Michigan State Spartans NCAA Football News

Of the four major Big Ten awards, this was by far the most difficult selection. Earlier this month, I detailed how as many as nine players should be considered for the award, and little has changed in recent weeks.

Despite losing to Penn State, 42-12, on Saturday at Spartan Stadium, Michigan State will play in a bowl game.

Senior kicker Brett Swenson was elected as Michigan State's most valuable player in a vote of Spartans players and coaches.

Penn State's Levi Brown and Chris Baker haul off the Land Grant Trophy after beating Michigan State 17-13 in the 2006 season.

East Lansing -- Michigan State's waiting game begins. The Spartans are bowl-bound, but most likely won't know their destination until Bowl Championship Series rankings are released on Dec.

"It is what it is." That is one of the most overused quotes by athletes and coaches who often utter it to describe a tough situation they wish they could change.

The Nittany Lions wasted little time retaking the lead. Daryll Clark's second TD pass to Andrew Quarless makes it 14-7 with 13:53 to play in the third.

Colin Neely looked tired and weary in the fourth quarter, prompting Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi to ask if he needed a breather.

EAST LANSING -- Michigan State was not favored to beat Penn State last year in State College and win a Big Ten title, so it wasn't a surprise that the Nittany Lions won the game.

Cory Giger, Altoona Mirror: Penn State's tickets have been cheaper than more than half of the other schools in the Big Ten.

The Rose Bowl is out of reach for Penn State and Michigan State. But Saturday's regular-season finale will have a lot to do with determining where both Big Ten teams spend their holidays.

It's not hard being Andrew Hawken. Never mind that out of Michigan State's last 1,453 rushing attempts, he's gotten exactly three.

Senior wide receiver Blair White, who joined the Spartans as a walk-on, says although the team won't reach its goal of playing in the Rose Bowl, it still has a shot at a "nice bowl" with a win Saturday against Penn State.

York Daily Record/Sunday News reporter Frank Bodani talks Penn State with readers every Monday during football season.

Penn State's leader didn't want to talk about the possibility of a Bowl Championship Series bid and a spot in the Orange Bowl.

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Michigan State senior place-kicker Brett Swenson continued to build momentum toward winning major postseason honors by earning Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week accolades with his four-field-goal performance in the 40-37 win at Purdue.

EAST LANSING -- MSU football coach Mark Dantonio revisited some of the memories that stick with him in the Michigan State-Penn State series.

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Senior kicker Brett Swenson received his rightful share of recognition from teammates and fans for going 4-for-4 on field-goal tries in Michigan State's 40-37 win over Purdue on Saturday.