The MSU football team nearly is halfway though the season and the quarterback battle that was the talk of the offseason is still the talk of midseason.
On a cold October evening in 2004, I sat in the Big House and watched DeAndra Cobb break free for a 60-plus yard touchdown run, presumably sealing the fate of the Michigan-Michigan State game that season.
Time after time, inside sources have come through for journalists, such as when the Detroit Free Press broke the story about Michigan’s alleged cheating (Spartan Scoreboard Bob isn’t the only person without a firm grasp on time).
Following his team’s heartbreaking loss to Michigan in 2007, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio simply said: “It’s not over. It’s just starting.”
MSU vs. Michigan Noon, Big Ten Network JN The Spartans have choked this season away and the Skunks have proven they can squeak out wins against Eastern Michigan and Indiana at home.
Looking to limit distractions during his team’s biggest week of the season, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio has limited media availability to the football team’s leaders and has closed practice for the third straight week.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio held a “brief” practice for his team Sunday night, something he said he rarely has done in his three years in East Lansing.
Well, who saw this coming? I don’t think too many. The MSU football team has limped to a 1-3 start and hasn’t beaten a Football Bowl Subdivision team in 10 months (a 21-7 victory against Purdue last November).
Coming into the season, the MSU football team’s defense was expected to anchor the team to a solid season and another Jan. 1 bowl game. Although still possible, the team’s 1-3 start, in which the defense has given up an average of 33.3 points in three losses, has left many asking questions about what’s gone wrong.
Madison, Wisc. — Following two heartbreaking losses, the Spartan football team came out flat to open the Big Ten season, losing to Wisconsin, 38-30 on Saturday.
The MSU football team’s play during the nonconference season has been anything but a dream.
MSU vs. Wisconsin Noon, ESPN JN: At what point does this snowball stop rolling and accumulating loss after loss?
Indiana vs. No. 23 Michigan Records: Indiana (3-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten), Michigan (3-0, 0-0) Where: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor When: Noon on Saturday TV: ESPN What does it mean? Both teams are unbeaten, but Indiana hasn’t defeated the Wolverines since 1987 and U-M has won 30 of the last 31 in the series. Player to watch: U-M quarterback Tate Forcier.
MSU’s defense has been a disappointment. And that’s an understatement.
Freshman linebacker Chris Norman has been waiting to be unleashed. The kid who has been nicknamed both “The Punisher” and “Road Runner” is one of the best recruits in the Mark Dantonio era.
When three guys are neck-and-neck for a starting position, it sometimes means no one is good enough to step up.
The Spartans head into Madison, Wisc., with a 1-2 record to take on the undefeated Badgers this weekend.
After consecutive losses, the Spartans football depth chart had some significant changes on both sides of the ball.
Mark Dell had an extra jump in his step this week at practice because he knew the week would end differently than the previous two.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio believes his team only is a couple of plays away from being a 3-0 football team.