Michigan State has hired Cincinnati's Mark Dantonio as the Spartans head football coach.
Dantonio, a former Spartans assistant, succeeds the fired John L. Smith.
Dantonio was in his third year as Cincinnati's head coach. He had an 18-17 record, including a 7-5 mark this season.
The Spartans finished 4-8 overall and 1-7 in the Big Ten, losing eight of their last nine games. Smith had a 22-26 record in four ...
Former Michigan football coach Bo
Schembechler said he believed he might be on the verge of death when
he felt ill while taping a television show and was taken to the
hospital.
The 77-year-old Schembechler was released from a hospital Oct.
24, one day after a device to help regulate his heartbeat was
implanted in his chest.
On Friday, he was back in Southfield to tape the latest edition
of the show that previews Michigan and Michigan State ...
Top-ranked Ohio State has Heisman
Trophy contender Troy Smith, the explosive Ted Ginn Jr. and a potent
running game.
The Buckeyes' defence doesn't get as much publicity, but it can
be just as dominant as their offence.
The Ohio State defence battered and bruised Michigan State in a
38-7 victory Saturday. The Buckeyes (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) narrowly
missed a shutout, giving up a meaningless TD to the reeling Spartans
(3-4, 0-3) with just more than a minute ...
Chad Henne threw three touchdown passes _
two to Mario Manningham _ in No. 6 Michigan's 31-13 victory over
Michigan State on Saturday, the fifth straight win by the Wolverines
in the century-old series.
Big Ten rushing leader Mike Hart ran for 122 yards despite
sitting out the fourth quarter as the Wolverines (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten)
kept their national championship aspirations flourishing and
retained the Paul Bunyan Trophy, a four-foot wooden statue of the
legendary giant lumberjack.
Michigan ...
Illinois and Michigan State were fined US$10,000 apiece and coaches Ron Zook and John L. Smith were reprimanded Wednesday by the Big Ten as the result of a post-game altercation between the teams Saturday.
Moments after Illinois upset Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., 23-20, Illinois players attempted to plant their school flag at midfield of Spartan Stadium. That led to pushing and shoving between several players on each side ...
