Preview: Michigan State returns to the Woodshed to face struggling Rutgers
After a couple weeks on the road, Michigan State finally returns to East Lansing this Saturday for a noon kickoff against Rutgers.
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After a couple weeks on the road, Michigan State finally returns to East Lansing this Saturday for a noon kickoff against Rutgers.
The offensive line and run game played a key role in Michigan State football’s upset win over Illinois last Saturday. After struggling through most of the conference play, the Spartan offense was able to work as a cohesive unit and stay strong throughout the entirety of the game.
Only about a month ago, Michigan State defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Scottie Hazelton was not a particularly popular person in East Lansing. Sitting at 2-4 without a win against a power five opponent, the Spartans were imploding fast, and a good chunk of the blame rested on the defense’s shoulders.
Last Saturday afternoon Michigan State upset No. 14 Illinois on the road and improved to 4-5 this season.
For a stretch, Michigan State’s defense was one of the primary reasons for the team’s bitterly disappointing season. Especially against Washington and Minnesota, a majority of the unit failed to show much of a pulse or make any sort of impact.
Michigan State football earned a signature win over No. 14 Illinois in Champaign Saturday night. Head Men's Football Coach Mel Tucker constantly emphasizes the need to play complementary football and for the first time in a while, the Spartans finally did.
On a windy afternoon in Champaign, Illinois shorthanded Michigan State put in a gutsy effort against No. 14 Illinois, holding on for a 23-15 upset against the team atop the Big Ten West.
After a hectic week following the events that took place in Ann Arbor last weekend, Michigan State football has made it to Champaign, Illinois for another Big Ten matchup. The Spartans currently lead 9-7 against Illinois.
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Michigan State football ventures to Champaign, Illinois this Saturday for a matchup with the No. 14 Illini. The Spartans are looking to move on following a 29-7 loss against the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines last weekend that ended in a postgame physical altercation in the tunnel of Michigan Stadium.
Since 1945, the University of Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State University Spartans have uninterruptedly faced each other in college football every year.
It’s no secret Michigan State isn’t having the same offensive production it had last year. After these struggles were on full display once again against Michigan, the Spartans are looking to break the pattern against No. 14 Illinois this weekend.
Four additional Michigan State football players have received suspensions following the post game altercation in the tunnel at Michigan Stadium last Saturday.
It’s been a brutal season for Michigan State. Limping to a meager 3-4 record heading into rivalry weekend, the noise outside the program was getting loud. Really loud.
After Saturday night’s 29-7 loss to No. 4 Michigan in the Big House, Michigan State’s players were involved in an altercation with at least one Michigan player in the player’s tunnel.
Four Michigan State football players have been suspended from the team following the physical altercation in the tunnel that took place after the game against Michigan Oct. 29.
Bend, don’t break, but is that good enough?
Eight games into the 2022 season, Michigan State is 3-5. Saturday night’s lukewarm performance against the rival Michigan Wolverines was just another disheartening loss in what has been a bitterly disappointing season.
Michigan and Michigan State players appeared to get in a physical altercation in the tunnel of Michigan Stadium after Saturday's rivalry matchup. Tensions were running high after the Wolverines defeated the Spartans 29-7.