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A lot more than bragging rights was on the line as the No. 13 MSU men’s soccer team travelled to No. 10 Indiana for the final regular season soccer game of the season. Entering Sunday’s game in Bloomington, the Spartans controlled their own destiny in their quest for the program’s first-ever home Big Ten Tournament game.
Fifth-year senior linebacker Riley Bullough, with the weight of four straight losses, stepped onto the field at Maryland Stadium with energy. Just over ten minutes after kickoff, he was gone, tossed from the field for targeting — unfazed.
Having to brave an away match against No. 12 Notre Dame, previously unbeaten at Alumni Stadium during the season, the No. 13 MSU men's soccer team could hardly have been blamed if they aimed for a draw. But in the penultimate regular season game, the Spartans uprooted the Fighting Irish, 1-0, as freshman Michael Beckett's timely first career goal gave the Spartans the edge.
In a midday Saturday Big Ten battle, MSU men's soccer beat Northwestern 2-1 in the last home game of the regular season at DeMartin Stadium.
The MSU women’s basketball team held its annual media day at the Breslin Center Wednesday, after fans got a first glance at the team during MSU Madness on Oct. 14. There, head coach Suzy Merchant spoke in a press conference, addressing the changes since last offseason.
MSU annouced shortly after 2:15 p.m. Saturday, that fifth-year senior linebacker Riley Bullough will be back in the lineup for the Spartans for the first time since week two.
From left, former MSU coach Henry Bullough speaks into a microphone while former MSU player Jerry West listens on Oct. 12, 2016 in Conrad Hall. Bullough coached and West played on the MSU football teamd during their 1966 game against Notre Dame.
If it weren’t for a 10-10 tie on a cloudy and a biting November day in 1966, the seven men sitting in the front of 101 Conrad Hall wouldn’t have been there. Not many would care about their legacy had the score been decisive.
MSU football is having its roughest stretch since 2012, when MSU won its last regular season game to become bowl eligible. But, at the same time, they won that bowl game with former quarterback Connor Cook entering the game and leading MSU to victory, paving the way for his future success.
Middle linebacker Shane Jones, recently named a starter in place of injured Riley Bullough, got up and walked behind the cameraman interviewing redshirt-freshman offensive guard Tyler Higby.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio addressed some of the issues he talked about following the loss to Indiana last Saturday, starting with the offensive line. Dantonio shuffled around some pieces to make the unit hopefully more concise to protect fifth-year senior quarterback Tyler O’Connor and open up holes for a running game that has struggled since its 260-yard explosion against Notre Dame.
On Tuesday, Mark Dantonio announced that junior linebacker Jon Reschke would be out “for a significant period of time” with an ankle sprain. Dantonio also said Riley Bullough is day-to-day and a decision will be made on his status later in the week.
There’s a certain point in a game during which the fight is already lost despite the time that remains.
MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio made it known throughout the week that conference play in the Big Ten is where the season really starts to matter. It is where the rings, big bowl games and college football playoff appearances are earned. Very little can compare to the hard nosed physicality the Big Ten conference puts on display every week.
Trailing 30-6, fifth-year senior quarterback Tyler O’Connor rolled to the right, didn’t bother to see true freshman wide receiver Donnie Corley by himself in the endzone and zipped a pass to triple covered fifth-year senior Monty Madaris.
No. 8 MSU had to be confident heading into Saturday’s contest after going on the road last week and taking down a ranked Notre Dame. Conference play has always been a point of emphasis for the Spartans, and their track record under head coach Mark Dantonio has proven that.
For the first time this year, the Spartans will have a noon kickoff in what is sure to be a bruising Big Ten battle to open conference play. It is the 53rd meeting between the Spartans and the Badgers, the last of which being in 2012 when the MSU defeated the Badgers in Madison 16-13 in overtime.
After MSU's victory over Notre Dame, here's what we learned so far about the young Spartan football team.
The often overlooked unit in MSU’s win over Notre Dame on Saturday was the offensive line. Pulling and opening holes, the offensive line created healthy gaps, allowing for running backs LJ Scott and Gerald Holmes to garner a combined 198 yards of the teams 260 yards rushing.
The last time MSU sixth-year linebacker Ed Davis played Wisconsin, he was a redshirt-freshman. He recorded a tackle for loss in that game, and seemed to bring an extra competitive fire wherever he played, whether it was through his work on the scout team, his redshirt season or his 58 tackles his junior year as a starter.