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The 2023 season has been quite the rollercoaster for the Michigan State football team. Following the official firing of Head Coach Mel Tucker for cause last Wednesday, a new identity is demanded by the Spartan faithful as the program attempts to restore the culture it once had before Tucker’s firing.
The Michigan State football team couldn’t hold onto its lead as the team struggled to generate any momentum on offense in their 26-16 loss to Iowa Saturday night.
IOWA CITY, Iowa—In their first road test of the year, the Michigan State football team couldn’t hold on as they were defeated by Iowa 23-16 in a sluggish offensive performance.
Michigan State Football has spent the first month of its season in East Lansing, but now, in week five, the team is heading to Iowa City for its first game away from Spartan Stadium of 2023. The matchup against Iowa is a chance to break the Spartan's two game losing streak after starting out the season 2-0 in a primetime showdown with the 3-1 Hawkeyes.
Know Thy Enemy is a Q&A where the perspective changes from the eyes of The State News to the eyes of the student newspaper of Michigan State's opponent. This week, The State News' football beat writer Jacob Smith spoke with football reporter Matthew McGowan of The Daily Iowan ahead of Saturday's Michigan State-Iowa game.
Michigan State football started out this season with four straight games in the friendly confines of Spartan Stadium. Now, in week five, the team will get its first test away from home at Kinnick Stadium when the Spartans kick-off against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday evening.
It has been a season of chaos so far for the Michigan State Football team through seven games. The team may be filled with even more disarray in the coming weeks.
A slow start on both offense and defense once again led to a one-sided loss for the Michigan State Football team. The Spartans were defeated 31-9 against Maryland Saturday afternoon.
To put it lightly, Michigan State football struggled to keep the ball in their possession in a 31-9 loss to the Maryland Terrapins to open the Big Ten season.
After a deflating loss to the No. 8 Washington Huskies last Saturday, Michigan State football started off the Big Ten year with a 31-9 loss to the Maryland Terrapins in their fourth straight home game to start the season.
The Michigan State Football Team will return home for the fourth straight game to open up Big Ten Conference play this Saturday against Maryland.
Know Thy Enemy is a Q&A where the perspective changes from the eyes of The State News to the eyes of the student newspaper of Michigan State's opponent. This week, The State News' football beat writer Nick Lundberg spoke with football reporter Brandon Schwartzberg of The Diamondback ahead of Saturday's Michigan State-Maryland game.
It has been another significant week thus far for the Michigan State Football team. Following a crushing 41-7 defeat against No. 8 Washington Saturday night, the university announced its intent to fire Head Coach Mel Tucker with cause to terminate his contract Monday afternoon.
Just about nothing went right in Michigan State football’s 34 point loss to the eighth best team in the country, the Washington Huskies, on Saturday evening. The Spartans gave up an all-time record 713 total yards and allowed Heisman candidate senior quarterback Michael Penix Jr. to pass for 473 yards and four touchdowns.
The Michigan State Football team suffered its first loss in demolishing fashion by No. 8 ranked Washington 41-7 Saturday night.
The Michigan State football team was dominated on both sides of the ball as they fell to Washington on Saturday, 41-7.
While there has been a lot going on for Michigan State football off the field, there is still a game to be played in Spartan Stadium this Saturday afternoon, and it's the biggest contest of the year at that.
Know Thy Enemy is a Q&A where the perspective changes from the eyes of The State News to the eyes of the student newspaper of Michigan State's opponent. This week, The State News' football beat writer Jacob Smith spoke with sports editor Ethan Kilbreath of The Daily ahead of Saturday’s matchup.
Mark Dantonio is officially back with Michigan State football as an Associate Head Coach, a role he once held during his first stint with the Spartans. With the return of one of the greatest MSU football coaches of all time, let’s take a look at both of Dantonio’s timelines with the green and white over his 17-year Spartan coaching career.
Following the suspension of Michigan State Football Head Coach Mel Tucker, former Spartan defensive back and secondary coach Harlon Barnett was chosen to lead MSU Football through the uncertain time as acting head coach.