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Mike Neal

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Okemos, Mich.

High School:
Okemos

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 250

Position:
Center

Birthdate:
11/17/1978

Experience:
3L

Local product heads into his third season as Michigan State’s snapper . . . also provides depth at the center position . . .

AS A JUNIOR: Saw action in all 12 games in 1998 and played 52 minutes, including 135 special teams appearances . . . made two solo tackles, including one stop each vs. Illinois and Ohio State . . .

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 12 games in 1997 . . . made 122 special teams appearances as the team’s short and long snapper . . .

AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in 11 games as a true freshman in 1996 (DNP vs. Stanford) . . . made 62 special teams appearances as the short snapper on field goals and PATs . . .

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Class A all-state selection by the Detroit Free Press in 1995 . . . also earned first-team all-league and all-area honors as a senior . . . two-year starter at center for Coach Keith Froelich at Okemos (Mich.) High School . . . lettered in track as a shot putter and discus thrower as a senior . . . also lettered in baseball as a designated hitter and outfielder as a junior . . . born Nov. 17, 1978, in Okemos, Mich. . . . majoring in finance.