By Staff
EAST LANSING – Michigan State football concludes its 15 spring practices under second-year head coach Mark Dantonio with the Green-White intrasquad game on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Spartan Stadium.
Saturday also marks the first anniversary of the passing of former Spartan All-American George Webster.
At Coach Dantonio's request, the spring game will provide an opportunity to raise funds for the George Webster Scholarship Fund, created in February 2007 through the generosity of Jim Nelson (1960 MSU graduate from Ada).
The George Webster Scholarship Fund provides opportunities for two former student-athletes to return to Michigan State each year and complete their degrees.
Five former Spartan football players are the 2007-08 scholarship recipients: Dimitry Bernard (1999-2000), Little John Flowers (1998-2001), Craig Jarrett (1998-2001), Richard Newsome (1997-2000) and Jason Randall (2001-04).
For the first time ever, fans will have an opportunity to purchase press box seats and enjoy the same view as the media that cover Spartan football.
Only 100 press box seats – priced at $50 each – are on sale for the spring game. (Note: Minimum age requirement is 12 for press box admission.)
All proceeds from the sale of press box seats will be contributed to the George Webster Scholarship Fund. Fans may order press box seats online at msuspartans.com.
Prior to the spring game, MSU's coaching staff and players will conduct a free youth football clinic (no registration required).
Children, ages 8-12, are invited to attend the youth clinic from 10-11:30 a.m. on the grass practice fields behind the Duffy Daugherty Football Building, located at the corner of Chestnut Road and Shaw Lane. Clinic participants and their parents are requested to enter the practice fields through the gate on Shaw Lane.
Over the last five years, more than 2,000 children have participated in the annual youth football clinic.