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First Makhi Frazier, then Nick Marsh, now Aidan Chiles.
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First Makhi Frazier, then Nick Marsh, now Aidan Chiles.
The last name Bullough carries extra weight on the streets of East Lansing compared to most others. It represents Michigan State royalty, with three generations of Bullough men having worn Spartan green on the football field.
Jonathan Smith’s era at Michigan State is officially over after the university parted ways with the head coach earlier this week. His short, unsuccessful tenure lasted just two years and ended with a 4-20 record in East Lansing, affected in part by disciplinary actions tied to the program’s probation. For Smith, though, a long list of problems ultimately led to his firing.
Just two days before National Signing Day, Pat Fitzgerald became the new head coach of Michigan State. That created the challenging task of trying to retain as many of MSU’s current recruits as possible — players who had previously committed to former head coach Jonathan Smith.
The Big Ten conference has announced its football all-conference teams and individual awards. The defensive and special team selections were announced on Dec. 3, while the offensive selections were announced on Dec. 4.
Win and get paid.
Just an hour before Michigan State football introduced Pat Fitzgerald as its next head coach, redshirt junior punter Ryan Eckley made news of his own.
With former Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald set to become the 27th head coach for the Michigan State football program, many students are welcoming the team's rebuild with enthusiasm and hope for a resurgence with the new leader at the helm of the team.
On his 51st birthday, new head football coach Pat Fitzgerald was introduced to MSU before a crowd filled with his family, donors, alumni and media.
What’s better than a Midwestern coach with outbursting passion, a keen defensive mind and loyalty that's been tested?
Sophomore wide receiver Nick Marsh is no stranger to coaching changes — it's how he was welcomed to Michigan State two years ago. After committing to the Spartans on July 7, 2023, the coach who recruited him — former MSU head coach Mel Tucker — was fired two months later following sexual harassment allegations. When the high school All-American wideout from River Rouge could have decommitted from a program suddenly without direction, he instead buckled down, stayed loyal, and stayed home.
The day after the firing of head football coach Jonathan Smith, Tom Izzo expressed his thoughts about the former coach, but overall noted that it was time for a change.
A new era of Michigan State football has begun just as quickly as the last era ended.
The Jonathan Smith era of Michigan State football has officially come to an end. After 24 games leading the program, Smith has been fired, relieving him of his coaching duties in East Lansing, the athletic department confirmed Sunday.
Deja vu spread across the stadium. After Michigan State football headed into halftime with a 24-7 lead, just 8:34 into the third quarter it was already 24-21 — a situation MSU fans know too well as the team has struggled to play a complete game all season. The trend seemed ready to continue until sixth-year wide receiver Alante "Cadillac" Brown etched his way into Spartan history the last time he touched the ball in his college career.
At times there was hope. At times there wasn’t. At times Michigan State football’s 38–28 victory over Maryland felt like a game with major implications — one where emotions ran high, play was consistent and efficient, and storylines were plentiful.
Eight consecutive losses, no Big Ten victories, and sanctions that have stripped the past and limited the future — it has been a season full of frustrations. This is the reality for Michigan State’s football program: defeat after defeat, all of which has fueled speculation and raised the question everyone is asking — will this be Jonathan Smith’s final game as MSU’s head coach?
As the third quarter dwindled away, Michigan State football held a 17-7 lead after a five-yard touchdown reception from redshirt junior wide receiver Chrishon McCray. A lead that came crashing down after a complete fourth-quarter collapse, as Iowa scored 17 unanswered points in the final 15 minutes.
Michigan State football doesn’t know much about its future — and hasn’t for a long time. With recruiting sanctions, head-coaching uncertainties and questions about which players will stay or leave, a defeated program remains shrouded in mystery.
The first two minutes of Michigan State’s last home game of the season injected the stadium with a sense of joy that had eluded the fanbase for most of the year. A 57-yard rushing touchdown on the first Spartan offensive play — a burst from redshirt senior running back Elijah Tau-Tolliver — brought East Lansing to life.