big Ten titles • 1997 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award

Tom Yewcic Football/Baseball 1951-54 Hometown - Conemaugh, PA Hall of Fame Class - 2003 • 1952 Football All-American • 1954 Baseball All-American • 1954 College World Series MVP • Led MSU to share of Big Ten title in 1953 and a win in the 1954 Rose Bowl

George Webster Football 1964-66 Hometown - Anderson, SC Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • 1965-66 All-American • 1966 “Governor’s Award” football MVP • Nine-year NFL veteran with three teams

Ralph Young Football Coach 1923-27 Track and Field Coach 1924-40 Athletic Director 1923-54 Hometown - Crown Point, IN Hall of Fame Class - 1992 • Coached 27 track All-Americans and four Olympians • Michigan Sports Hall of Fame inductee • Served in Michigan Legislature from 1956 to 1962 • MSU’s track is named in his honor

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ambassadors The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics thanks the following donors. Their generosity allows us to build and sustain a competitive athletics program in the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA.

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Agriculture & Natural Resources Herman J & Sherry Arends Merrill Bailey Scott and Natalie Bernecker Dan and Sherry Bowen Craig and Vicki Brown The Christman Company Craig and Mary Helen Crooks Dean Trailways of Michigan - Mr. Kellie Dean Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Edward and Laura Demmer Marguerite Ann Demmer Mr. and Mrs. William A. Demmer Downtown Coaches Club John Dykema and Michele Maly Dykema Kris and Jennifer Elliott Foster, Swift, Collins and Smith P.C. Betty Gadaleto Michael & Jill Gantos Mr. and Mrs. William Guzy Philip and Reedy Hickey Jackson National Life Insurance Company Joe D. Pentecost Foundation Spencer Johnson David and Karen Jordan Terry and Cindy Lanzen Barb and Ben Maibach III Drayton and Elizabeth McLane David and Linda Mehney Todd R. and Marcia K. Moss Jim and Mary Nelson Trustee George J. and Sally A. Perles James and Janice Petcoff Trustee Randall Pittman Steve & Brenda Ramsby John and Mary Rayis Douglas and Carol Rearick Rebounders Club - MSU Peter F. Secchia and Joan P. Secchia Carol Shedd Bob Skandalaris Steve and Millie Smith Steve and Teresa St. Andre Jeff and Trisha Stanton Do Good Things Foundation Gary and Margaret Valade Jeffrey & Christine West Jill and Gary Witzenburg

Steven and Amy Almany American Physicians Assurance Corporation Ernie and Leanne Balcueva & Family Howard and Vivian Ballein Dick and Marie J. Belding Dennis and Cheryl Bhaskaran Kirk and Patricia Brannock Shane H. Bullough Norm and Rosemary Byrne Gary M. Ciampa Continental ID/Spartan Graphics Martin Louis Clemens Trustee Dolores M. and Byron J. Cook Doug and Valerie DeMartin Scott and Terri Devon Douglas J. Salon & Spa DTN Management Co Herbert and Carol Elfring Fastbreak Club Mr. and Mrs. Randy Fedewa Fincor Solutions Mr. and Mrs. Morton M. Finkelstein Thomas S. and Mickie Fox Family Dick and Janet Fullmer John and Sharon Garside Rick George Robert L. and Carol Gerbel Alan S & Rhona Gorosh Don and Phoebe Griffin Tom and Carol Harding Mark Castellani and Lisa Hildorf Jan Holcomb J.C. and Aurie Huizenga Michael Lindley Ilitch Holdings Inc. Rod Slobodian Mr. and Mrs. William G. Janis John Durr Richard and Tracy Johnson Michael E & Lanae Kettlewell David J. Kirkby Kreis Enderle Mr. and Mrs. Brian F. Larsen

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scholarship Donors of $10,000 up to $24,999 Mike and Lorene Abel Dr. Christopher Abood Dr. Beth Alexander Darryl and Sharon Allen American Collegiate Marketing, Inc. Michael Anderson Mike and Carol Anderson Tom and Ellen Antaya B & J Moving and Storage Merrill Bailey Nathaniel Lake Jr. & Patricia Ann Baines-Lake Bert and Lisa Baker Ernie and Leanne Balcueva & Family Dennis and Donna Banks John and Maureen Beadle Richard E. Beckman Dick and Marie J. Belding Philip and Susan Bickel John and Marie Black Patricia and David Brogan Scott R. and Lynne M. Burnett

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scholarship cont’d Donors of $10,000 up to $24,999 Loyal Spartan Fan Joseph & Carolyn Clark Robert Cleland Kelly P. Coffey Jeffrey S & Cathy Cole Stanford and Cynthia Compton Andrew & Sandra Conner Roger and Shelia Conrad Consumers Energy Cynthia M. Conway Donald & Diane Cook J.F. Cordes, MD Mr. Jay A. Craig Mr. and Mrs. James A. Currie Dan Henry Distibuting Diana E. D’Angelo and Martin C. Hawley Mark and Becky Dantonio David & Sheryl Livingston Family Foundation Jack and Susan Davis Mark L. Davis, D.O. John & Marnie Demmer Tim & Carol Dent Mr. and Mrs. Milo R. DeVries Dewling, James R & Marlene Frederick R & Jane Dibbern John and Joan Dobben Lynette & Tim Drumhiller Thomas Duncan and Leslie DeVera-Duncan David S. Durant Mr. and Mrs. William Ebbert James and Deborah Epolito Mr. and Mrs. William Featherstone Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fisher Herbert and Christine Fluharty Paul Gale Dr. and Mrs. James B. Gallagher Carole Sorenson and Martin Gibbs Ashley and Ron Glah Gordon Food Service Michael K & Merry Achors Grady Alton and Jan Granger Gary and Pam Granger Dr. and Mrs. James M. Grannell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grimes The Growney Family Gunthorpe Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Gil and Susanna Harrell David E. Havrilla Dr. and Mrs. Greg Hazen HBC Contracting Andrew & Sherri Henry James and Susan Herman

Jerry and Peggy Hodak John and Louise Hoekstra John and Patricia Hollenbeck Fred Hubacker Mr. and Mrs. David Huff Duane and Nancy Huffine Robert Hughes Arthur & Mary Irish Dr. Thomas K. Jamieson JCT Foundation Tom and Mary Johnston Paul D. Joliat Gregory J & Holly Jozwiak Kenneth and Marilyn Kaestner Mr. and Mrs. William R. Kahl Ann Kauffman Michael and Peggy Kelley Paul and Rebecca Kennedy John and Cheryl Kiple Gregory M. Kopacz David and Colleen Krause Scott & Kristine Kuhnert Nathaniel Lake Jr. & Patricia Ann Baines-Lake Jeff and Katy Lambert Alan D. Lang Eric & Linda Lannes Thomas and Lucy Larsen Thomas Law and Rita Richardson Al & Charlene Lazette Patrick & Sally LeBlanc Irv Lesher Carl and Margaret Liedholm Kathryn E. Lindahl J. William and Wanda J. Luurtsema Michael J. and Patricia A. Lynd Michael and Susan Maasberg Vincent & Karen Magi Frederick M & Gwendoline Maisch Thomas Mall and Cathy Mall Darryl R & Julie Massa Betsy Barkwell Mathiesen Mark and Vicki Matthews Bruce and Sheryl McCristal Kevin McIntyre John B. McKay McLaren Health Plan James McVittie Kirk Mercer Al Miller Mr. Michael and Dr. Anna Miller Philip and Sandra Miller Garrett Morelock

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director’s club Donors of $5,000 up to $9,999 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Abel Alan and Debbie Abraham Gerald and Julie Abraham Ken and Linda Adams Dr. and Mrs. Steven C. Ajluni Dr. Mark Alsager and Dr. Judi Fleischaker Roberta Myers Kathy and Mike Anderson Mike and Carol Anderson John Ruth Dr. and Mrs. William Athens, Jr. Michael and Beverly Austin B & J Moving & Storage David D & Carol Baker James C & Lori Baker Ken & Mary Baldwin Ed Barant Lawrence and Laurie Bass

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Shelly and Bob Corl Ed and Rita Corlett Country Fresh LLC Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Courtney Dennis and Sarah DaPra John and Maureen Darling James F & Margreta Dart R. Jeff and Jill M. Dean Robert J & Deborah Dery Dr. Luciano M. DiCarlo Dr. Douglas Dietzel Mr. William J. DiGiulio Bradford W & Nancy Dlouhy Gary and Peggy Doty Cullen and Helena DuBose Dan and Kim Dudley John and Becky Duffey Kenneth R. and Linda L. Dyer

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Fred Poston VP Finance/ Operations Treasurer

Mark Hollis Athletics Director

Greg Ianni Deputy Athletics Director

Shelley Appelbaum Sr. Associate AD/ Sr. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Administrator

Jim Pignataro Associate AD/ SASS Dir.

Paul Schager Associate AD/ External Relations

Jennifer Smith Associate AD/ Compliance & Human Resources

Tim Stedman Associate AD/ Development

Peggy Brown Associate AD/ Business Operations

Alan Haller Associate AD/ Administration

Karen Langeland Associate AD/Sports Mngt. & Summer Sports Camps

Rick Atkinson Assistant AD/ Facility & Event Management

Richard Bader Assistant AD/ Sport Administration

Wendy Brown Assistant AD/ Ticket Manager

Mandy Chandler Academic Coordinator

Rick Church Director of Broadcast Technology

Nate Colon Asst. Dir. of Multicultural Student-Athlete Programming

Elliott Daniels Academic Coordinator/ Asst. Dir. of Football Academic Services

Dr. Doug Dietzel Team Orthopedic Surgeon

David Diffenderffer Video Producer/ Athletic Communications

Jeff Monroe Assistant AD/ Head Athletic Trainer

John Lewandowski Associate AD/ Communications

Scot Schlesinger Assistant AD/ Sales & Marketing

Bob Armstrong Video Producer/ Athletic Communications

Holly Baumgartner Compliance Coordinator

Jim Donatelli Assistant Director/ Athletic Communications

Todd Edwards Assistant Dir. of SASS/Dir. of Football Academic Services

Dave Ellis Video Producer/ Athletic Communications

Amy Fouty Sports Turf Manager

Jill Gainey Assistant Compliance Coordinator

Matt Harper Football Video Coordinator

Bryan Hoch Assistant Ticket Manager

Angela Howard Director/Student-Athlete Development

Jacob Huber Video Producer/ Athletic Communications

Seth Kesler Director/Events & Championships

Bob Knickerbocker Athletic Equipment Coordinator

Dr. Jeff Kovan Sports Medicine Director

Matt Larson Director of New Media/ Athletic Communications

Dylan Marinez Assistant Equipment Manager

Jill Mason Coordinator of Events & Spirit Teams

Dorn McGaw Director of Sales & Premium Seating

Dr. Sally Nogle Associate Athletic Trainer

Dean Olson Computer Network Services Coordinator

Dr. Randy Pearson Football Primary Care Physician

Ben Phlegar Assistant Director/Athletic Communications

Bill Ratliff Athletic Grounds Supervisor

Bernie Rosendahl Website Manager

Mark Schoenl Associate Director of Development, Director of Major Gifts

Tom Shepard Football Video Coordinator

Dr. Mike Shingles Team Orthopedic Surgeon

Jamie Weir-Baldwin Director Athletic Communications

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Kasey Carter Event Coordinator/ Stadium Tower

Chuck Sleeper Sr. Associate AD/ Dir. of Development

Joe Rood Assistant Director/ Sales & Marketing,

COMPLIANCE INFORMATION Recruiting Do’s And Don’ts Only MSU coaches may be involved in the recruiting process. Boosters MAY NOT make any recruiting contacts with prospective studentathletes. Boosters are prohibited from the following: • DO NOT telephone, write or make in-person contact with a prospect for recruiting purposes. This includes contact via e-mail, Instant Message, text message, chat rooms, blogs and social networking websites. • DO NOT contact a prospect’s coach, principal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospect. • DO NOT become involved in making arrangements for a prospect, the prospect’s relatives or friends to receive money or financial aid of any kind. • DO NOT visit a prospect’s school to acquire films or transcripts in an attempt to evaluate the prospect’s academic eligibility or athletics ability. • DO NOT have contact with a prospect, their relatives or friends during any of their visits to MSU’s campus. • DO NOT contact student-athletes enrolled in other four-year institutions regarding the possibility of transferring to MSU. Even though there are many rules prohibiting your involvement with prospects and the recruiting process, as a booster you are permitted to do the following: • Notify MSU coaching staff about noteworthy prospects in your area. • Attend a prospect’s athletics event on your own initiative, provided no contact with the prospect, the prospect’s parents or coach occurs. • Continue existing friendships, provided solicitation of a prospect’s enrollment does not occur. 138

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The Michigan State University Office of Compliance Services is committed to a comprehensive compliance program that educates student-athletes, prospective student-athletes, institutional employees, community members and boosters about the importance of adhering to NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules. The commitment to compliance ensures institutional control over the department of athletics. The existence of a successful compliance program depends on the willingness of coaches, administrators, staff, studentathletes and boosters to be cognizant of NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules. What Is Compliance? At Michigan State University, the Office of Compliance Services works within the department of athletics and the University to ensure MSU’s compliance with all applicable NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules. In doing so, the compliance office is charged with the following tasks: • Educating administrators, coaches, staff, prospective student-athletes, current student-athletes and boosters about NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules; • Developing monitoring systems to ensure compliance with NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules (e.g., recruiting, academic eligibility, financial aid, awards and benefits, amateurism and agents). • Investigating and reporting violations of NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules. Are You A Booster? You are a booster if you are or ever have: • Been a member of a booster organization that supports MSU athletics (e.g., Downtown Coaches Club, Rebounders Club, Fastbreak Club); • Made any financial contributions to the athletics department (e.g., Spartan Fund); • Been involved in promoting MSU’s athletics program; • Been a season ticket holder; or • Provided benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their relatives or friends. You can become a booster if you provide benefits to prospects, student-athletes, their relatives or friends and any of the following statements are true: • The relationship between the athlete (or parents of the athlete) and the individual providing the benefits developed as a result of the athlete’s participation in athletics or their reputation as an athlete; • The relationship began only after the athlete become a prospect; • The relationship began only after the athlete had achieved notoriety due to his or her athletic ability or reputation; • The pattern of benefits increased after the athlete attained notoriety as a talented athlete.

Once A Booster Always A Booster. Once an individual is identified as a booster, the person retains that identity FOREVER! This is true even if the individual no longer contributes to, or is involved with MSU’s athletics program. Who Is A Prospective Student-Athlete? A prospective student-athlete (prospect) is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade. Studentathletes enrolled in preparatory schools and two-year colleges are also considered prospects. An individual remains a prospect even after he/she signs a National Letter of Intent. What Is An Extra Benefit? An extra benefit is any special arrangement by a MSU employee or booster to provide a prospect, studentathlete or their relatives or friends a benefit not expressly authorized by the NCAA. Examples of impermissible benefits include, but are not limited to, the following: • Gifts of cash, clothing, equipment or any other tangible item; • A special discount, payment arrangement or credit on any purchase or service; • Loan of money or cosigning of loans; • A vehicle, use of a vehicle, or any transportation expenses; • Free or reduced-cost services, purchases or rentals; • Entertainment on- or off-campus; or • Free or reduced-cost rent or housing. What Are The Consequences? MSU is responsible for the actions of its boosters. If a booster provides an impermissible benefit to a prospect, student-athlete, their relatives or friends, MSU may be subject to penalties from the NCAA and Big Ten Conference. When a violation occurs, regardless of intention, it can: • Jeopardize the eligibility of prospective and current student-athletes; • Result in the MSU athletics program being penalized by the NCAA and/or Big Ten Conference; and • Cause you to lose benefits or privileges associated with the athletics department (i.e., booster club membership, ticket privileges). Questions? The above information is a brief overview of compliance and rules pertaining to boosters and their interactions with prospective student-athletes. If you have any questions about any NCAA, Big Ten or institutional rules, please contact the Office of Compliance Services at (517) 4325510. For more information on compliance and boosters, please visit the Office of Compliance Services’ website at www.msu.edu/user/msuncaa/.

Welcome to Spartan Stadium Spartan Stadium will enter its 87th season as home to Michigan State football in 2010. Since its opening in 1923, Michigan State has won nearly 69 percent of its games played in Spartan Stadium. In 2005, the natural grass playing surface in Spartan Stadium earned Field of the Year honors from the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA). Spartan Stadium represents a tribute to Michigan State’s football past and a vote of confidence in its future. A $64 million expansion project completed prior to the start of the 2005 football season features the addition of nearly 3,000 seats, including 24 suites and a 193-seat press box, bringing the current stadium capacity to 75,005. “The Spartan” statue has been relocated to the atrium of the new structure. The 200,000-square-foot addition also houses the MSU Alumni Association, University Development and other units. The MSU Board of Trustees approved the major addition and expansion project of Spartan Stadium in September 2003. Prior to the 2002 season, ESPN.com’s Mel Kiper Jr. ranked Spartan Stadium No. 8 on his list of the nation’s most scenic venues. Natural grass returned to Spartan Stadium in 2002 after a 33-year absence, with the installation of a modular field. The new playing surface, planted in May of 2001 at MSU’s Hancock Turfgrass Research Center, is comprised of a blend of nine varieties of Kentucky bluegrass. The original switch from natural grass to artificial turf came in time for the

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1969 season. Since 1957, capacity crowds have attended 152 games in Spartan Stadium, including the singlegame record 80,401 fans who witnessed MSU’s 20-19 loss to top-ranked Notre Dame on Sept. 22, 1990. The Spartans have ranked among the NCAA’s top 25 in attendance each of the last 54 seasons, including 18th in 2009, averaging 74,741 fans per game. Season-ticket sales have topped the 60,000 mark five times in Spartan football history, with an alltime record 61,479 season tickets purchased in 2000. A series of projects paralleling the Spartans’ rise to national football prominence enlarged the steeland-concrete facility from its original 14,000 seats in 1923 to its present size in 1957. The first came in 1935, the year in which the stadium was officially named Macklin Field, boosting the capacity to 26,000. The 1948 enlargement raised the total to 51,000. After 9,000 new seats upped the capacity to 60,000 in 1956, the upper decks were added to the east and west stands in 1957, bringing the capacity to 76,000. It also became Spartan Stadium that year. Renovations during the summer of 1994 improved sightlines and comfort for fans, while reducing the capacity to its current 75,005. On Oct. 6, 2001, Spartan Stadium added another chapter to its storied history as a then-world-record crowd of 74,554 attended the MSU-Michigan

outdoor hockey game. Prior to the 1998 season, a Mitsubishi Diamond Vision was installed in the south end zone and a new scoreboard and black and white message board were added to the north end zone. The CRT video display measures 21 feet x 27 feet and it is operated from a digital production control room in the Breslin Center. The video display board shows live game action, replays and special features. In addition, a concert-quality 50,000-watt sound system was installed. In 1998, Spartan Stadium celebrated its 75th anniversary plus it reached another milestone that season when it played host to its 400th game, a 29-5 MSU victory over Northwestern on Oct. 31. With its 49-14 victory over No. 4 Wisconsin in the 2004 home finale, Michigan State recorded its 300th win in Spartan Stadium. Michigan State has compiled a 320-142-13 record (.687) since taking up residency in Spartan Stadium (formerly Macklin Field) in 1923. The Spartans have gone undefeated at home 16 times since the stadium opened, including a perfect 6-0 mark in 1999. It marked MSU’s first undefeated home record since 1966 (5-0-1) and its first unbeaten and untied home slate since 1965 (5-00). In addition, Michigan State has suffered only one home loss during a season 28 times. Michigan State’s longest home winning streak is 19 games from Oct. 14, 1950, through Nov. 21, 1953.

Guest Services The Guest Services window, available for general information, is located in the west stadium concourse between Gates G & H, behind Section 26. Tickets All persons, including children of all ages, must have a ticket for admission to Spartan Stadium. Re-entry is prohibited at Spartan Stadium. Once you exit the stadium, you may not re-enter. Gates open 1 1/2 hours prior to the scheduled game time. The Tower, for access to the suites and the Spartan Club, will open two hours before the game. For tickets call the MSU athletic ticket office at (517) 355-1610 or 1-800-GO-STATE.

ProHIBITED ITEMS Alcoholic beverages; smoking in the seating area; large cameras; video cameras; radios; TV sets; bells, whistles, sirens and horns; banners and signs; umbrellas; seatbacks; strollers; binocular/camera cases; containers of any kind; bags larger than 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 2. The use of a ticket to an event authorizes an inspection at the point of entry to ensure the absence of prohibited materials. Admission will be denied to anyone carrying any of the prohibited items. Police Information Booth Located on the East concourse opposite section 8.

Will Call The Ticket Will Call is located on the west side of the stadium between Gates G & H, behind Section 26, and opens 1 1/2 hours before the scheduled game time. Proper identification is required before the release of tickets.

Lost and Found Articles Items should be reported to the Usher Room located inside Gate G no later than 45 minutes after the game. Later inquiries should be directed to the Lost and Found Department, Student Union Building (517-355-3497).

Concessions Concession stands are located on the stadium concourse and ramp levels.

Regulations For the safety and enjoyment of all fans, we ask that you observe the following regulations.

Rest Rooms Rest rooms are located beneath sections 6, 11, 21, 26, 105 and 112. Additional rest rooms are located on the Upper West concourse. First Aid Emergency Service In the case of illness or accident, contact the nearest police officer or usher. Nurses are on duty during the game at units in the East concourse (opposite section 8), West concourse (opposite section 20) and Upper West concourse (opposite section 123). Accessible Seating Accessible seating is available in the north end zone and is accessible from ramps through sections 1, 2 and 30. Additional seating is available on the west side of the stadium between sections 21 and 22 and is accessible from the ramp through section 21. Please go to the Ticket Will Call â&#x20AC;&#x201C; located on the west side of the stadium between Gates G & H, behind Section 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for assistance. Programs Programs are sold inside and outside the stadium at various locations.

Personal Announcements Announcements are made over the public address system only in cases of grave emergency. Physicians anticipating emergency calls can arrange message services by contacting attendants at the information booth under section 8. This service cannot be extended to the general public. Field Level Exits and the Playing Field Field level exits are for the use of authorized personnel only. Spectators must remain off the field before and after the game. Please exit through the ramp and section exits only. Code of Conduct The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics promotes good sports-like conduct and encourages fans to exhibit the highest level of sportsmanship by supporting the participants in a positive manner. Any disruptive or intimidating behavior will not be tolerated. These actions are considered grounds for removal from the stadium and may preclude the offender from purchasing tickets to future Spartan Athletic events.

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