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Spartans Hope Win over Oregon Pays Dividends at Season’s End

By Steve Grinczel, MSUSpartans.com Online Columnist | @GrinzOnGreen

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Connor Cook and Shilique Calhoun could have been suiting up for their NFL debuts today for who knows what team in who knows what city.

Instead, they woke up in a place they’ve called home for five years to a feeling better than a paycheck.

When Cook and Calhoun decided to return for their senior seasons at Michigan State, it was for a chance to finish what they started as freshmen and be a part of something bigger than themselves.