The No. 7-ranked Spartans (8-0 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) will be looking to improve their standing in the College Football Playoff rankings against Nebraska (3-6 overall, 1-4 Big Ten). Here are five things to know before MSU takes on the Cornhuskers:
For the better part of the last four decades, that voice has come to represent years of Spartan football history — and just as many years of Detroit Pistons history.
With MSU's bye week this past weekend, junior wide receiver R.J. Shelton used the time-off to do something special for kids in his hometown.
The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season have arrived and as of now the Spartans are on the outside looking in at the No. 7 spot.
Fifth-year seniors Connor Cook and Shilique Calhoun have been named national semi-finalists for NCAA college football awards, according to Spartan Athletics. Cook, in his third year of starting at quarterback, has been named to the the Davey O’Brien Award (nation’s best quarterback) and Maxwell Award (college player of the year) watch lists. Calhoun, in his fourth year of playing defensive end for the Spartans, is on the watch list for the Bednarik Award (college defensive player of the year).
Down 14-23 against the University of Michigan with hope starting to fade for the Spartans, senior quarterback Connor Cook hit one of his more unlikely targets for a season-saving play. The Spartans had to score quick to stay in the game and on the first play of their drive Cook hit wide open senior fullback Trevon Pendleton, who took the ball 74-and-a-half yards falling just short of a touchdown according to the referees.
MSU starting quarterback Connor Cook had a game for the ages last Saturday against Indiana, setting many career-highs and solidifying himself as one of the best active quarterbacks in college football.
The Spartans will be leaving their pads and helmets in the locker room this bye week, head coach Mark Dantonio said, as the practice focus will be on rest and conditioning.
No. 7-ranked MSU (8-0 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) defeated Indiana (4-4 overall, 0-4 Big Ten) 52-26 Saturday at Spartan Stadium. Here are five takeaways from the Spartans victory:
The Spartans defeated the Hoosiers, 52-26, Saturday evening at Spartan Stadium. In a game where the Spartans rushing attack was absent when it mattered, it was senior quarterback Connor Cook who picked up the slack.
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No. 7-ranked MSU (7-0 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) takes on Indiana (4-3 overall, 0-3 Big Ten) this Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
The No. 7-ranked MSU football team (7-0 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) takes on Indiana (4-3 overall, 0-3 Big Ten) this Saturday at Spartan Stadium, here are five things to know befor the Spartans take on the Hoosiers.
The No.7 Spartans will be sticking with a couple of “Rangers” at their starting safety positions following the performance and growth of freshman Grayson Miller and freshman Khari Willis.
The Paul Bunyan Trophy will reside in the East Lansing for another year after MSU’s improbable last second victory over Michigan but there is another trophy up for grabs this weekend in Spartan Stadium.
The MSU game against University of Michigan on Saturday was ESPN’s most-watched 3:30 p.m. game of all time.
Mark Dantonio and MSU Football will have another thing to smile about this week coming off the miraculous last second victory over rival Michigan.
Injuries have taken their toll on the No. 7-ranked MSU football team (7-0 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) this season. The Spartans have battled through injury after injury and yet still they are undefeated, this is a team that battles through adversity. Before the season even began senior linebacker Ed Davis was out with a season-ending knee injury. MSU has lost four players in total for the season: Davis, sophomore cornerback Vayan
“I had no idea what was going on, because the guy I was blocking was like 6'6" and I couldn't even see through him,” Watts-Jackson said.
When MSU head coach Mark Dantonio was asked after the U-M game on Saturday if he had a name for the final play, he said he would have to think about that one. But at Dantonio’s press conference on Tuesday, he said the name had been set.