Michigan State Sparty Size:S Don the shield and ready

Don the shield and ready for a new era in U

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Michigan State Sparty Size:S Don the shield and readyMichigan State has been known as the Spartans since 1926, when a local sportswriter made an executive decision with lasting consequences. After a public contest determined that Michigan Staters would be the schools replacement for Aggies, George S. Alderton intervened, deciding the winner was too much of a mouthful. The editor of the Lansing State Journal instead selected Spartans from the entry pool, and the rest, as they say, is Michigan State