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EAST LANSING, Mich. - During the final, thrilling seconds
of Michigan State's win over Wisconsin, suspended defensive lineman
William Gholston had already left his apartment.
He was on his way to the stadium - on foot - hoping to be part
of a celebration if the Spartans pulled the game out.
"I heard the band," Gholston said Tuesday night. "I was like,
`Yeah, we got this."'
It wasn't until later that Gholston saw on a replay exactly how
Michigan State had won. Kirk Cousins threw a last-ditch heave to
the end zone, and Keith Nichol caught the ball off a carom for a
tiebreaking touchdown on the final play, giving the Spartans a
37-31 victory.
Michigan State was without Gholston because he was suspended one
game after being shown on film taking a swing at a Michigan lineman
in his team's previous game. Gholston also appeared to twist the
helmet of Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson during a pileup on
another play.
Gholston wasn't interested in discussing the Michigan game when
he met with reporters Tuesday.
"It's life. I made a mistake. I let it go and put it behind
me," he said. "It's in the past."
The ninth-ranked Spartans play at 13th-ranked Nebraska this
weekend.
After beating Michigan, the Spartans faced questions about
whether they had crossed a line with their physical play. They then
went the entire game without a penalty against Wisconsin.
"I never really intended for my team to get under attack and
draw any of the attention from the Wisconsin game," Gholston said.
"I just put that behind me."
Gholston was suspended by the Big Ten last Thursday. He said he
volunteered to help out with the scout team since he wasn't going
to be available against Wisconsin.
"It was OK," he said. "I helped the offense prepare. Once I
found out I couldn't play, I just went down to the scout team."
Gholston, a sophomore, has 1 ½ sacks on the season.
NOTES: Coach Mark Dantonio said Michigan State will redshirt
junior center Blake Treadwell, who started the first three games of
the season but hurt his knee in the second half against Notre Dame
on Sept. 17. ... Dantonio agreed to a new five-year contract
earlier this month, which increased his annual compensation from
$1.8 million to $1.83 million. He was asked Tuesday if the school
is prepared to adjust the contracts of his assistants. "I think we
were fourth in terms of our pay throughout the conference.
Hopefully we are able to raise that," Dantonio said. "There is a
substantial plan in place where there are guarantees involved."
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