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 Ellis Gordon and Jake Rabenhorst of The Daily Targum ahead of Saturday's Michigan State-Rutgers game.
Looking to avoid a fourth straight loss, Michigan State Football will hit the road for the second game in a row as they are set to battle with Rutgers on Saturday. Heading to Rutgers, MSU will have an opportunity to pick up their first conference win as they are 0-2 and at the bottom of the Big Ten standings thus far.
A third player has announced that they will be stepping away from the Michigan State Football program following the bye week interim head coach Harlon Barnett announced during his weekly press conference on Monday. This time, senior running back Jordon Simmons expressed his intentions to consider entering the transfer portal.
Michigan State University football had its bye-week last weekend for a much needed break after three straight losses against Washington, Maryland and Iowa.
Last November, a 22 yard field goal was all that MSU needed to earn a sixth win to be eligible for a bowl game. For most kicker’s, that is a chip shot, but Auburn graduate transfer Ben Patton’s boot was pushed left. That sequence summed up a miserable 2022 from the field goal kicking unit. This year, the addition of North Carolina graduate transfer Johnathan Kim has given special teams coach Ross Els reason to trust his kicker to get three points when in reasonable range, along with the replacement of NFL sixth round pick Bryce Baringer with redshirt freshman punter Ryan Eckley.
The offense has looked quite interesting for the Michigan State Football team so far this season through five games. The first two weeks have been a completely different tale than the last three matchups. A big reason for this sudden change stems at the quarterback position.
Spartan Stadium first opened its gates on Oct. 6, 1923, making this year the 100th anniversary of the opening of the iconic landmark on Michigan State's campus.
The last three weeks of 2023 have given Michigan State football a number of issues that require deep looks in the mirror, whether it be a 34 point loss to the No. 7 Washington Huskies at home or a 16 point showing in their first road game last week to the Iowa Hawkeyes, but it hasn’t been all bad on both sides of the ball for the Spartans.
The Big Ten Conference announces it will become division-less starting in 2024 with its additions of Oregon, Washington, UCLA, and USC.
At the bye week of the 2023 season, the Michigan State Football team has had lots of ups and downs. Through the shakiness of the season thus far, there have been players who have stood out on the field, and some who are wishing their campaign started a bit stronger.
The 2023 season has been quite the rollercoaster for the Michigan State Football team. Following the firing of Head Coach Mel Tucker for cause officially 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 incident. Athletic Director Alan Haller issued a community letter on Monday to recognize the frustrations the MSU fan base has in addition to providing an update on Michigan State’s plan to conduct a head coaching search to fill the role. The Spartans are winless in the three games coached by interim head coach Harlon Barnett after Tucker was suspended back on Sept. 10.
The Michigan State Football team couldn’t hold onto their lead as they struggled to generate any momentum on offense in their 26-16 loss to Iowa Saturday night. Redshirt senior kicker Jonathan Kim produced one of the more consistent performances on the night for the Spartans, and was a big contributor to MSU's scoring. Kim was 3/4 on made field goals, including 1/1 on extra points.
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. MSU is now 0-3 in games coached by interim head coach Harlon Barnett as they drop to 0-2 in Big Ten play and 2-3 overall.
After a rough past two weeks, the Michigan State Football team will hit the road for the first time this season as they travel west to take on Iowa. This matchup will be a test for the Spartans to see if they can rebound from two straight losses. The game will kick off Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on NBC.
Michigan State football has spent the first month of their season in East Lansing, but now, in week five, they are heading to Iowa City for their first game away from Spartan Stadium of 2023 and a chance to break their two game losing streak after starting out the season 2-0 in a primetime showdown with the 3-1 Iowa Hawkeyes.
Michigan State football started out this season with four straight games in the friendly confines of Spartan Stadium. Now, in week five, they will get their first test away from home at Kinnick Stadium when they kick-off against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday evening.
A slow start on both offense and defense once again led to a one-sided defeat for the Michigan State Football team as they were defeated 31-9 by Maryland on Saturday.
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. While the loss was more competitive than the final score seems to show, MSU coughed up the ball a total of six times. Three on interceptions, twice with fumbles and a turnover on downs.
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.
Michigan State Football will look to bounce back from last week's crushing defeat as they will host Maryland this Saturday. The Spartans open Big Ten Conference play with a true test for their defense once again, facing redshirt senior quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa and his ability to evade pressure in the pocket.