Sept. 22, 2008

By Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.com

Several minutes after Saturday's game ended, there was a knock at the back door of Michigan State's media trailer.

When it opened, a parade of Spartans players walked through. The five starting offensive linemen. The fullbacks. The tight ends. Ten players in all. The 11th man, the star of the day, the one whom everyone had come to hear, brought up the rear.

"I can do nothing without these guys paving the way for me," Michigan State running back Javon Ringer said. "We were able to win because of these guys, not because of me or because of our receivers. It came from the guys up front. I told y'all they should be doing the interviews instead of me."

It's no surprise that Ringer once again deferred the credit for his latest masterpiece to Michigan State's trailblazers. But it's time to give the Spartans senior running back his due.

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