Read more about the article Duffy’s Hawaiian Pipeline players cheering Jonathan Smith

Duffy’s Hawaiian Pipeline players cheering Jonathan Smith

PHOTO: This photo/graphic illustrates how Michigan State abandoned Duffy Daugherty's foothold in Hawaii. Wisconsin and other Big Ten schools pursued players the Spartans ignored. Visit my website: TomShanahan.Report *** By TOM SHANAHAN Charlie “Kale” Ane and his fellow Duffy Daugherty Hawaiian Pipeline veterans gained another reprieve from Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith. They don't have to spend another fall wondering why the Spartans don't recruit the paradise Duffy gifted them. Duffy was to college football in Hawaii what…

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Read more about the article The Duffy Daugherty history Dan Fouts has learned and what he already knew about Jonathan Smith

The Duffy Daugherty history Dan Fouts has learned and what he already knew about Jonathan Smith

PHOTO: Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Fouts was the Master of Ceremonies for the NFL Awards of Excellence when Sherman Lewis was honored in 2023 . By TOM SHANAHAN The last time Dan Fouts watched Michigan State and Oregon play, the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback was a TV analyst alongside Brent Musburger, in 1998. Oregon romped past Nick Saban’s Spartans, 48-14. But Fouts is watching Friday’s renewal at Autzen Stadium as an Oregon alum/fan from…

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A Duffy history lesson to guide Michigan State’s new head coach

ILLUSTRATION: Michigan State College Football Hall of Fame coach Duffy Daugherty. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report My letter to new Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith: Coach Smith: Welcome to Spartan Nation. A plethora of people – and political factions creating palace intrigue – are no doubt in your ear offering Michigan State-styled advice about the early signing period, the transfer portal, NIL, where to eat and whatever else compounds a modern-day college football coach’s job. But if…

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