MSU football DL Ken Talley to enter transfer portal
Talley is entering the transfer portal, the former four-star recruit announced on Instagram Tuesday.
Talley is entering the transfer portal, the former four-star recruit announced on Instagram Tuesday.
A win against Rutgers would've made the Spartans bowl eligible. They lost by 27 points.
The Spartans ended their season on a sour note in a lackadaisical, non-complementary performance, displaying mistake after mistake as they fell to Rutgers, 41-14.
MSU football (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) has been abysmal in the third quarter this season.
MSU football's season finale will come with high stakes as the Spartans fight to secure a postseason spot against Rutgers this Saturday.
MSU football escaped a narrow fourth-quarter comeback by league-worst Purdue, 24-17.
It's been a tumultuous season on the field for the Spartans, but a bowl appearance in year one under head coach Jonathan Smith would be considered an improvement from years prior. MSU took its penultimate step toward that goal Friday night.
In a game of strength, speed and physical durability, mentality and morale have entered the picture as MSU plays its last two regular-season games at home to scrap for a bowl appearance.
While the Spartans’ season hasn't lived up to many expectations, they will be favored at home Friday with a chance to win out and become bowl eligible.
In its final road game of the season, MSU football struggled to contain Illinois, which dominated from start to finish and secured a commanding 38-16 victory.
MSU football continues its season Saturday after a bye last week, traveling to take on Illinois (6-3, 3-3). For the Spartans, the path to bowl mania is simple: win two out of the next three.
MSU's next game at Illinois this Saturday, Nov. 16 will look a little different, with new faces on the field due to a myriad of injuries.
Against its first four opponents, MSU racked up a Big Ten-leading 15 sacks. It hasn't sacked an opposing quarterback once since a 23-19 loss to Boston College on Sept. 21.
Michigan State football had a 10-0 lead at home over the No. 13-ranked, undefeated Indiana Hoosiers in the first quarter Saturday. Then, the Spartans shut down.
On Saturday at Spartan Stadium, history repeated itself for MSU in a 47-10 drubbing to undefeated Indiana.
The words "success" and "Indiana football" have historically been antonyms. But this season in Bloomington, IN, has been different.
After a setback loss against Michigan, MSU looks ahead to the 8-0 Indiana Hoosiers this weekend at Spartan Stadium.
Between opening up the ground attack in a 12-point win over Iowa on Oct. 19 and the early display against Michigan, MSU's offensive line has turned a corner with its efficiency.
With the headlines all week being Michigan's desperate quarterback situation and MSU's handling of Iowa last weekend, it was the Spartans' inability to capitalize on good drives that ended up the story.
In an up-for-grabs matchup at the Big House against the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday night, MSU football ended up in the losing column for the third straight time against its most heated rival.