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Michigan State walked away from an electrifying 42-40 double-overtime victory over Boston College on Saturday night with more than just a win, as several players earned weekly honors for their standout performances.
On a chilly fall night in Michigan, junior quarterback Aidan Chiles stood on Boston College’s 3-yard line, down 40-34 in double overtime, looking to keep his team alive. With the weight of Spartan Stadium on his shoulders, he took the snap, charged toward the end zone on a designed quarterback run and found pay dirt.
Overtime. It’s a beautiful thing in the sport of football. Two teams that have battled each other for four quarters get the opportunity to clash once more in a high-stakes matchup that determines the outcome of all the blood, sweat and exhaustion poured in throughout the week and the game. On Saturday, Michigan State football got a taste of overtime against Boston College, winning 42–40 on a game-winning two-point conversion.
Since 1971, George Blaha has been the voice of the Michigan State football team. However, he is best known for his play-by-play career with the Detroit Pistons.
Redemption is a sweet thing. It’s a deep desire that fills a passion to act, and lights a fire to obtain something that should’ve been but wasn’t. Redemption is something that Michigan State football (1-0) yearns for this Saturday against the Eagles of Boston College (1-0).
In today’s NFL, the tight end role is constantly evolving. Players like Travis Kelce and George Kittle have redefined the position as elite receiving threats, blurring the lines of what a tight end should be.
Over the last 31 years, tailgating at Munn Field has undergone numerous changes, not all of which have been well-received by fans, but before MSU and Western Michigan kicked off on August 29, it made its historic return. On Monday, not quite three months into his role as Michigan State’s new athletic director, Jason "J" Batt unveiled The Munn Tailgate — a game-day experience featuring the 517 Beer Garden, Meijer Fan Fest and dedicated spaces for individual tailgating. On Friday afternoon, the scent of charred hamburgers filled Munn Field as fans reached into ice-cold coolers, creating a sense of community on a normally quiet patch of grass nestled between the Breslin Center and Spartan Stadium. Brian Russ, a member of the 1994 graduating class and long-time Munn Field tailgater, brought friends and family together from all over the Midwest and Michigan to celebrate week one of MSU football. “When you look at Michigan State, when you look at the Big 10, there's no place that you can sit within looking distance to the stadium and be with this density of people supporting your school, supporting your team,” Russ said. And there's something just different about it. It just sets itself apart. And I truly believe Michigan State's game day experience can be unlike anything else in the Big 10.” Before the announcement on Monday, Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Izzo gave Brian and his wife, Richelle, a call to share the news personally. What might seem like a random interaction, Russ said, was actually decades in the making. The Russ family has been in the same spot at Munn Field since the 1990s, where they’d see Izzo going on jogs before football games. In 2018, when tailgating was banned, it was a big blow to their family’s rich history of pre-game fun. But Brian and Richelle Russ were elated when Izzo gave them a ring. “Richelle and I used to tailgate here with many of the friends that you see here today, back in the 90s, and it was just such a great time with great memories that we all had together,” Russ said. “It was just this really awesome experience to share.” In the 1990s, Munn Field set itself apart from most pregame scenes in the Big Ten across the country. Raucous crowds piled couches into pickup truck beds, unfolded temporary dance floors on the lawn, and kept cold drinks coming. In 1994, the university banned open-source alcohol, including kegs, on the field, a first step in a number of regulations that looked to limit tailgating. In 1998, alcohol was banned altogether, leading to a student protest turned riot.
On the night Spartan Stadium debuted fireworks, attention was naturally drawn to the sky, but Michigan State’s offense kept the crowd focused on the field with its rushing attack.
As the sun set over East Lansing and a shadow of darkness was cast over Spartan Stadium, the band marched and played, the flyover commenced, and Sparty planted the flag midfield, officially kicking off Michigan State’s 2025 football season. It was a game that featured a renovated scoreboard, a barrage of fireworks, 71,657 fans screaming and hollering and a dominating 23-6 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos.
Spartan Stadium is ready to tremble under the weight of 75,000 Spartan fans on Friday night, but fans question whether or not MSU football will be able to hold its own weight in a crucial second year under head coach Jonathan Smith and junior quarterback Aidan Chiles.
The Michigan State University football team hit the practice fields last week for the fall training camp. Among the already established names making their returns this year, the team is also working on developing some fresh faces, particularly in the run game, where they struggled last season.
From 2007 to 2019, Michigan State University was a hotbed in the college football world under Hall of Fame coach Mark Dantonio. Since then, the Spartans have sputtered with four sub-.500 seasons and a lack of identity.
Announced on May 30, MSU football’s Darien Harris, an Assistant AD/Business Development and NIL Strategy, departed for the NFL, taking an opportunity with the New York Giants as the Director of Player Engagement.
The NCAA has sent Michigan State University its notice of allegations following the university’s self-reporting of recruiting violations during former football head coach Mel Tucker’s tenure, according to the NCAA Division I Infractions dashboard.
Michigan State University reported itself to the NCAA for alleged recruiting violations under former football head coach Mel Tucker, triggering a new investigation into the university, according to three people with knowledge of the decision.
Michigan State University men’s basketball players weren’t at Breslin on Wednesday night — they were hooping at IM East.
Years after suiting up together in green and white, former Michigan State University standouts Kenny Willekes and Rocky Lombardi have reunited — this time as teammates in the United Football League with the Michigan Panthers.
Michigan State University is under investigation from the NCAA for alleged recruiting violations under Mel Tucker.
A lawsuit against Mel Tucker is at a standstill because no one can find the former Michigan State University football coach.
Former Middle Tennessee State University junior wide receiver Omari Kelly has committed to MSU, the former three-star recruit announced on social media Sunday.