A week ago, it didn’t seem possible for the MSU defense to play any better after holding Western Michigan to 11 rushing yards and scoring two touchdowns.
When asked about the facemask on his helmet earlier in the week, Shilique Calhoun said it’s part of his on-field persona. To the sophomore defensive end, the persona transforms him into Bane — the physically superior and mentally supreme supervillain of the Batman universe. But speak of the devil and he shall appear.
A week after a standout defensive effort trumped a listless offensive showing in a 26-13 victory over Western Michigan, the storyline remains much the same this week for MSU football team, as they head into halftime leading South Florida, 7-6.
After storms interrupted the opening night of football Spartan Stadium, fans again were asked to evacuate Spartan Stadium on Saturday due to a severe weather warning prior to the noon kickoff against South Florida.
As disappointing as last Friday’s season-opener against Western Michigan was for the Spartans, at least they won.
Despite blocking for one of the nation’s most prolific running backs in Le’Veon Bell a season ago, injuries still badly decimated MSU’s offensive line.
Max Bullough made a well-publicized speech to his team before hitting the field to play Minnesota last year, in which he challenged MSU’s offense.
One side produced a pair of touchdowns, a No. 1 play on “SportsCenter’s” top plays and nearly every celebratory cheer from the crowd of 71,214.
These days, it’s difficult not to respect Andrew Maxwell. For more than a year, the senior quarterback has been hounded by fans and media with questions about the merit of his right arm, his decision making and the ineptitude of MSU’s offense. And each time, Maxwell has met criticism with consistently polite answers, often deflecting his personal pressure for the best interests of the team.
“Over one, over all we will reign.” Neither team exactly reigned, as the above verse from Western Michigan’s fight song implies. But it did rain over all at Spartan Stadium — including a nearly hour-long weather delay — in MSU’s uninspiring 26-13 win against the visiting Broncos on Friday night in the 2013 season-opener.
Much of the talk surrounding the MSU football team’s fall camp involved the need to make plays to come out on the right side in a game of inches.
MSU kicked off its 2013 football season with a 26-13 win against visiting Western Michigan in a sloppy, rain-soaked contest under the lights at Spartan Stadium Friday night.
Once play resumed following a weather delay at approximately 10 p.m., it didn’t take long for Western Michigan to even the score before halftime. Bronco quarterback Tyler Van Tubbergen connected with receiver Keith Timmy for a 45-yard bomb down the sideline to the MSU 14-yard line.
As expected, the MSU defense outperformed its offensive counterparts through the first quarter and some change during Friday’s season-opener against Western Michigan.
When the lights go on in Spartan Stadium, fans have come to expect the MSU football team in primetime form.
If you (somehow) miss whatever happens inside Spartan Stadium tonight, don’t feel bad.
As MSU football kicks off its season, East Lansing police are putting in extra effort to ensure students know how to stay safe and keep out of trouble.
Le’Veon Bell carried the football 382 times for the MSU football team during the 2012 season.
The biggest mystery surrounding MSU football the past eight months has been rooted in one question: Who is going to start at quarterback in 2013?