The morning after most home football games, East Lansing is comparable to a party war zone -— streets filled with broken glass, lawns littered with red solo cups and trash scattered throughout the city.
Fou Fonoti was unavailable to play against Notre Dame on Saturday, and a foot injury is expected to keep him out for an extended period of time.
When Mark Dantonio looked at the box score following Saturday night’s game, he had one simple statement: “There’s not a lot there.” It was a struggle from start to finish, as the No. 10 MSU football team (2-1) fell to No. 20 Notre Dame (3-0) 20-3, with the Spartans offense never managing to reach the red zone.
For the defense, it was the first time this season an offensive touchdown was allowed. For junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell, it was the first time all season he was sacked (and then the second, third and fourth times soon after). And for the juniors and younger, it was their first ever loss in Spartan Stadium.
The No. 20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-0) took an early 14-0 lead and cruised to a 20-3 victory over No. 10 MSU (2-1), as the Spartans offense failed to muster any real threat.
It was a half to forget for the No. 10 MSU football team (2-0), as the Spartans trail No. 20 Notre Dame (2-0) 14-3 at the end of the first half.
It began in 1897. Back then, MSU was “State Agricultural College.” Notre Dame was “Notre Dame” — it always has been. Playing in South Bend, Ind., the Fighting Irish trounced the Spartans — then the Aggies — by a score of 34-6 in the first-ever meeting between the two football teams.
For the second time in three weeks, the No. 10 Spartans (2-0) will host a prime-time matchup bathed under the lights at Spartan Stadium, as No. 20 Notre Dame (2-0) travels to East Lansing for the Battle for the Megaphone.
The spectacle of a highly hyped prime-time game returns to East Lansing this weekend, when the No. 10 MSU football team (2-0) takes on No.
For Le’Veon Bell, it was the longest four seconds of his life. As the 2010 MSU football team lined up for a fake-field goal to beat Notre Dame in overtime, the play was designed for punter Aaron Bates to throw a pass to Bell, but the running back was taken to the ground and thought the game had been lost.
No. 10 MSU’s defense has yet to allow an offensive touchdown. The Spartans rank 12th in the nation in total points allowed, fifth in pass efficiency defense, 11th in rushing defense and eighth in overall defense.
The last time No. 20 Notre Dame (2-0) traveled to Spartan Stadium, head coach Mark Dantonio received a grave reminder that there’s more to life than football.
Flash forward a week and the offense has gone from stumbling to startling, with eight receivers totaling more than 14 yards receiving in the No. 10 MSU football team’s (2-0) 41-7 victory over Central Michigan (1-1).
On Saturday, the No. 10 MSU football team improved to 2-0, knocking off Central Michigan (1-1) 41-7 in Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Midway through the No. 10 Spartans’ (2-0) 41-7 thrashing of Central Michigan (1-1) on the Chippewas’ home turf Saturday afternoon, something became very apparent — Andrew Maxwell is going to be just fine.
The next step to completing the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, was determined Friday when the MSU Board of Trustees approved a $55 million budget for construction of the exterior walls of the nuclear physics facility.
It was the biggest play of DeAnthony Arnett’s young MSU career. The sophomore receiver’s 48-yard reception was a careerlong and set up an MSU touchdown on the Spartans’ opening drive of the second half against Central Michigan, but after the game Arnett hardly was thrilled. After playing less than a handful of plays in the Spartans’ season-opening victory against then-No. 24 Boise State, MSU receivers coach Terrence Samuel said Arnett likely would see an increase in playing time on Saturday.
It’s been over a decade since MSU legend T.J. Duckett donned a green and white uniform, but Saturday afternoon there was another No. 8 lining up in MSU’s backfield. Redshirt freshman defensive end Lawrence Thomas — “LT” to his coaches and teammates — saw an expanded role in a place few expected to see — at the fullback position.
There was every reason to exhale. Every reason to enjoy the victory over Boise State a little too long, and think ahead to Notre Dame a little too early. But from start to finish, the Spartans made it clear: they came to Mt. Pleasant, Mich., to dominate, and refused to relent.
The Spartans went on to finish off the Chippewas 41-7 behind Bell’s two touchdown, 70 yard performance and the leadership of junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell, who threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns on 20-for-31 passing.