LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe

Baker invited to NFL Combine

This is Denny in for Joe. Michigan State junior running back Edwin Baker has been invited to the NFL Combine, according to Baker's finanical adviser Richard Griffin.

Closing thoughts from win No. 400

This is Denny in for Joe. It was an emotional night at the Breslin Center for Wednesday night's Michigan State win over Minnesota, which gave MSU coach Tom Izzo the 400th win of his career.

Draymond Green named finalist for CLASS Award

This is Denny in for Joe. Michigan State senior forward Draymond Green has been named a finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.

Senior Bowl observations

This is Denny in for Joe. Three MSU players will participate in the upcoming Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala - a showcase for draft prospects that have concluded their college careers. The trio of Spartan players who will suit up for the game are quarterback Kirk Cousins, tight end Brian Linthicum and safety Trenton Robinson.

Impressions from Izzo Presser and Practice

This is Denny in for Joe, a spot I will be all week. I attended both the weekly MSU presser with men's basketball coach Tom Izzo as well as player interviews this afternoon.

Back Jan. 30

Devin Thomas with two huge recoveries to help the Giants to the Super Bowl. So that's three Spartans who will be there in uniform on Feb. 5 in Indianapolis -- Thomas and his teammate Greg Jones, and New England backup QB Brian Hoyer.

Paterno passes at 85

It's an incredibly sad ending to a wonderful life. And if you're going to read one thing on Paterno today, please read this David Jones piece.

This whole Painter/Dawson/Izzone/Hummel/Izzo thing

Michigan State wins by 25 over Purdue and all we want to talk about is some trash talk? Yeah, pretty much.

Kearney, as in Steigenga

Guess what? The correct pronunciation is actually Brandan KURR-nee. Which is what I initially thought, then I was corrected, and now corrected again. Like former MSU standout Matt Steigenga (correct is STEGG-in-guh, incorrect is Sti-GANG-guh), I fear Kearney will have his last name said in different ways for four years of college. But this post isn't actually about Kearney. It's about MSU's other surging perimeter reserve.

Mark Dantonio: Giving 'em what they want

That is -- Michigan State fans, Michigan fans and people who keep track of Web hits. Now we'd like some on the earth-shattering story of Dantonio going Gong Show on a U-M assistant coach!