Dick Tamburo, an athletic director at Texas Tech, Arizona State and Missouri, and an All-American center at Michigan State, has died. He was 90. Michigan State won two national championships during his three seasons with the Spartans.
Michigan State hired Ross Els as special teams coordinator and William Peagler as running backs coach.
Ted Gilmore, who served as the Badgers' wide receivers coach for the past five seasons, will join Mel Tucker's staff at Michigan State as tight ends coach.
Michigan State named Jay Johnson its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Thursday as new head coach Mel Tucker builds his staff. Johnson filled the same roles for Tucker last season at Colorado.
Michigan State has hired Courtney Hawkins as wide receivers coach.
Former Michigan State football recruiting director Curtis Blackwell visited the home of a five-star recruit along with Mark Dantonio and other coaches in 2015, a potential NCAA recruiting violation, according to a filing Tuesday in an ongoing lawsuit.
Michigan State is hiring Chris Kapilovic as its offensive line coach and running game coordinator.
Michigan State announced Mel Tucker as its 25th head football coach on Wednesday night.
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Despite considerable interest from Michigan State, Luke Fickell has decided to remain with the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Kevin Negandhi kicks off the podcast with ESPN national recruiting analyst Gerry Hamilton to discuss National Signing Day, including Clemson's big recruiting haul, the Jordan Burch saga, how the new coaches fared, Mack Brown's fence around North Carolina, Penn State's ability to recruit in Maryland, how the transfer portal plays a role in signing day and much more. Later, ESPN college football reporter Dan Murphy joins the pod to talk about Mark Dantonio's retirement from Michigan State, what might've led to his stepping down, candidates for the job and the culture in East Lansing.
Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi, who spent eight years as defensive coordinator at Michigan State, said to "squash" any rumors about wanting to succeed Mark Dantonio, who retired Tuesday.
Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio said Tuesday night that allegations made about him and his football program in a recent lawsuit had "zero" impact on his decision to step down.
Here are the games that entertained us, defined the national title race and gave us classic finishes we won't soon forget.
In our second-to-last installment, we look back on a classic Rose Bowl, an impossible-to-believe Egg Bowl and everything in between.
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 9-0 | 13-1 |
| Penn State | 7-2 | 11-2 |
| Michigan | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Indiana | 5-4 | 8-5 |
| Michigan State | 4-5 | 7-6 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| Rutgers | 0-9 | 2-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Wisconsin | 7-2 | 10-4 |
| Minnesota | 7-2 | 11-2 |
| Iowa | 6-3 | 10-3 |
| Illinois | 4-5 | 6-7 |
| Purdue | 3-6 | 4-8 |
| Nebraska | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Snow | OLB | Signed | 79 |
| Jordon Simmons | RB | Signed | 78 |
| Dallas Fincher | OC | Signed | 78 |
| Tommy Guajardo | TE-Y | Signed | 77 |
| Ricky White | WR | Signed | 77 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | C. Cook | Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award |
| 2013 | D. Dennard | Jim Thorpe Award |
| 2002 | C. Rogers | Fred Biletnikoff Award |
