Travis Key Hometown: Three Rivers, Mich. High School: Three Rivers Height / Weight: 5-10 / 185 Position: S Birthdate: 12/31/1985 Experience: 4L

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Played in 40 career games with 113 career tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles . . . AS A SENIOR: Former walk-on was voted one of four team captains by his teammates . . . worked his way into the starting position at strong safety . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the media . . . third on the team with 69 tackles . . . tied for second on team with two interceptions . . . had four career forced fumbles and two as a senior . . . had six pass break-ups in 2007 and nine for his career . . . scored three career TDs (recovered blocked punt in end zone in 2004 vs. Wisconsin; interception return vs. Pitt and fumble return vs. Purdue in 2007) . . . three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . collected four tackles in season opener vs. UAB . . . second on team with eight tackles and recorded a pass break-up vs. Bowling Green . . . scored his second career touchdown as he ran back an interception 31 yards for a TD in the second quarter vs. Pitt . . . also recorded seven tackles in the game . . . tied for team lead with six tackles at Notre Dame . . . recorded his second interception of the season at Wisconsin with a pick in the fourth quarter, setting up MSU's game-tying field goal to make it 34-34 . . . returned the interception 21 yards . . . tied career high and established season high with nine tackles vs. Northwestern . . . also forced a fumble and recorded a pass break-up . . . forced a fumble and then recovered the ball on a kickoff in the first quarter vs. Indiana, leading to an MSU field goal that gave the Spartans a 17-7 lead . . . also recorded three tackles and a pass break-up . . . recorded eight tackles at Ohio State, including one for a 1-yard loss . . . third on the team with six tackles and registered a pass break-up at Iowa . . . scored his third-career touchdown with a 20-yard fumble return at the 13:57 mark in the fourth quarter at Purdue to give MSU a 41-24 lead . . . third on the team with seven tackles vs. Penn State . . . three tackles and a pass break-up in the Champs Sports Bowl vs. Boston College . . . AS A JUNIOR: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team for the second-straight year . . . appeared in all 12 games in 2006 . . . finished sixth on the team in tackles with 42 (24 solos, 18 assists), including 3.5 for losses (18 yards) . . . produced a career-best nine solo hits, including two tackles for losses (12), in his first collegiate start vs. Penn State . . . also forced two fumbles, broke up two passes and recorded his first career sack against the Nittany Lions . . . ranked fourth on the special team in production points with 99 . . . his first career interception came vs. Northwestern and set up Brett Swenson's game-winning field goal . . . also collected eight tackles against the Wildcats . . . matched his career high with nine stops vs. Purdue . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . appeared in nine games in 2005 (DNP vs. Hawaii and Michigan) . . . credited with two tackles, recording a solo hit vs. Purdue and an assist vs. Kent State . . . compiled 41 production points on special teams, scoring nine points each vs. Kent State and Indiana . . . selected Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Indiana . . . made a name for himself in the spring, recording 12 tackles - including two for losses (7 yards) - and five pass break-ups in three scrimmages . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in six games in 2004 (vs. Illinois, Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State and Hawaii), working primarily on special teams . . . recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown late in the first quarter vs. No. 4 Wisconsin . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Earned allconference and all-region honors as a senior . . . two-year starter at cornerback and wide receiver for Coach Scott Shaw at Three Rivers (Mich.) High School . . . intercepted four passes and returned three kicks (two kickoffs and one punt) for scores as a senior . . . three-year letterman in track as a sprinter . . . earned allstate honors in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays . . . two-year starter at point guard for the Wildcat basketball team . . . averaged 9.1 points and 5.3 assists as a senior . . . son of William and Jacqueline Key . . . born Dec. 31, 1985 . . . earned his bachelor's degree in packaging.