Spartan Magazine

FIRST LOOK 2013 msu football SCHEDULE DateOpponentResult Aug. 31 Western Michigan W 26-13 Sep. 7 South Florida W 21-6 Sep. 14 Youngstown St. W 55-17 Sep. 21 at Notre Dame L 17-13 Oct. 5 at Iowa noon Oct. 12 Indiana noon Oct. 19 Purdue TBA Oct. 26 at Illinois 3:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Michigan TBA Nov. 16 at Nebraska TBA Nov. 23 at Northwestern TBA Nov. 30 Minnesota TBA Charter Mem er b Vol. 24, No. 10 Executive Editor & Publisher Jim Comparoni Assistant Editor Paul Konyndyk Photo By Robert Hendricks Layout & Design Darrin Clark The Spartans lock arms and walk together across the end zone prior to warming up for their game against Western Michigan. M.S. View...............................................................3 Michigan State Basketball Recruiting.............40-44 Spartan Scene.....................................................4-9 Michigan State Hockey Notebook...................46-49 Michigan State Football..................................10-33 Michigan State Hockey....................................50-51 Comp's Conversations.....................................28-29 Football Recruiting..........................................52-53 Michigan State Basketball...............................34-39 Spartan Lore...................................................54-55 Cover Photo By Robert Hendricks Contributing Writers Paul Day, Ricardo Cooney, Greg Chrapek, Doug Warren and John Raffel For Advertising Information Call (517) 374-7544 Published by JComp Publishing Printed by News Web Printing Services Greenville, Michigan SPARTAN Magazine (USPS 009-004) is published 12 times a year by JComp Publishing, LLC. Foreign and first class delivery are available at a cost of $65.95 per year. Periodicals postage paid at PO Box 2331, Durham, NC 27702 and additional offices. POST MASTER: Send address changes to PO Box 2331, Durham, NC 27702 For advertising or subscription information, call 1 800 732 6532 or write to SPARTAN Magazine, PO Box 2331, Durham, NC 27702 SPARTAN Magazine is a publication of JComp Publishing, LLC and is not produced by or affiliated with Michigan State University. CLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU www.msualum.com Come and join the MSU Alumni Association with more than 50,000 Spartans who show their support for the Green and White! Find out why the MSUAA is the Big Ten's fastest growing alumni association. Here are some of the benefits: • MSU Alumni Magazine • Alumni Career Center • Pre-game Alumni Hospitality Tent • Away-game Football Tailgates • Alumni Travel Programs • Alumni Lifelong Education Programs • Alumni Clubs around the world • Advanced football season ticket application • Discounts at Kellogg Center • Discounts on hotels, car rentals, moving and storage, insurance and much more • Discounts on parking on campus • And many more money saving benefits! Membership in the MSUAA is open to alumni and friends. Annual Membership is $45 (single) $55 (joint) Life Membership is only $700 (single) $750 (joint) 2 October 2013 Connect with MSU at www.msualum.com!! Free lifetime e-mail forwarding, MSU news and sports news, alumni directory, class notes, and many other features. Call today! 877-MSU-ALUM or Fax: 517-355-5265 E-mail: msuaa@msu.edu Join online at www.msualum.com

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