Read more about the article Bo and Woody reminisce and chuckle about Michigan State and NCAA double-standards

Bo and Woody reminisce and chuckle about Michigan State and NCAA double-standards

PHOTO: Michigan's Bo Schembechler (L) and Woody Hayes gathered before their annual Michigan-Ohio State showdown for the Big Ten title. Nine times out of 10 in the 1970s, the winner of their showdown went on to lose in the Rose Bowl. ***Visit my homepage: TomShanahan.Report — Click here for review and purchase link: THE RIGHT THING TO DO, The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s and here for a purchase link to RAYE OF LIGHT, Jimmy Raye,…

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Read more about the article Army linebacker adds to family’s colorful history serving the nation

Army linebacker adds to family’s colorful history serving the nation

PHOTO (Army Athletics): Arik Smith against Air Force. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahanReport By TOM SHANAHAN The black-and-white photograph dates to the Civil War, providing a starting point to trace Arik Smith’s family history of military service. A Union Army Black man tends to a general’s horse in the albumen-style image. But the free man is not attached to just any Army division or serving under any general. “He cared for Gen. Sherman’s horse,” says Smith, West Point’s…

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Read more about the article My MSUings on Spartans upsetting No. 13 Michigan

My MSUings on Spartans upsetting No. 13 Michigan

PHOTO: Mel Tucker wins his first Michigan State game in an upset at Michigan. By TOM SHANAHAN MSUings on Michigan State (1-1) upsetting No. 13-ranked Michigan (1-1) 27-24 Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor. Mel Tucker conjured up a little Nick Saban magic, matching his mentor with a win in their first game against Michigan. And, like Saban, Tucker’s multi-sport quarterback was a gamer. Rocky Lombardi, a champion high school wrestler, dug down with some wrestler tenacity -- real…

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