With the XFL starting back up in January or February of 2020, they have released the 8 team locations and names, only one problem they don’t have any players! Well, they will be holding the official XFL draft on October 15th through the 16th, some local names have made the list, let’s check out who. … Read more
According to reports, former Michigan State (and briefly Detroit Lions) quarterback Connor Cook was in St. Louis on Saturday for the XFL’s final Summer Showcase. Notable names at XFL’s final Summer Showcase today in St. Louis: RB David Cobb, RB Jonas Gray, RB Trent Richardson, QB Connor Cook, QB Zach Mettenberger, TE Clay Harbor, DE … Read more
According to reports, the Detroit Lions have waived former Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook and have signed quarterback David Fales. Lions have signed free agents OL Luke Bowanko & QB David Fales. Team waived QB Connor Cook & S David Jones to make room on roster. — Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) June 10, 2019 In addition, … Read more
On New Year’s Day, the Detroit Lions announced they had signed former Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook to a Reserve-Futures deal. Embed from Getty Images According to Lions’ general manager Bob Quinn, Cook is a player who he has had his eye on for much of the 2018 season. From Detroit Free Press: “Obviously, he’s … Read more
According to reports, the Detroit Lions have signed former Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook to a Reserve-Future contract. The #Lions have signed QB Connor Cook to a Reserve-Future contract — Detroit Lions (@Lions) January 1, 2019 Happy New Year! We guess…
The last time Michigan State and Iowa duked it out on the gridiron, it wasn’t the Big Ten opener for the Spartans, it was for the Big Ten Championship and a basically-guaranteed spot in the College Football Playoff. And while this game gets forgotten due to a lack of offense and both combatants getting embarrassed … Read more
While gathering the info I needed to create the list of top 10 Michigan State Football players from this century, I came across a common problem: who makes the cut? Who was really worthy of this list? And while you think it would be easy to decide who stays and who goes, it really isn’t. So I … Read more
Let’s be real here, as a fan of Michigan State, the 21st century has been pretty good to us. We’ve got countless Final Fours and a National Championship on the basketball court, and on the football field, we’ve seen numerous winning seasons, a couple BigTen titles and even a College Football Playoff spot. So it … Read more
The annual preseason media circus for the Big Ten took place these last couple days in Chicago, where coaches and players from all 14 conference programs took time to handicap their respective teams for the upcoming season. The Michigan State Spartans will undoubtedly be a team to watch. After finishing a dreadful 3-9 a year … Read more
So the Michigan State Spartans have certainly seen better days in recent program history. This past Saturday, they faltered again the second half in their 31-14 loss at home against the BYU Cougars. The loss was their third straight on the season, putting them under .500 this late into a season since 2012 when they finished the … Read more
Michigan State University coach Mark Dantonio has had enough of the current ‘expert’ analysis of the Spartan football program. Apparently, the oddsmakers have put the Spartans down as underdogs for many of their matchups for the upcoming season. In fact, Bill Connelly at SBNation.com has MSU ranked 2nd behind Michigan and just ahead of Ohio State. … Read more
Very few things can make a college football coach more proud than seeing his players graduate and move to the professional level, whether it is on the field or off. Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio is no different. He saw 13 players have their name among the best NFL prospects heading into last week’s event … Read more
Plenty of local kids heard their name called during the 2016 NFL Draft. Whether it was during the very first round, or all the way down in the very last round, there were plenty of Michigan based college players’ names being called throughout. Here are the Michigan based collegiate programs and the players from those … Read more
The winningest quarterback in Michigan State history, Connor Cook, has been selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 4th Round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He continued to slide down the board until the Raiders grabbed him with the 100th overall pick. Cook, a native of Hinckley Township, OH, was a three year starter at MSU. … Read more
With the 2016 NFL Draft set to begin on Thursday night, there is one thing that you can count on. Expect the unexpected. Each and every year, the NFL Draft gurus put together their mock drafts, certain that they know what they are talking about. Heck, we do the same thing here at DSN. Then, … Read more
There are plenty of roster holes the Detroit Lions could fill with their ten picks in the 2016 NFL draft. Although only a few glaring needs exist, there is always room for improvement at other positions. Projected Draft Strategy: Offensive Line- It doesn’t make a ton of sense to draft an offensive tackle in round one who can’t … Read more
