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  • Mark Dantonio Will Remain At Michigan State Following Rose Bowl Win

    After an incredible win at the Rose Bowl, Mark Dantonio has decided to stay put. He was hired as the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans in 2006, and he will be receiving a new contract for the 2014 season.

    Following Mack Brown’s departure, there have been rumors going around about who would be the one to replace him as the coach of the Longhorns.

    After Mark Dantonio’s recent success, he was in talks to join the coaching staff of Texas, but says that will not happen.

    However, he refused to leave Michigan State, and has said that he feels that coaching job at Michigan State is a destination, not simply a stop along the way.

    Fans of the Spartans are certainly familiar with the situation, and will remember when a similar thing happened, losing Nick Saban to LSU.

    The new contract will place Dantonio among the top 3 highest-paid coaches in the Big Ten, and will be increasing his paycheck from $1.96 million to $4 million. Urban Meyer of Ohio State is paid the most at $4.6 million.

    He has worked to completely turn around the football program at Michigan State and does not want to abandon his team. He showed an incredible amount of emotion following their win of the 100th Rose Bowl last night, and showed that he has formed quite a strong bond with his players and the university.

    After being asked about a potential change in coaching jobs, and being linked to high-profile programs such as Texas, he simply said “That’s very flattering, but it would be hard to leave these guys. So while it’s very, very flattering, my intentions are to be at Michigan State. That’s all I’ll say about those things. I’ll look forward to seeing my guys back on Monday mornings for classes.”

    While MSU struggled for several seasons before hiring Mark Dantonio, he has lifted the spirits of the players and fans. As a coach, he boasts an impressive record of 63-29 in his seven seasons as head coach at Michigan State.

    Mark Dantiono led Michigan State to their first Rose Bowl bid since 1988, and in a special game for him as a coach, and the program, they defeated Stanford 24-20. The Spartans were able to stop Stanford on a 4th-and-1 to end the game, which is significant of how strong their defense has been throughout the season.

    After the game, Mark Dantonio said that Michigan State found “some type of way” to win the game. The phrase comes from a song by rapper Rich Homie Quan, and the team was seen celebrating to the song in the locker room following the game.

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  • Montae Nicholson, A Four-Star Safety, Commits To Michigan State

    As if the Spartan defense was not good enough this year, Michigan State has gained another star for their team next year.

    Montae Nicholson is a four-star recruit from Pennsylvania, and as the No.1 prospect in his home state, it is a big gain for the Michigan State Spartans.

    Coming off of one of their best seasons in many years, this is big news for the Spartans. Nicholson had plenty of other offers from some of the top schools including Pittsburgh, Oregon, Florida State, and Virginia Tech.

    It certainly says something about the recent reputation of the Spartan defense, and the way the Spartans performed this year, when a player chooses Michigan State over Florida State.

    Florida State is a team that is being predicted to win the national championship, and has the recent Heisman Trophy winner with Jameis Winston.

    Montae Nicholson made the announcement at his school on Thursday, and to the surprise of many people, he made the verbal commitment to be a Spartan. He is expected to official sign with the team in February.

    Nicholson is a four-star safety by Scout.com, while he has also played cornerback, and is open to the possibility of playing wide receiver for Michigan State. He is ranked as the No. 21 safety in the country, and the No. 4 player overall in Pennsylvania by Scout.

    Brian Dohn, a recruiting analyst for Scout.com spoke highly of the young player when saying “Nicholson is athletic and strong. He can cover sideline to sideline and has good ball skills. At The Opening over the summer, he showed good cover skills and the ability to break on the ball, and his ability to close is a big asset.”

    He will join an already outstanding defense that easily beat Michigan earlier this year, and prevented them from scoring a touchdown. The Spartans also beat Ohio State, removing them from national championship consideration, and sent the Spartans to the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1988.

    At 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, Montae Nicholson is set to be one of the best in the 2014 recruiting class. The Rose Bowl berth for the Spartans was a nice bonus, but he said it was not the deciding factor. The Spartans will meet Stanford for the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

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  • Latest 2013-14 College Football Bowl Schedule

    The 2013-2014 BCS lineup serves mainly as a formality now, as college football polls have confirmed that Florida State is number one and Auburn is number two. Both schools will face off at the Rose Bowl on January 6th, the last game of the Bowl Championship Series.

    The USA Today coaches’ poll gave Florida State 62 first-place votes, and the Associated Press media poll gave Florida 56 out of 60, with the remaining four going to Auburn.

    Florida State, Auburn, Alabama and Michigan State were the top four picks in both polls, with Stanford at No. 5 and Baylor at No. 6 in the AP poll, while the coaches’ poll reversed that order

    The BCS selection show airs Sunday at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.

    2013-14 College Football Bowl Schedule:

    All times EST:

    Dec. 21 (New Mexico) Albuquerque, N.M., 2 p.m. Colorado St. vs. Washington St.
    Dec. 21 (Las Vegas) Las Vegas 3:30 p.m. Fresno St. vs. Pac-12
    Dec. 21 (Idaho Potato) Boise, Idaho, 5:30 p.m. San Diego St. vs. Buffalo
    Dec. 21 (New Orleans) New Orleans, 9 p.m. Tulane vs. UL Lafayette
    Dec. 23 (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) St. Petersburg, Fl., 2 p.m. Ohio vs. East Carolina
    Dec. 24 (Hawaii) Honolulu, 8 p.m. Conference USA vs. Boise St.
    Dec. 26 (Little Caesars Pizza) Detroit, 6 p.m. Pitt vs. Bowling Green
    Dec. 26 (Poinsettia) San Diego, 9:30 p.m. N. Illinois vs. Utah St.
    Dec. 27 (Military) Annapolis, Md., 2:30 p.m. ACC8 vs. Marshall
    Dec. 27 (Texas) Houston, 6 p.m. Big 12 vs. Big Ten
    Dec. 27 (Fight Hunger) San Francisco, 9:30 p.m. Brigham Young vs. Pac-12
    Dec. 28 (Pinstripe) Bronx, N.Y., 12:00 p.m. Rutgers vs. Notre Dame
    Dec. 28 (Belk) Charlotte, N.C., 3:20 p.m. North Carolina vs. Cincinnati
    Dec. 28 (Russell Athletic) Orlando, Fl., 6:45 p.m. ACC vs. Louisville
    Dec. 28 (Buffalo Wild Wings) Tempe, Az., 10:15 p.m. Big 12 vs. Big Ten
    Dec. 30 (Armed Forces) Fort Worth, Texas, 11:45 a.m. Navy vs. Middle Tenn.
    Dec. 30 (Music City) Nashville, Tenn. 3:15 p.m. Ole Miss vs. Georgia Tech
    Dec. 30 (Alamo) San Antonio, 6:45 p.m. Big 12 vs. Pac-12
    Dec. 30 (Holiday) San Diego, 10:15 p.m. Big 12 vs. Pac-12
    Dec. 31 (AdvoCare V100) Shreveport, La., 12:30 p.m. ACC vs. SEC
    Dec. 31 (Sun) El Paso, Texas, 2 p.m. ACC vs. Pac-12
    Dec. 31 (Liberty) Memphis, Tenn. 4 p.m. Rice vs. SEC
    Dec. 31 (Chick-fil-A) Atlanta, 8 p.m Duke vs. Texas A&M
    Jan. 1 (Heart of Dallas) Dallas, 12 p.m. UNLV vs. North Texas
    Jan. 1 (Gator) Jacksoville, Fla., 12 p.m. , Big Ten vs. SEC
    Jan. 1 (Capital One) Orlando, Fla., 1 p.m. Big Ten vs. SEC
    Jan. 1 (Outback)Tampa, Fla., 1 p.m. Iowa vs. LSU
    Jan. 1 (Rose) Pasadena, Calif. , 5 p.m. Michigan St. vs. Stanford
    Jan. 1 (Fiesta) Glendale, Ariz., 8:30 p.m. Baylor vs. UCF
    Jan. 2 (Sugar) New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. Alabama vs. Oklahoma
    Jan. 3 (Orange) Miami 8:30 p.m. Clemson vs. Ohio State
    Jan. 3 (Cotton) Arlington, Tx., 8 p.m. Big 12 vs. SEC
    Jan. 4 (BBVA Compass) Birmingham, Ala., 1 p.m. Houston vs. SEC
    Jan. 5 (GoDaddy) Mobile, Ala., 9 p.m. Ball St. vs. Arkansas State
    Jan. 6 (BCS National Championship) Pasadena, Calif., 8:30 p.m. Florida St. vs. Auburn

    Check out a new reel from ESPN:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbO6–8GJhA

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