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That's what Mark Dantonio encouraged Jerel Worthy to do, rather than continue providing motivational material to opponents via Twitter. There have been other, more bothersome tweets from MSU players in recent months, but Dantonio thinks that's under control now.
Kudos, Solari, for that print edition headline to this story on the MSU senior quarterback. Jim Delany would approve.
Writing about Kirk Cousins for Saturday's edition, about how he has gone from underdog/darkhorse to center of attention. Too many testimonials on his leadership to fit into the story, but I believe his speech today from the Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon on privilege and responsibility serves as its own evidence of why Mark Dantonio is so confident about his team's chemistry and leadership.
Not a Twitter fan, but I must say, it has really helped take the filter off people and restore some of the trash talk we used to enjoy in this world. Here's what Jim Brandstatter tweeted last night about Mark Dantonio's "tragic hero" comment about Jim Tressel: "When is lying to your boss, the NCAA heroic. Is it heroic to teach young men that wrong isn't wrong unless you get caught? Gimme a break"
I'm about to head over for round-table interviews with coaches and players, then we'll have our first chat of the season at noon Eastern. I'd say we have plenty to discuss.
Tough news for MSU junior tackle Zach Hueter, who had to have another shoulder surgery in the summer -- his fifth or sixth, Mark Dantonio said -- and has decided to hang it up. Hueter was expected to compete with Skyler Burkland (note the name change from Schofner) for the starting job at right tackle.
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To wrap it all up, just hours before Big Ten football gets going with media days in Chicago, a deeper look at why the NCAA suspended Tom Izzo for a game last season for a secondary violation.
Today we look at Mark Dantonio and the MSU football program, which has stayed away from issues since trouble that ended the Perles era.
The Big Ten no longer asks the media to vote for preseason favorites or players of the year (this year marks the debut of a "watch list" with five players from each of the new divisions named), so Doug Lesmerises of the Cleveland Plain Dealer organized a mini-media vote involving two beat writers for each of the 12 teams. Here are the results with Big Ten media days set to start Thursday.
