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Dan France

Player Profile
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
North Royalton, Ohio
High School:
North Royalton
Height / Weight:
6-6 / 316
Position:
OT
Experience:
2L

04/26/2012

Spartan Football: Spring Assessment

Coordinators Pat Narduzzi and Dan Roushar provide an in-depth position-by-position breakdown.

04/25/2012

Football Holds Draft to Select Green-White Roster

Spring game set for Saturday, April 28 at 1:06 p.m. in Spartan Stadium.

04/21/2012

Grinz On Green Blog

Red-shirt freshmen Joel Heath, Jack Allen and Darien Harris have made great strides this spring.

04/12/2012

Spring Football Update: Practice No. 7

Spartans preparing for first spring scrimmage on Saturday.

03/27/2012

Dantonio Previews Spring Practice

Spartans officially begin spring practice on Tuesday.

Career Stats | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2010

Fourth-year player enters his second season as Michigan State's starting left tackle in 2012.

2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): In his first year on the offensive line, started 13 games at left tackle . . . ranked fourth on the team with 29 knockdowns, including six dominators, during the regular season . . . named Spartan Offensive Lineman of the Week for his role in the victory at Iowa . . . made his first career start at left tackle in the win over Florida Atlantic . . . made the transition from defensive tackle to offensive tackle during the team's bowl practices in December 2010 . . . impressed the coaches during spring practice and entered preseason camp as the projected starter.

2010 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . saw action in seven games in 2010 while working behind Jerel Worthy and Anthony Rashad White at defensive tackle . . . named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Purdue . . . made one stop vs. Northern Colorado . . . recorded two tackles, a quarterback hurry and pass break-up in his Spartan debut vs. Western Michigan.

2009 SEASON: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation's top strongside defensive ends by Rivals.com (No. 21) . . . named to SuperPrep's and PrepStar's All-Midwest Teams . . . listed among the Midwest's top prospects by SuperPrep (No. 108) . . . listed among Ohio's top seniors by The Plain Dealer (No. 13) and Rivals.com (No. 22) . . . rated the state's best blocker among tight ends by OhioVarsity.com . . . also ranked among the state's top tight ends by OhioVarsity.com (No. 6 overall) . . . selected to play in the 2009 Ohio North-South All-Star Classic . . . three-year starter for Coach Nick Ciulli at North Royalton (Ohio) High School . . . honorable mention Associated Press Northeast Lakes All- District (Division I) selection as a senior . . . sidelined for five games in 2008 with a broken hand . . . earned second-team All-Ohio and first-team All-Northeast Ohio Conference (Lake Division) honors as a junior . . . made 150 combined tackles over his junior and senior seasons, including 13 sacks . . . recorded a career-best four sacks vs. Revere in 2007 . . . three-year starter for the North Royalton basketball team . . . averaged 13.2 points and 8.4 rebounds as a senior for the Bears . . . scored 18 of his game-high 22 points in the third quarter of a 72-69 victory over Lakewood in 2008-09 . . . AP Northeast Lakes All-District first-team selection in basketball as a junior . . . son of John and Judy France . . . born April 1, 1991 . . . graduated with a 3.5 grade-point average . . . majoring in hospitality business.

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