EAST LANSING, MI (AP) --  

      EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones
has added eight pounds since debuting as a freshman in 2007.
      He weighs 228 pounds entering this season. That's still about
six pounds lighter than the average starting middle linebacker in
the Big Ten.
      But the speedy Jones more than makes up for the weight
differential with a supersized motor. He's also got good technique,
instincts and work ethic. That's a combination that helped make him
the Big Ten's preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
      Jones will lead Michigan State in its season opener against
Montana State on Saturday in Spartan Stadium.

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